*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2017
Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian professional footballer who recently played as a forward and winger for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar7.
He started his career with local club ASEC Mimosas. He moved to Feyenoord in 2003, becoming a key player for the team in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 Eredivisie, scoring 35 goals in 67 appearances. He moved Chelsea in 2006. During his six seasons with Chelsea, he won numerous honours, including the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, four FA Cups and the League Cup. He moved on a free transfer in July 2012 to Lille, where he spent two seasons before moving to Hertha BSC for an undisclosed fee. He played 172 games and scored 53 goals in six seasons for Hertha. He played one season with Brazilian team Botafogo.
A full international for the Ivory Coast since 2007, Kalou amassed 93 international caps and represented his country at two FIFA World Cups, six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2008 Olympics. He was part of their teams that won the continental title in 2015 and came runners-up in 2012.
^"List of Players" (PDF). World Cup 2010. FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
^"Salomon Kalou profile". Lille OSC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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of the goal with his legs. Chelsea, however, also had chances, with SalomonKalou nearly finishing at the near post. Bayern kept pushing Chelsea to the...
and Montenegro. In 2018 Kalou successfully ran as an independent candidate for Mayor of Vavoua. His younger brother, Salomon, also played for Feyenoord...
bigger. The supporters saw their two star players leave to Chelsea (SalomonKalou) and Liverpool (Dirk Kuyt). At the same time, it became clear Feyenoord...
the season the Africa Cup of Nations left Chelsea without strikers SalomonKalou or Didier Drogba (as well as midfielders Essien and Mikel) and harder...
the second leg, with goals from Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard and SalomonKalou, saw Chelsea through to the quarter-finals. There, they were drawn against...
with his first goal for the club in the first half, while a brace from SalomonKalou either side of another from Steve Sidwell completed the win. Meanwhile...
the match took place at Ewood Park. A goal apiece from Joe Cole and SalomonKalou ensured a 2–0 victory. Chelsea's opponent in the fourth round were Aston...
after just 20 minutes, Ivory Coast came back to win 3–2, with Bonaventure Kalou scoring an 86th-minute penalty to give Ivory Coast their first-ever World...
Hernández and Dimitar Berbatov; Chelsea's consolation goal came from SalomonKalou. It was Manchester United's 14th outright victory in the Community Shield...
first FA Cup goal for Chelsea from a corner in the 12th minute, with SalomonKalou following up five minutes later. In the second half, Fernando Torres...
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needing staples in a gashed head sustained when diving at the feet of SalomonKalou. Hart was voted Birmingham City's Player of the Year for 2009–10, and...
incident took place in Chelsea against Middlesbrough, when Chelsea's SalomonKalou scored a brace and thereafter crossed hands with Ivorian teammate Didier...