Florent Malouda

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Florent Malouda
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Malouda with France at UEFA Euro 2012
Personal information
Full name Florent Johan Malouda[1]
Date of birth (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana
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Position(s) Left winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Delhi Dynamos
Number 15
Youth career
ASC Remiré
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Châteauroux 59 (5)
2000–2003 Guingamp 82 (15)
2003–2007 Lyon 138 (25)
2007–2013 Chelsea 149 (35)
2013–2014 Trabzonspor 19 (5)
2014–2015 Metz 28 (3)
2015– Delhi Dynamos 10 (0)
International career
2004–2012 France 80 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2015

Florent Johan Malouda (French pronunciation: ​[flɔ.ʁɑ̃ ma.lu.da] ; born 13 June 1980) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Indian club Delhi Dynamos.

He spent most of his career at Lyon and Chelsea, winning four consecutive Ligue 1 titles with the former and the UEFA Champions League in 2012 with the latter, among other honours.

A France international since 2004, Malouda represented "Les Bleus" on 80 occasions, including in two World Cups and two European Championships. He was part of the French team which reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final.

Club career

Châteauroux

Malouda soon attracted the interest of scouts from French club Châteauroux and he soon moved to Paris to join the club. Despite the difficulties of living far away from his family home in French Guiana, Malouda was able to continue his studies and play professional football. Malouda played 57 games for Châteauroux, making his senior debut at the age of 16 in the French Ligue 2.

Guingamp

Malouda was then signed by top division side Guingamp following Châteauroux's inability to secure a Ligue 1 berth. It was in Guingamp where his talent was showcased in French top-flight football. Under the tutelage of coach Guy Lacombe, Malouda demonstrated his ability and formed a combination with Didier Drogba, whom he would also accompany later in his career at Chelsea.

Lyon

Malouda's performances began to catch the attention of French club Olympique Lyonnais who, after claiming their second consecutive title during the 2002–03 season, decided to sign Malouda. In an outstanding Lyon team containing Juninho, Michael Essien, Grégory Coupet, and Mahamadou Diarra, Malouda established himself on the left side of Lyon's attack, forming great link-ups with all of Lyon's strikers. His performances for Lyon finally earned him a much deserved call up to the French national team.

The highlights of Malouda's career at Lyon were a man of the match display against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League and his 10 goals which led Lyon to their sixth consecutive Ligue 1 title, both during the 2006–07 season. He also won the Ligue 1 Player of the Year that season, succeeding teammate Juninho, Lille OSC's Abdul Kader Keïta, Toulouse FC's Johan Elmander and RC Lens' Seydou Keïta to the accolade.[3]

Malouda made public his wish to leave Lyon at the end of the 2006–07 season, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid showing interest in the winger.[4] On 29 June 2007, Malouda told Lyon based newspaper Le Progres that he has his heart set on a move to Chelsea, confirming that Chelsea had lodged a €17 million bid for him.[5][6] Malouda later repeated this comment in an interview with the Daily Star.[7] On 5 July 2007, Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon told Sky Sports News that Chelsea had been in discussions with Lyon regarding Malouda's transfer and were hoping to tie up the deal before Chelsea's pre-season tour in the USA.[8]

Chelsea

2007–08

On 8 July 2007, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas announced that Lyon had accepted an undisclosed bid, rumoured to be around US$20 MIL/£13 MIL, from Chelsea for Malouda.[9] Chelsea later officially revealed that Malouda would be traveling to London on 9 July for a medical and to discuss personal terms. Malouda had looked set to join Liverpool until the Premiership rivals Chelsea intervened, and the opportunity to play for Liverpool F.C. faded. At 7 pm on the same day, Malouda officially signed a three-year contract with the club.[10] He was handed the number 15 shirt. Chelsea manager José Mourinho described Malouda as a mature and proven player who was up to the challenge of adapting to the fast pace of English football, and hinted that Malouda would be fielded in tandem with Dutch winger Arjen Robben.

In his first game for Chelsea, a pre-season friendly against Mexican side Club América, Malouda scored the equaliser and set up John Terry for the winning goal for Chelsea and went on to win 2–1.[11] Malouda made his competitive debut for Chelsea against Manchester United in the 2007 FA Community Shield on 5 August 2007 in a 1–1 draw, despite Chelsea going on to lose on penalties, he scored in what was an impressive display.[12] Malouda started against Birmingham City on 12 August on the left wing, a position previously adopted by Arjen Robben and Joe Cole. Malouda scored Chelsea's second goal in a 3–2 victory, before being replaced by Steve Sidwell in the 83rd minute, with the win cementing Chelsea's place in the history books by overtaking Liverpool's record of 63 straight home games unbeaten.[13]

On 13 August, Malouda won a penalty awarded by referee Rob Styles in a Premier League game against Liverpool. Replays of the incident indicated Malouda had backed into the Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher, after trying to leave the ball for the unmarked Didier Drogba. The penalty kick was given and Frank Lampard scored.[14] Referee Rob Styles was dropped from the next weekend Premier League games as a result of this incident and some other contentious decisions during the game.[15] He scored against Schalke 04 in his first Champions League game for Chelsea, squeezing the ball through keeper Manuel Neuer's legs after turning his marker Rafinha. On 23 January, Malouda set up Joe Cole with a long pass to score against Everton in the League Cup, Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregate. On 5 May 2008, Malouda scored his second Premier League goal in the penultimate game of the season against Newcastle United, converting Frank Lampard's through ball.[16] Malouda ended his first season in English football with two goals and one assist in the league, a relatively poor return due to being second choice on the left wing to Salomon Kalou for the majority of the season and the shock arrival of Avram Grant as Chelsea manager.

2008–09

Malouda with Chelsea in 2008

Malouda scored his first two goals in the Luis Felipe Scolari era against French outfit Girondins de Bordeaux in the Champions League group stages on 16 September 2008, and in the League Cup third round tie against Portsmouth. Both games went on to be 4–0 victories for Chelsea. His first league goal of the season was against Middlesbrough in a 5–0 win. The Frenchman scored the crucial second goal in a 2–0 win against Newcastle United, scoring from Frank Lampard's pass in what was almost a carbon copy of the goal he scored at St James' Park the previous season.[16] Malouda then played one of his best games for Chelsea in a 3–1 win over Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League, supplying crosses for Branislav Ivanović and Didier Drogba to score. He then scored the leveling goal against Arsenal in what would be a 2–1 victory for Chelsea in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium. On 2 May, he netted in Chelsea's 3–1 win over Fulham at Stamford Bridge. On 6 May in a Champions League semi final against FC Barcelona Malouda was disallowed a potential penalty by the controversial referee, who dissalowed numerous other Chelsea appeals for a penalty. He scored the fourth goal in a famous 4–1 victory over Arsenal FC which was their biggest defeat in the league at home for 38 years. In the game which marked his 50th Premier League match for the Blues. The next match in the Premier League was against Blackburn Rovers. He scored the first goal in the game from a fine header. In the 2009 FA Cup Final against Everton, he played a pivotal role in Chelsea's 2–1 win setting up Didier Drogba's equaliser but was then later denied a superb goal when his 36-yard strike hit the underside of the crossbar which in replays showed it crossed the line. Malouda's impressive form in the last half of the season prompted interest from big teams such as FC Barcelona and AC Milan. Although on 23 June 2009, Malouda proved his loyalty by signing a new four-year deal with Chelsea which would keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2013.[17]

2009–10

After the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti in the 2009–10 season, Malouda found himself playing in a more central role on the left of Carlo Ancelotti's preferred diamond formation in midfield. On 12 September 2009 against Stoke City he grabbed the winner on the 94th minute to get Chelsea all three points.[18]

On 4 October 2009, Malouda scored the final goal in a 2–0 win over Liverpool. Malouda continued his fine form scoring the second goal in a 4–0 win over Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup. On 3 November 2009, Malouda made his 100th appearance for Chelsea in a Champions League match against Atlético Madrid. On 21 November 2009, Malouda scored the first goal in a 4–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was in the 4th minute and from 25 yards out. On the 26th of December 2009 Malouda was sent off for the first time this season for tackling Stephen Carr in a league game against Birmingham City at St Andrew's. And on 16 January, Malouda scored a superb solo goal against Sunderland in a 7–2 win. In a Premier League match against West Ham United, Florent Malouda was voted Man of the Match, delivering 16 crosses, two of which were turned into goals (thus counted as assists) and scoring one. Malouda scored a brace against Portsmouth FC on 24 March, a match won by Chelsea 5–0. On 27 March, Malouda scored two more goals against Aston Villa in the match which Chelsea won with a 7–1 score.[19]

Malouda in action against Spartak Moscow in the Champions League

In Chelsea's most important fixture of the 2009–10 Premier League campaign against title rivals Manchester United, Malouda played a pivotal role in setting up the first goal of the match. By evading Antonio Valencia and Darren Fletcher on his way into the penalty area, Malouda was able to deliver a low cross to Joe Cole who redirected the ball with his back heel past Edwin van Der Sar. Chelsea would go on to win the game 2–1.[20] He was designated for the first time as Premier League's Player of the Month in March 2010. He scored the second goal for Chelsea in a 3–0 win over Aston Villa in the 2010 FA Cup Semi-Final for the second successive year on 10 April 2010.

Malouda was one of the stand-out players in the league during the 2009–10 campaign. He was controversially not included in the team of the season – despite compiling an impressive 12 goals and 8 assists. Overall he scored 15 goals and provided 15 assists during the 2009–10 season. He finished joint 12th top scorer in the Premier League that season, with Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov.

2010–11

Malouda began the 2010–11 Premier League season for Chelsea by scoring the first goal of their Premier League campaign against West Bromwich Albion, and later getting another in a record 6–0 opening day win. He scored his third goal of the season in another 6–0 demolition of Wigan Athletic. Malouda scored his fourth goal of the season against Stoke in a 2–0 win. He continued this prolific form against Blackpool, scoring 2 more goals to take his goal tally to 6 only 5 games into the season. On 24 January 2011, Malouda scored in the 41st minute against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium in a 4–0 victory for Chelsea in a game in which he completed the full 90 minutes. On 20 April 2011 he scored 2 goals in the game against Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge, starting in a 3–1 win. As of May 2011, he had scored 41 goals in 179 matches in all competitions since making his debut back in 2007. Florent is also widely known for his hairstyle changes. During the 2010–11 Premier League season he was Chelsea's top league goalscorer, with a total of 13 goals, ahead of the likes of Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.[21]

2011–12

During the summer of 2011, following Chelsea's signing of Spanish World Cup winning winger Juan Mata, Italian Serie A giants Juventus were strongly linked with a move for Malouda, having previously been linked with the winger, and were reportedly looking to make a bid for Malouda.[22] Following the speculation Malouda, speaking ahead of France's European Championship qualifier against Albania, the 31-year-old at the time insists he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge until the next World Cup at least. As France captain speaking on 31 August 2011 to the press, he said: "I've always been clear in my choices. It's going to be very difficult to take me out of my club... I've still got two years left on my Chelsea contract. My objective is to extend by one year until the 2014 World Cup... That hasn't changed and it won't change tonight."[23][24]

He scored his first goal of the season during Chelsea's Premier League clash with West Brom. Chelsea won the game 2–1. His second goal of the season came in the 5–1 demolition of Tottenham at Wembley during the FA Cup semi final.[25] On 21 April, Malouda made a rare start for Chelsea as they played out a 0–0 draw with rivals Arsenal.[26] This was followed by another goal on 29 April in a 6–1 thrashing of local rivals QPR.[27]

Malouda in action against Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Malouda came on as an injury time substitute in Chelsea's 2–1 defeat of Liverpool in the FA Cup final on 5 May, and collected his third FA Cup winners medal.[28] Malouda picked up a small injury in the club's last game of the Premier League season, a 2–1 defeat of relegated Blackburn Rovers which left him in doubt for the Champions League final. He passed a late fitness test and started on the bench for the Champions League final in Munich.[29] He came on as a second-half substitute for Champions League debutant Ryan Bertrand in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on 19 May at the Allianz Arena.[30] The game was decided by spot kicks as Chelsea ran out 4–3 winners with Malouda helping them become the first London club to win the European Cup.[31] Following an up and down season where he was regularly out of the first team, Malouda pledged his loyalty to the club and promised that he would work his hardest to prove his worth again to the club and fans.[32]

2012–13

Malouda missed some of Chelsea's pre-season matches as he was given extra rest following his inclusion in France's Euro 2012 squad. He was used as a second half sub in the Pre-Season matches against Paris Saint-Germain,[33] MLS All-Stars,[34] and Milan.[35]

Malouda requested a transfer away from Chelsea during the summer. A number of teams in Brazil, as well as his former club Lyon all showed an interest while the window was open, but Malouda refused to take a significant wage drop from his £80,000 a week. As a result of his refusal to move, he was not picked to be a member of the Chelsea squad in any competition. He was instead ordered to train away from the regular team with the U-21 squad.[36][37]

On 30 June 2013, Malouda was released by Chelsea.[38]

Trabzonspor

On 17 July 2013, it was announced that Malouda signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Trabzonspor.[39] The deal was reported to be worth around €2.5 million per season.[40] On 1 November 2013, Malouda scored two goals against Kayseri Erciyesspor as his side won the match 3-1 in the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium.

Metz

After having been released by Trabzonspor, Malouda's agent attempted to negotiate a transfer to Birmingham City without his knowledge.[41] On 12 September 2014, he returned to Ligue 1 after seven years abroad, signing for FC Metz.[41]

Delhi Dynamos

On 23rd August 2015, Malouda signed for Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos managed by Roberto Carlos.[42]

International career

Malouda made his debut for France on 17 November 2004 in a match against Poland. He then became a squad regular, scoring his first goal for his country on 31 May 2005 against Hungary.

After playing almost throughout France's qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Malouda earned a call up to the final squad.[43] Malouda continued to play regularly in the tournament, where the French eventually lost on penalties to Italy in the final. He won a penalty for France in that game, which was converted by Zinédine Zidane.[44]

Malouda (right) playing for France at UEFA Euro 2012.

On 22 June 2010, during the 2010 World Cup, Malouda scored a goal during the match against host nation South Africa, which ended in a 2–1 defeat in favour of Bafana Bafana.[45] It was the only goal scored by France during their campaign in the group stage before they were eliminated in last place, having drawn 0–0 with Uruguay, and losing 2–0 to Mexico. Malouda also played in the final game scoring to pull one back to make it 1–2 but they still lost to South Africa On 3 September 2010, Malouda was handed the captain's armband in France's first Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus, while a five-game suspension was being served by the previous captain, Patrice Evra. It was new coach Laurent Blanc's first game in charge and Les Bleus slumped to a disappointing 1–0 defeat.[46]

On international duty in February 2012, Malouda netted his side's second goal of a 2–1 defeat of Germany, latching on to a cross from fellow substitute Morgan Amalfitano.[47] After being included in France's 23-man squad for the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine,[48] Malouda scored his ninth international goal in a 2–0 friendly defeat of Serbia on 31 May, netting from the edge of the area to double their advantage.[49]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 November 2015.
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Châteauroux 1996–97 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
1997–98 1 0 0 0 1 0
1998–99 28 3 1 0 29 3
1999–2000 28 2 3 2 31 4
Total 59 5 4 2 — 63 7
Guingamp 2000–01 23 1 1 1 0 0 — 24 1 1
2001–02 32 4 5 2 0 0 34 4 5
2002–03 36 10 5 2 2 0 38 12 7
Total 91 15 11 5 2 0 — 96 17 13
Lyon 2003–04 35 4 5 3 1 1 10 0 5 48 5 11
2004–05 37 5 9 0 0 0 10 3 1 47 8 10
2005–06 31 6 8 1 0 0 9 0 1 41 6 9
2006–07 35 10 9 3 1 0 7 2 3 45 13 12
Total 138 25 31 7 2 1 36 5 10 181 32 42
Chelsea 2007–08 21 2 3 6 1 1 11 1 3 38 4 7
2008–09 31 6 6 6 2 1 10 1 2 47 9 9
2009–10 33 12 10 10 3 1 8 0 4 51 15 15
2010–11 38 13 4 3 0 0 9 1 1 50 14 5
2011–12 26 2 3 8 1 2 8 0 2 42 3 7
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 149 35 26 33 7 5 46 3 12 228 45 43
Trabzonspor 2013–14 19 5 5 0 0 0 10 2 4 29 7 9
Total 19 5 5 0 0 0 10 2 4 29 7 9
Metz 2014–15 28 3 5 3 0 0 — 31 3 5
Total 28 3 5 3 0 0 — 31 3 5
Delhi Dynamos 2015 10 0 6 — — 10 0 6
Total 10 0 6 — — 10 0 6
Career total 494 88 84 52 13 6 92 10 26 638 111 120

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 May 2005 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France  Hungary
2–0
2–1
 Friendly
2. 27 May 2006 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Mexico
1–0
1–0
 Friendly
3. 2 September 2006 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilissi, Georgia  Georgia
0–1
0–3
 Euro 2008 Qualification
4. 22 June 2010 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa  South Africa
1–2
1–2
 2010 World Cup
5. 7 September 2010 Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina
0–2
0–2
 Euro 2012 Qualification
6. 3 June 2011 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus
1–1
1–1
 Euro 2012 Qualification
7. 7 October 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Albania
1–0
3–0
 Euro 2012 Qualification
8. 29 February 2012 Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany  Germany
0–2
1–2
 Friendly
9. 31 May 2012 Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims, France  Serbia
2–0
2–0
 Friendly

Honours

Club

Lyon

Chelsea

Individual

Personal

Malouda's younger brother Lesly is also a professional footballer and a winger, playing for the Ligue 2 team Dijon FCO.

He is married to Florencia, a Guyanese national.[50] They have four children: three daughters, Kelys, Satya and Flora, and one son, Aaron.[51]

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