PLAYER PROFILE / Left Winger
Salomon Kalou.
Not recorded · Cote d'Ivoire
TM 7971 · Retired 01 Aug 2024Age today41
Recorded moves11
Peak recorded value€15.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou
- Born
- 05 Aug 1985
- Nationality
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Position
- Left Winger
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 184
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- AS Arta/Solar7Last recorded move · 01 Aug 2024
- Botafogo de Futebol e RegatasLast recorded move · 08 Apr 2021
- Hertha BSCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2020
- LOSC LilleLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2014
- Chelsea FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- Feyenoord RotterdamLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2006
- Excelsior RotterdamLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2004
- ASEC MimosasLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2003
- ASEC Mimosas U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2000
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Apr 2024 | 38 | AS Arta/Solar7 | €0 |
| 07 Apr 2023 | 37 | AS Arta/Solar7 | €150k |
| 21 Apr 2022 | 36 | Not recorded | €200k |
| 28 Oct 2021 | 36 | Not recorded | €400k |
| 09 Feb 2021 | 35 | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | €1.10m |
| 09 Sep 2020 | 35 | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | €1.60m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 34 | Hertha BSC | €1.60m |
| 17 Dec 2019 | 34 | Hertha BSC | €2.00m |
| 05 Jun 2019 | 33 | Hertha BSC | €3.00m |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 33 | Hertha BSC | €3.50m |
| 05 Jun 2018 | 32 | Hertha BSC | €3.50m |
| 28 Dec 2017 | 32 | Hertha BSC | €3.50m |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 31 | Hertha BSC | €4.00m |
| 07 Feb 2017 | 31 | Hertha BSC | €5.00m |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 30 | Hertha BSC | €5.00m |
| 15 Feb 2016 | 30 | Hertha BSC | €4.50m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 29 | Hertha BSC | €3.50m |
| 04 Feb 2015 | 29 | Hertha BSC | €4.50m |
| 03 Nov 2014 | 29 | Hertha BSC | €7.00m |
| 07 Aug 2014 | 29 | LOSC Lille | €8.00m |
| 14 Jan 2014 | 28 | LOSC Lille | €8.00m |
| 30 May 2013 | 27 | LOSC Lille | €7.50m |
| 07 Jan 2013 | 27 | LOSC Lille | €6.50m |
| 23 Aug 2012 | 27 | LOSC Lille | €8.00m |
| 24 Jun 2012 | 26 | Chelsea FC | €6.00m |
| 06 Feb 2012 | 26 | Chelsea FC | €9.00m |
| 08 Aug 2011 | 26 | Chelsea FC | €14.00m |
| 01 Feb 2011 | 25 | Chelsea FC | €14.00m |
| 13 Aug 2010 | 25 | Chelsea FC | €14.00m |
| 25 Jan 2010 | 24 | Chelsea FC | €14.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug 2024 | AS Arta/Solar7 | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Not recorded | AS Arta/Solar7 | Transfer | — |
| 08 Apr 2021 | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2020 | Hertha BSC | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Aug 2014 | LOSC Lille | Hertha BSC | Transfer | €1.80m |
| 01 Jul 2012 | Chelsea FC | LOSC Lille | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2006 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Chelsea FC | Transfer | €4.00m |
| 30 Jun 2004 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Jan 2004 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Excelsior Rotterdam | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jan 2003 | ASEC Mimosas | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2000 | ASEC Mimosas U19 | ASEC Mimosas | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.