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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2009 | 23 | Chelsea FC | €15.00m |
| 04 Jul 2008 | 22 | Chelsea FC | €14.00m |
| 04 Feb 2008 | 22 | Chelsea FC | €12.00m |
| 01 Sep 2007 | 22 | Chelsea FC | €9.50m |
| 25 Apr 2007 | 21 | Chelsea FC | €9.60m |
| 13 Sep 2005 | 20 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | €8.50m |
| 12 Nov 2004 | 19 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | €5.00m |
| 04 Oct 2004 | 19 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | €1.80m |
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.