Salomon Kalou

**Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou** (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar7.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Excelsior (loan)|2003–04|Eerste Divisie|11|4|0|0|—|—|6|0|17|4||||
|rowspan="4"|Feyenoord|2003–04|Eredivisie|2|0|0|0|—|—|—|2|0||||
|2004–05|Eredivisie|31|20|0|0|—|7|4|—|38|24|||||
|2005–06|Eredivisie|34|15|0|0|—|2|0|2|0|38|15||||
|rowspan="7"|Chelsea|2006–07|Premier League|33|7|7|1|6|1|11|0|1|0|58|9|
|2007–08|Premier League|30|7|3|1|4|2|11|1|—|48|11||||
|2008–09|Premier League|27|6|6|2|2|1|8|1|—|43|10||||
|2009–10|Premier League|23|5|4|1|3|3|6|3|1|0|37|12|||
|2010–11|Premier League|31|10|3|2|1|0|6|0|1|1|42|13|||
|2011–12|Premier League|12|1|5|1|2|1|7|2|—|26|5||||
|rowspan="4"|Lille|2012–13|Ligue 1|28|14|1|1|1|0|7|1|—|37|16||
|2013–14|Ligue 1|38|16|2|2|0|0|—|—|40|18|||||
|2014–15|Ligue 1|1|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|—|3|0||||
|rowspan="7"|Hertha BSC|2014–15|Bundesliga|27|6|1|0|—|—|—|28|6||||
|2015–16|Bundesliga|32|14|5|3|—|—|—|37|17||||||
|2016–17|Bundesliga|26|7|3|1|—|2|0|—|31|8|||||
|2017–18|Bundesliga|31|12|2|0|—|3|0|—|36|12|||||
|2018–19|Bundesliga|30|8|3|0|—|—|—|33|8||||||
|2019–20|Bundesliga|5|1|2|1|—|—|—|7|2||||||
|Botafogo|2020|Série A|25|1|2|0|—|—|—|27|1|||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="11" valign="center"|Ivory Coast|2007|7|3|
|2008|9|4|||
|2009|7|1|||
|2010|10|3|||
|2011|5|1|||
|2012|11|6|||
|2013|11|3|||
|2014|9|4|||
|2015|11|2|||
|2016|5|0|||
|2017|8|0|||

- _Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first._

|#|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|21 March 2007|Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue, Mauritius||1–0|3–0|Friendly|
|2.|3 June 2007|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||1–0|5–0|2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|
|3.|21 November 2007|Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar||5–0|6–1|Friendly|
|–|12 January 2008|Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally, Kuwait||2–0|2–0|Friendly|
|4.|21 January 2008|Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana||1–0|1–0|2008 Africa Cup of Nations|
|5.|3 February 2008|Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana||3–0|5–0|2008 Africa Cup of Nations|
|6.|4–0||||||
|7.|11 October 2008|Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||3–0|3–0|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|8.|29 March 2009|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||4–0|5–0|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|9.|24 January 2010|Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda, Angola||1–0|2–3|2010 Africa Cup of Nations|
|10.|25 June 2010|Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa||3–0|3–0|2010 FIFA World Cup|
|11.|4 September 2010|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||3–0|3–0|2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|
|12.|3 September 2011|Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda||1–0|5–0|2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|
|13.|13 January 2012|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||1–0|2–0|Friendly|
|14.|16 January 2012|Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||1–0|1–0|Friendly|
|15.|26 January 2012|Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea||1–0|2–0|2012 Africa Cup of Nations|
|16.|2 June 2012|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||1–0|2–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|17.|9 June 2012|Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco||1–0|2–2|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|18.|8 September 2012|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||1–1|4–2|2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|
|19.|23 March 2013|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||3–0|3–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|20.|12 October 2013|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||3–0|3–1|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|21.|16 November 2013|Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco||1–1|1–1|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|22.|15 October 2014|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||2–3|3–4|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|
|23.|3–3||||||
|24.|14 November 2014|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||2–1|5–1|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|
|25.|5–1||||||
|26.|11 January 2015|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||1–0|1–0|Friendly|
|27.|26 March 2015|Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast||2–0|2–0|Friendly|

## Honours

**Chelsea**
- Premier League: 2009–10
- FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
- Football League Cup: 2006–07
- FA Community Shield: 2009
- UEFA Champions League: 2011–12

**Ivory Coast**
- Africa Cup of Nations: 2015

**Individual**
- Johan Cruyff Trophy: 2005
- CAF Young Player of the Year: 2008

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Salomon Kalou
- **image**: Hertha BSC vs. West Ham United 20190731 (044).jpg
- **image size**: 200px
- **caption**: Kalou with Hertha BSC in 2019
- **fullname**: Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou
- **birth place**: Oumé, Ivory Coast
- **currentclub**: Arta/Solar7
- **clubnumber**: 8
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward / Midfielder#Winger, Winger
- **youthyears1**: 2000–2003
- **youthclubs1**: Académie de Sol Beni, ASEC Mimosas
- **years1**: 2003–2006
- **clubs1**: Feyenoord Rotterdam, Feyenoord
- **caps1**: 67
- **goals1**: 35
- **years2**: 2004
- **clubs2**: → S.B.V. Excelsior, Excelsior (loan)
- **caps2**: 11
- **goals2**: 4
- **years3**: 2006–2012
- **clubs3**: Chelsea F.C., Chelsea
- **caps3**: 156
- **goals3**: 36
- **years4**: 2012–2014
- **clubs4**: Lille OSC, Lille
- **caps4**: 67
- **goals4**: 30
- **years5**: 2014–2020
- **clubs5**: Hertha Berlin
- **caps5**: 151
- **goals5**: 48
- **years6**: 2020–2021
- **clubs6**: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo
- **caps6**: 25
- **goals6**: 1
- **years7**: 2022–
- **clubs7**: Arta/Solar7
- **caps7**: 15
- **goals7**: 10
- **nationalyears1**: 2007–2017
- **nationalteam1**: Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast
- **nationalcaps1**: 93
- **nationalgoals1**: 27
- **pcupdate**: 21 May 2023
- **ntupdate**: 11 November 2017