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{{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<ref name="List of Players">{{cite web|title=List of Players|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010702/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2010|publisher=[[FIFA]]|work=World Cup 2010|access-date=16 June 2010}}</ref>
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Lille OSC profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.losc.fr/equipes-losc/joueur/salomon-kalou|title=Salomon Kalou profile|publisher=Lille OSC|access-date=16 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216115834/http://www.losc.fr/equipes-losc/joueur/salomon-kalou|archive-date=16 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|8|5|df=y}}
| 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
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[Football League Cup]]|[[2006–07 Football League Cup|2007]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[FA Cup]]|[[2006–07 FA Cup|2007]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Champions League]]|[[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|2008]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[FA Cup]]|[[2008–09 FA Cup|2009]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[FA Community Shield]]|[[2009 FA Community Shield|2009]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[Premier League]]|[[2009–10 Premier League|2010]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[FA Cup]]|[[2009–10 FA Cup|2010]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[FA Cup]]|[[2011–12 FA Cup|2012]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[UEFA Champions League]]|[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|2012]]}}
}}
'''Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou''' (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian professional [[footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] and [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for Djiboutian club [[Arta/Solar7]].

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|15 January 2023}}

{| class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[KNVB Cup]], [[FA Cup]], [[Coupe de France]], [[DFB-Pokal]], [[Copa do Brasil]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Football League Cup]], [[Coupe de la Ligue]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[S.B.V. Excelsior|Excelsior]] (loan)
|[[2003–04 Eerste Divisie|2003–04]]
|[[Eerste Divisie]]
|11||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs}}||0||17||4
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Feyenoord]]
|[[2003–04 Feyenoord season|2003–04]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Feyenoord season|2004–05]]
|Eredivisie
|31||20||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||4||colspan="2"|—||38||24
|-
|[[2005–06 Feyenoord season|2005–06]]
|Eredivisie
|34||15||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie UEFA Champions League play-offs}}||0||38||15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!67!!35!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!9!!4!!2!!0!!78!!39
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2006–07 Chelsea F.C. season|2006–07]]
|[[Premier League]]
|33||7||7||1||6||1||11{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS|Appearance in [[FA Community Shield]]}}||0||58||9
|-
|[[2007–08 Chelsea F.C. season|2007–08]]
|Premier League
|30||7||3||1||4||2||11{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||48||11
|-
|[[2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season|2008–09]]
|Premier League
|27||6||6||2||2||1||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||43||10
|-
|[[2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season|2009–10]]
|Premier League
|23||5||4||1||3||3||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||3||1{{efn|name=FACS}}||0||37||12
|-
|[[2010–11 Chelsea F.C. season|2010–11]]
|Premier League
|31||10||3||2||1||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS}}||1||42||13
|-
|[[2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season|2011–12]]
|Premier League
|12||1||5||1||2||1||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||colspan="2"|—||26||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!156!!36!!28!!8!!18!!8!!49!!7!!3!!1!!254!!60
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Lille OSC|Lille]]
|[[2012–13 Lille OSC season|2012–13]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|28||14||1||1||1||0||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||37||16
|-
|[[2013–14 Lille OSC season|2013–14]]
|Ligue 1
|38||16||2||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||18
|-
|[[2014–15 Lille OSC season|2014–15]]
|Ligue 1
|1||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!67!!30!!3!!3!!1!!0!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!80!!34
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Hertha BSC]]
|[[2014–15 Hertha BSC season|2014–15]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|27||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||6
|-
|[[2015–16 Hertha BSC season|2015–16]]
|Bundesliga
|32||14||5||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||17
|-
|[[2016–17 Hertha BSC season|2016–17]]
|Bundesliga
|26||7||3||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||31||8
|-
|[[2017–18 Hertha BSC season|2017–18]]
|Bundesliga
|31||12||2||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||36||12
|-
|[[2018–19 Hertha BSC season|2018–19]]
|Bundesliga
|30||8||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||8
|-
|[[2019–20 Hertha BSC season|2019–20]]
|Bundesliga
|5||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!151!!48!!16!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!172!!53
|-
|[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
|[[2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2020]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|25||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!477!!155!!49!!16!!19!!8!!72!!12!!11!!1!!628!!191
|-
!colspan="15"|Reference:<ref>{{cite web |title=Salomon Kalou » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/salomon-kalou/2/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=13 October 2018}}</ref>
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 11 November 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|first=Barrie|last=Courtney|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ivo-intres0009.html|title=Ivory Coast – Details of International Matches 2000–2009|work=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|date=28 February 2013|access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Kalou, Salomon">{{NFT player|id=15190|name=Kalou, Salomon|access-date=22 January 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! National team !! Year !! Apps !! Goals
|-
|rowspan="11" valign="center"|[[Ivory Coast national football team|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
|-
! colspan="2" | Total !! 93 !! 27
|}

:''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first.''<ref name="Kalou, Salomon"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
!  # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 21 March 2007 || [[Stade Anjalay]], [[Belle Vue, Mauritius|Belle Vue]], Mauritius || {{fb|MRI}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 3–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 3 June 2007 || [[Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny]], [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast || {{fb|MAD}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 5–0 || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| 3. || 21 November 2007 || [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]], Qatar || {{fb|QAT}} ||align=center| 5–0 ||align=center| 6–1 || Friendly
|-
| – || 12 January 2008 || [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Hawally, Kuwait|Hawally]], Kuwait || {{fb|KUW}} ||align=center| 2–0 ||align=center| 2–0 || Friendly{{efn|This game isn't considered as FIFA valid by the website National-Football-Teams because Ivory Coast's number of substitutions exceeds six.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/5845/Kuwait_Ivory_Coast.html|website=national-football-teams.com|title=Kuwait vs. Ivory Coast (0:2)|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
| 4. || 21 January 2008 || [[Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium]], [[Sekondi-Takoradi]], Ghana || {{fb|NGR}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| 5. || rowspan=2 | 3 February 2008 || rowspan=2 | Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana || rowspan=2 | {{fb|GUI}} ||align=center| 3–0 ||rowspan=2 align=center| 5–0 || rowspan=2 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
|-
| 6. || align=center| 4–0 
|-
| 7. || 11 October 2008 || [[Stade Robert Champroux]], Abidjan, Ivory Coast || {{fb|MAD}} ||align=center| 3–0 ||align=center| 3–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 8. || 29 March 2009 || Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || {{fb|MWI}} ||align=center| 4–0 ||align=center| 5–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 9. || 24 January 2010 || [[Estádio Nacional do Chiazi]], [[Cabinda (city)|Cabinda]], Angola || {{fb|ALG}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 2–3 || [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage|2010 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| 10. || 25 June 2010 || [[Mbombela Stadium]], [[Mbombela]], South Africa || {{fb|PRK}} ||align=center| 3–0 ||align=center| 3–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group G|2010 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| 11. || 4 September 2010 || Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || {{fb|RWA}} ||align=center| 3–0 ||align=center| 3–0 || [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| 12. || 3 September 2011 || [[Amahoro Stadium]], [[Kigali]], Rwanda || {{fb|RWA}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 5–0 || 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
|-
| 13. || 13 January 2012 || [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates || {{fb|TUN}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| 14. || 16 January 2012 || [[Al Nahyan Stadium]], Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || {{fb|LBY}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| 15. || 26 January 2012 || [[Estadio de Malabo]], [[Malabo]], Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|BFA}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 2–0 || [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B|2012 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| 16. || 2 June 2012 || Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || {{fb|TAN}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 2–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 17. || 9 June 2012 || [[Stade de Marrakech]], [[Marrakesh]], Morocco || {{fb|MAR}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 2–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 18. || 8 September 2012 || Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || {{fb|SEN}} ||align=center| 1–1 ||align=center| 4–2 || [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| 19. || 23 March 2013 || Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || {{fb|GAM}} ||align=center| 3–0 ||align=center| 3–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 20. || 12 October 2013 || Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || {{fb|SEN}} ||align=center| 3–0 ||align=center| 3–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 21. || 16 November 2013 || [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]], Morocco || {{fb|SEN}} ||align=center| 1–1 || align=center| 1–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 22. || rowspan=2 | 15 October 2014 || rowspan=2 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || rowspan=2 | {{fb|DRC}} ||align=center| 2–3 ||rowspan=2 align=center | 3–4 || rowspan=2 | [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| 23. || align=center| 3–3 
|-
| 24. || rowspan=2 | 14 November 2014 || rowspan=2 |  Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || rowspan=2 | {{fb|SLE}} ||align=center| 2–1 ||rowspan=2 align=center | 5–1 || rowspan=2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
|-
| 25. || align=center| 5–1
|-
| 26. || 11 January 2015 || Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || {{fb|NGA}} ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| 27. || 26 March 2015 || Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || {{fb|ANG}} ||align=center| 2–0 ||align=center| 2–0 || Friendly
|}

{{notelist}}

==Honours==
[[File:Bosingwa Kalou Meireles Mikel Lampard.jpg|thumb|Kalou (''front centre'') on Chelsea's victory parade after winning the Champions League in 2012]]

'''Chelsea'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3107/Salomon-Kalou/overview |title=Salomon Kalou: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2007 FA Cup Final|2006–07]], [[2009 FA Cup Final|2008–09]], [[2010 FA Cup Final|2009–10]], [[2012 FA Cup Final|2011–12]]
*[[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]]: [[2007 Football League Cup Final|2006–07]]
*[[FA Community Shield]]: [[2009 FA Community Shield|2009]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final|2011–12]]

'''Ivory Coast'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Johan Cruyff Trophy]]: 2005
*[[CAF Awards|CAF Young Player of the Year]]: 2008

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Côte d'Ivoire Squad 2010 World Cup}}

{{Sports-bio-stub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalou, Salomon}}
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Ivorian footballers]]