Malouda with France at UEFA Euro 2012
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Full name | Florent Johan Malouda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 June 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cayenne, French Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Left winger / Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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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 | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | → Wadi Degla (loan) | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2012 | France | 80 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2012 |
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 FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He was part of the French team which reached the 2006 World Cup final.
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. He played 57 games for Châteauroux, making his senior debut at the age of 16 in Ligue 2.
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.