*** Welcome to piglix ***

Malouda

Florent Malouda
Malouda2012.JPG
Malouda with France at UEFA Euro 2012
Personal information
Full name Florent Johan Malouda
Date of birth (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 37)
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Differdange 03
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)
2015–2017 Delhi Dynamos 32 (3)
2016 Wadi Degla (loan) 16 (3)
2018– FC Differdange 03 4 (0)
National team
2004–2012 France 80 (9)
2017– French Guiana 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2017

Florent Johan Malouda (French pronunciation: ​[flɔ.ʁɑ̃ ma.lu.da] ; born 13 June 1980) is a French Guianese professional footballer who plays as a left winger. He currently plays for Luxembourgish club FC Differdange 03.

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 from 2004 to 2012, 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. In 2017, he played for his home nation French Guiana.

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.


...
Wikipedia

...