Salomon Kalou é um ex-atacante marfinense que fez 254 jogos e 60 gols pelo Chelsea, foi campeão da Liga dos Campeões de 2012 e jogou também no Botafogo.
Salomon Kalou
Salomon Kalou was born in Oumé, Ivory Coast, on August 5, 1985. A quick striker who played on the flanks, he built a career in Europe and stood out mainly at Chelsea. He is the brother of footballer Bonaventure Kalou. He arrived at Dutch football and played for Feyenoord before transferring to Chelsea in 2006. In London, he made 254 appearances and scored 60 goals for the club until 2012, and was part of one of the most successful periods in the history of the blues. After Chelsea, he played for Lille in France and Hertha Berlin in Germany. In 2019 he joined Botafogo, becoming one of the prominent African players to pass through Brazilian football. For the Ivory Coast national team, he competed in the World Cups of 2006, 2010 and 2014 and accumulated 93 appearances and 28 goals, being part of the so-called golden generation of Ivorian football.