Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka.jpg
Anelka playing for Chelsea
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Sébastien Anelka[1]
Date of birth 14 March 1979 (1979-03-14) (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Versailles, France
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3]
Playing position Striker, winger
Club information
Current club Chelsea
Number 39
Youth career
1983–1993 Trappes SQ FC
1993–1995 Clairefontaine [4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1995–1997 Paris Saint-Germain 10 (1)
1997–1999 Arsenal 65 (23)
1999–2000 Real Madrid 19 (2)
2000–2002 Paris Saint-Germain 39 (10)
2002 → Liverpool (loan) 20 (4)
2002–2004 Manchester City 89 (37)
2004–2006 Fenerbahçe 55 (16)
2006–2008 Bolton Wanderers 53 (21)
2008– Chelsea 86 (33)
National team‡
1997 France U20 3 (0)
1998–2010 France 69 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:25, 22 June 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:00, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Nicolas Sebastien Anelka (French pronunciation: [nikɔla anɛlka]; born 14 March 1979)[5] is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chelsea in the English Premier League. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team. Carlo Ancelotti describes him as a quick player with good aerial ability, technique, shooting, and movement of the ball.[6]

Anelka began his career at Paris Saint-Germain, but soon moved to Arsenal. He became a first team regular and won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award the following season. Real Madrid signed him for £22.3 million in 1999, a record fee at the time, but he did not settle in well and returned to Paris Saint-Germain in a £20 million deal. Despite regular first team football in Paris, Anelka set his eyes upon the English Premier League once more; he went on loan to Liverpool in January 2002 but joined Manchester City for £13 million at the start of the 2002–03 season.

After three seasons in Manchester he moved to Fenerbahçe for two seasons before returning to England to join Bolton Wanderers – in deals worth £7 million and £8 million, respectively. He transferred to Chelsea from Bolton for a reported £15 million in January 2008. During his transfers over the years, he has built an aggregate transfer cost of just under £90 million.[7] He is one of only three players to have won the Premiership with two different clubs.

Anelka has played many times at international level and won his first international honours with France at Euro 2000, and won the Confederations Cup the following year. His failure to settle at club level limited his international appearances, but he returned to the national team for the Euro 2008 competition

On 19 June 2010, Anelka was excluded by the FFF (French Football Federation) from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa for "comments directed against the national coach, Raymond Domenech, unacceptable to the FFF, French football, and the principles they uphold."[8]. Two months later he was banned by the FFF for the next eighteen games after failing to turn up to his disciplinary hearing, effectively ending his international career.

Contents

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Anelka started his career at Paris Saint-Germain as a youth player and was said to have great potential for striking a ball and to score goals.

Arsenal

In February 1997, at the age of 17, he joined English Premier League club Arsenal for a fee of £500,000[9] under newly appointed manager Arsène Wenger. Anelka scored his first goal for Arsenal against Manchester United in a 3–2 home win.[10] His first team opportunities were limited in the 1996–97 season, but in the 1997–98 season, he broke into the first team, after a long-term injury to striker Ian Wright. Anelka was a key player in Arsenal's "Double" win, of both the Premier League championship and the FA Cup trophy that season. Anelka scored the second goal in Arsenal's 2–0 win over Newcastle United in that season's FA Cup final.

A player with exceptional pace, he won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award in the 1998–99 season, but Arsenal failed to defend their Premiership title and made little progress in the UEFA Champions League, while Anelka wanted a better salary. Fans turned on the striker amid transfer speculation and a perceived lack of enthusiasm, giving him the nickname "Le Sulk."[11] In all he made 90 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 28 goals.

Real Madrid

He transferred to Real Madrid in the summer of 1999 for £22.3 million.[12] Anelka began brightly, arriving as a record signing to the Madrid side. He had initial success, but soon fell out of favour with fans, fellow players, and new coach Vicente del Bosque, at one point receiving a 45-day suspension for refusing to train. Despite eventually returning to favour and figuring in the successful capture of the 1999-00 Champions League campaign[13] (he scored vital goals in both legs of the semi-finals against Bayern Munich and started in the final), he was surplus to the requirements to the club.

Return to Paris-Saint Germain

Anelka signed a professional contract at Paris Saint-Germain, a return to the club at which he used to play as a youth player, in a transfer deal worth £20 million. Once again Anelka developed issues with the team coach, Luis Fernandez (who was already under pressure for benching Ronaldinho due to his work ethic) and became unsettled despite good form on the pitch.

Loan to Liverpool

After 30 months, Anelka returned to the English Premiership in December 2001 with Liverpool on a short term loan deal until the end of the season. He contributed to Liverpool's late push to come second in the league, scoring goals against Everton,[14] Fulham,[15] Blackburn Rovers,[16] Ipswich Town,[17] and in the FA Cup against Birmingham City,[18] but manager Gérard Houllier decided not to offer him a permanent deal after the end of the season in favour of signing his future Bolton teammate El Hadji Diouf. Nevertheless, he was placed 96th in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.

Manchester City

Anelka opted to join newly promoted Manchester City, and the £13 million fee paid by manager Kevin Keegan was then a club record. In his first season at City he would end up top scorer at Maine Road with 14 goals including goals in the last ever Manchester Derby at Maine Road, against former club Arsenal and a last minute winner at Anfield after scoring a penalty just moments earlier. His second season at City was also a success as he finished top scorer again in the clubs first season at the City of Manchester Stadium with 25 goals, Anelka started the 2004/05 campaign in clinical form again scoring the winner in Jose Mourinho's first ever defeat as Chelsea manager. In January 2005 Anelka decided to move on to Fenerbahçe.

Fenerbahçe

In January 2005, the speculation ended when Manchester City announced that Anelka had completed a £7 million transfer to Turkish team Fenerbahçe.[19] Anelka helped the Turkish club win the league title in 2005. In August of that same year, there was considerable speculation in the press that Anelka was being courted by Newcastle United for a return to English football, although the transfer never came about. Anelka stayed on at the Turkish club where he played with them in the UEFA Champions League.

During the summer transfer window of 2006, press reports once again linked Anelka with a return to English football. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was allegedly willing to either pay £8.2 million to bring the striker to Fratton Park, or take him on a season long loan.[20]

Bolton Wanderers

On 25 August 2006, Bolton Wanderers signed Anelka on a four-year deal for a club record of £8 million.[21] Anelka made his debut for Bolton against Watford on 9 September 2006.[22] He finished the 2006–07 season as Bolton's top scorer with 11 goals.

During January 2007, Anelka stated that he would be willing to leave Bolton for a return to former club Arsenal.[23] However, Anelka pledged his future to Bolton Wanderers in July 2007, following talks with manager Sammy Lee.[24] Anelka later said he would reluctantly consider leaving the club if Bolton's poor start to the 2007–08 season continues.[25] However, Anelka signed a new four year contract with Bolton on 30 August, which would expire in 2011.[26]

Despite his departure to Chelsea, he is still well thought of by Bolton supporters as was demonstrated when the Blues visited the Reebok Stadium in October 2009, Anelka went to take a set piece in front of the Trotters faithful who chanted his name with the player himself responding in appreciation.

Chelsea

On 11 January 2008, it was confirmed that Anelka would join Chelsea for £15 million. Anelka made his debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 12 January 2008,[27] and scored his first goal two weeks later in the FA Cup against Wigan Athletic. He scored his first league goal on 2 February against Portsmouth, but failed to score again for Chelsea during the 2007–08 season.[5] This was generally attributed to the fact that manager Avram Grant used him mainly as a substitute or played him in a wing position.

Anelka with Chelsea

In the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, Anelka's seventh and decisive penalty was stopped by Edwin van der Sar, ultimately resulting in Manchester United winning the Champions League. On 3 August 2008, Anelka scored four goals against AC Milan in a 5–0 friendly win.

With Didier Drogba injured at the beginning of the season, Anelka made a very impressive start to the 2008–09 campaign. He scored 25 times — 19 of which in the Premier League, making the Frenchman the first player to reach 10 goals in the competition that season and as of 18/05/09, the joint top leading Premiership goalscorer. For this, he was awarded with a Barclays Golden Boot Award on 14 November 2008 and was in the running for the end of season Golden Boot accolade.[28] Anelka scored his first competitive hat-trick for Chelsea against Sunderland, in a 5–0 home win on 1 November 2008, and followed this up with two braces against Blackburn Rovers, then West Bromwich Albion.[29] He established himself as an important member of the squad and maintained his place in the team despite the return to fitness of Drogba. After the arrival of Guus Hiddink, Anelka was more often played on the wing. Furthermore, he was ranked amongst the top goalscorers in the league for the season. He scored another hat-trick against Watford in the FA Cup to earn Chelsea a 3–1 victory at Vicarage Road.[30] On 10 May, he scored one goal and set up another in a 4–1 away win against former club Arsenal, which resulted in their worst home defeat for 38 years. A powerful strike in Chelsea's final Premier League game of the season at Sunderland put him as top goal scorer for the season in the Premiership, earning him the Golden Boot with 19 goals in total.[31]

Anelka warming up for Chelsea

Anelka scored his first goal of the 2009-10 Premier League Season against West London rivals Fulham in a 2–0 win at Craven Cottage, before continuing his fine form with the opening goal in Chelsea's 3–0 win over Burnley the following weekend. He netted his third goal of the season in the opening game of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 1–0 victory over FC Porto.[32]

Anelka scored one of the best goals of his season, against APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League with the ball being passed in to the net from outside the box. Anelka has been praised for his contributions to the team since Didier Drogba received a 3 match ban in the Champions League, for his outburst after the disappointing draw to Barcelona in May. Anelka scored his 3rd League goal of the season against Liverpool at Stamford bridge in a 2–0 win with the second goal coming from French team-mate Florent Malouda.[33] Anelka continued his fine scoring run in the Champions League with the winner in the 1–0 victory over FC Porto at the Estadio Dragao, making Chelsea only the second ever English side to win at Porto's home ground. He continued his scoring in the season by scoring Chelsea's first goal in a 3–3 draw against Everton in the Premier League, his first goal in the competition since October.[34] He followed that up with another goal in Chelsea's 2–1 victory over Portsmouth. On 16 January 2010 on his return from injury, Anelka scored twice in an astonishing 7–2 victory over Sunderland A.F.C..[35] He continued this fine form into the next match scoring in an FA Cup tie against Preston North End bringing his tally in the previous 4 matches to 5 goals. Talks over his contract have stalled leading to rumours of yet another move to another club. After the return of Drogba from the African Cup of Nations, Anelka had been playing on the wing to support him. Anelka scored his first goal since January in a 1–0 win over his old team Bolton Wanderers putting Chelsea 4 points ahead of second place Manchester United.[36]. On the final day of the season Anelka scored two goals against Wigan Athletic, including the first Chelsea goal in the sixth minute[37], to help Chelsea win their third Premier League title in the modern era and their first in the last four years.[38] Anelka (along with Ashley Cole) joined Henning Berg in the exclusive band of players who have won the Premier League title with two different clubs. On 24 Jun 2010 Anelka has signed a one-year extension to his existing contract that will keep him at the club until 2012.[39]

Despite his much publicized dismissal from the French World Cup squad just a few months ago, Anelka started the 2010/11 campaign in fine form for Chelsea. He assisted Florent Malouda's last goal against West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season, and scored a double in the next game against Wigan Athletic.

International career

Anelka playing for France.

At youth level, Anelka played for the French under-20 team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, and made his senior team debut for France in a goal-less draw with Sweden on 22 April 1998. Anelka was not selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup winning squad but quickly became France's first choice centre forward during the Euro 2000 qualifying campaign, scoring the opening goal in France's 3-2 win over Russia on his first international start[40] and hitting a brace in a comfortable 2-0 win over England at Wembley Stadium in February 1999. Anelka made his first appearance in a major tournament at Euro 2000; France went on to win the competition. He also formed part of the squad which won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Despite a promising start, Anelka lost his place in the national team from 2001–2007 as he was not playing much first team football at club level, mainly due to the fact that he was frequently transferred between clubs.[41] When striker Djibril Cissé was forced out of 2006 FIFA World Cup due to injury, Olympique Lyonnais' striker Sidney Govou was called up as Cissé's replacement rather than Anelka, who described the decision as a "real shame... I was completely available and ready to play in this World Cup. I think I could have helped France."

Anelka came on as a substitute in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania on 24 March 2007, and scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory. Following his performance, Anelka was praised by Raymond Domenech: "It is the Nicolas I like to see... when he shows these qualities, he is a candidate for a permanent place." [42] He also scored in the 2–0 victory against Ukraine on 2 June 2007.

Anelka featured in the France squad for the Euro 2008 Championships in Austria and Switzerland.[43] Anelka started France's first group game against Romania, but was substituted after 72 minutes.[44] He did not start either of France's remaining two games in the tournament against the Netherlands and Italy, coming on as a substitute in both games.[45][46]

Anelka played a key role in France's FIFA World Cup playoff against the Republic of Ireland. He scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute that put France in a good position with one away goal.[47]

During the 2010 World Cup, Anelka was sent home reportedly abusing coach Raymond Domenech at half-time during the 2-0 defeat to Mexico.[48] Following criticism of his positioning by Domenech, Anelka is reported to have said, “Va te faire enculer, sale fils de pute”[49] or "Go fuck yourself you son of a whore."[50] The incident was later reported by the media, and the player refused to publicly apologise when asked to by French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes.[51] The next day, the squad refused to get to training in protest against Anelka's expulsion.[52] Anelka was subsequently hit by an 18-game suspension from international football by the French Football Association (FFF) as punishment for his actions, effectively ending his international career. Anelka later claimed to be "dying with laughter" at the 18-match ban, as he already decided to retire from international play.[53]

Personal life

Anelka is married to Barbara Tausia, a Belgian choreographer, and enjoys playing tennis in his free time. Together, they have two sons, Kais born in 2008 and Kahil born in 2010.[54] He acted in the 2002 film Le Boulet as a footballer named Nicolas. He has stated that, when he retires from football, he would like to work in the film industry because he has a friend in the business.[55] He said: "I have a friend who's a producer, who makes lots of films. He recently did Asterix. So it's already agreed that I'm going to do other films. It helps to know actors and producers. It's different to football and it's something I enjoy very much because there's no ball. I like pretending to be somebody else, it's fun."

After discussing religion with some childhood friends, Anelka converted to Islam in 2004 in the United Arab Emirates, taking the Muslim name of Abdul-Salam Bilal.[56][57] Initially, Anelka considered leaving European football to play in the U.A.E.: "I am ready to stay here and to play for a club in the Emirates. I am not keen to go back to England or France." However, this did not come to pass and he briefly moved to Turkey instead.[58]. Anelka's grandparents are Albanian. When Anelka scores, he usually makes an eagle with his hands, which is an Albanian sign for Albania.

Anelka has 2 brothers Samuel and Claude.

Statistics

Club performance

As of 2010-6-8.[5][59]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1995–96 Paris Saint-Germain Division 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1996–97 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 1
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1996–97 Arsenal Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1997–98 26 6 9 3 3 0 2 0 40 9
1998–99 35 17 5 0 0 0 5 1 45 18
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
1999-00 Real Madrid La Liga 19 2 0 0 - - 9 2 28 4
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2000–01 Paris Saint-Germain Division 1 27 8 0 0 1 0 9 5 37 13
2001–02 12 2 0 0 0 0 7 3 19 5
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2001–02 Liverpool Premier League 20 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 22 5
2002–03 Manchester City Premier League 38 14 1 0 2 0 0 0 41 14
2003–04 32 16 4 4 2 0 5 4 43 25
2004–05 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 7
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2004–05 Fenerbahçe Super League 14 4 2 0 - 2 0 18 4
2005–06 25 10 6 2 - 6 0 37 12
2006–07 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 2 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006–07 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 35 11 3 0 1 1 0 0 39 12
2007–08 18 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 22 11
2007–08 Chelsea Premier League 14 1 3 1 2 0 5 0 24 2
2008–09 37 19 5 4 0 0 12 2 54 25
2009–10 33 11 3 1 0 0 7 3 43 15
2010–11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Total France 49 11 0 0 2 0 17 8 68 19
England 247 115 30 14 10 1 25 6 322 124
Spain 19 2 0 0 - 9 2 28 4
Turkey 39 14 8 2 - 10 0 57 16
Career total 354 115 37 15 12 1 63 16 469 164

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 October 1998 Moscow, Russia  Russia 1–0 3–2 Euro 2000 qualification
2. 10 February 1999 London, England  England 1–0 2–0 Friendly match
3. 10 February 1999 London, England  England 2–0 2–0 Friendly match
4. 6 June 2000 Casablanca, Morocco  Morocco 4–1 5–1 Friendly match
5. 16 August 2000 Marseille, France FIFA XI 5–0 5–1 Exhibition match
6. 30 May 2001 Daegu, Korea  Korea Republic 3–0 5–0 2001 Confederations Cup
7. 9 November 2005 Fort-de-France, France  Costa Rica 1–2 3–2 Friendly match
8. 11 October 2006 Sochaux, France  Faroe Islands 3–0 5–0 Euro 2008 qualification
9. 24 March 2007 Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 1–0 1–0 Euro 2008 qualification
10. 2 June 2007 Saint-Denis, France  Ukraine 2–0 2–0 Euro 2008 qualification
11. 13 October 2007 Torshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–0 6–0 Euro 2008 qualification
12. 1 September 2008 Stade de France, Paris  Serbia 2–0 2–1 2010 World Cup Qualifying
13. 10 October 2009 Stade de France, Paris  Faroe Islands 3–0 5–0 2010 World Cup Qualifying
14. 14 November 2009 Croke Park, Dublin  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0 2010 World Cup Qualifying

Career honours

Club

Arsenal

Real Madrid

PSG

Fenerbahçe

Chelsea

France

Individual

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