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Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age47
CitizenshipFrance Martinique
Height1.86 m
Footright
BornMarch 14, 1979
🏆Premier League 👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 7.2 Strong
Centre-Forward Attack

Honors & awards

Premier League Golden Boot
2008
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Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.31
goals / match
Chelsea FC
top club · 184 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#341
goals rank
#43
assists rank
209
season goals
91
season assists

Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€30.00m
peak value · 2010
€35.00m
top transfer fee · 99/00
25
best season · 08/09
108 / 33
int'l caps / goals
671Appearances
209Goals
91Assists
18Yellow cards
1Red cards
128Full matches (90′)
Full nameNicolas Anelka
Name in home countryNicolas Sébastien Anelka
Date of birth1979-03-14 (47 yrs)
Place of birthVersailles, France
CitizenshipFrance Martinique
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height186.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2016-01-01
Contract expires
AgentPROFUNDO Sports ...
Jan 2016
Transfer: Mumbai City → Retired
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Mumbai City
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: Mumbai City → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Sep 2014
Transfer: Without Club → Mumbai City
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Mumbai City FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2014
Transfer: West Brom → Without Club
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2013
Transfer: Juventus → West Brom
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Mumbai City FC, West Bromwich Albion
19 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2013
Transfer: SH Shenhua → Juventus
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Juventus FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng
24 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Chelsea → SH Shenhua
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Chelsea FC
15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Chelsea FC
46 matches · 16 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2009
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Chelsea FC
45 matches · 15 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2009
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Chelsea FC
54 matches · 25 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Bolton → Chelsea
07/08 · Transfer · €18.00m
Nov 2007
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Chelsea FC, Bolton Wanderers
46 matches · 13 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2006
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Bolton
06/07 · Transfer · €12.00m
Aug 2006
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2006
06/07 — Fenerbahce, Bolton Wanderers
41 matches · 12 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2006
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Dec 2005
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2005
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2005
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2005
05/06 — Fenerbahce
37 matches · 12 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
May 2005
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2005
Transfer: Man City → Fenerbahce
04/05 · Transfer · €7.19m
Jul 2004
04/05 — Manchester City, Fenerbahce
37 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Manchester City
43 matches · 24 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Manchester City
41 matches · 14 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2002
Transfer: Paris SG → Man City
01/02 · Transfer · €15.00m
May 2002
Transfer: Liverpool → Paris SG
01/02 · Return from loan
Dec 2001
Transfer: Paris SG → Liverpool
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool FC
42 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Paris Saint-Germain
37 matches · 13 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — Real Madrid
3 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Real Madrid → Paris SG
00/01 · Transfer · €34.50m
Aug 1999
Transfer: Arsenal → Real Madrid
99/00 · Transfer · €35.00m
Jul 1999
99/00 — Real Madrid
30 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Arsenal FC
46 matches · 19 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Arsenal FC
40 matches · 9 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 1997
Transfer: Paris SG → Arsenal
96/97 · Transfer · €760k
Jul 1996
96/97 — Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal FC
14 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 1996
Transfer: Paris SG U19 → Paris SG
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1995
95/96 — Paris Saint-Germain
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
Transfer: Clairef. U17 → Paris SG U19
95/96 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €30.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals4 total · 0.43/90
38
Assists5 total · 0.54/90
85
G+A9 total · 0.97/90
52
Yellow cards1 total · 0.11/90
82
11,482 min
Minutes played by club
Real Madrid 7.9%
Arsenal FC 10.3%
Paris Saint-Germain 12.8%
Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng 5.7%
Mumbai City FC 2.6%
West Bromwich Albion 3.7%
Juventus FC 0.0%
Chelsea FC 32.0%
Bolton Wanderers 6.6%
Fenerbahce 6.6%
Manchester City 7.9%
Liverpool FC 3.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Real Madrid 2 2000 99/00 33 7 6 907
Arsenal FC 3 96/97 98/99 90 28 14 1,177
Paris Saint-Germain 4 00/01 96/97 69 19 3 1,467
Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng 1 2012 2012 24 3 6 660
Mumbai City FC 2 13/14 14/15 13 2 0 302
West Bromwich Albion 1 13/14 13/14 12 2 0 428
Juventus FC 1 12/13 12/13 3 0 0 0
Chelsea FC 5 07/08 11/12 184 59 28 3,673
Bolton Wanderers 2 06/07 07/08 61 23 8 754
Fenerbahce 3 04/05 06/07 57 16 15 756
Manchester City 3 02/03 04/05 103 45 8 908
Liverpool FC 1 01/02 01/02 22 5 3 450

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€7.5M16€15M23€22.5M31€30M00/01 — 13 goals (Paris Saint-Germain)00/01 — 1 assists1400/0101/02 — 10 goals (Paris Saint-Germain)01/02 — 5 assists1501/0202/03 — 14 goals (Manchester City)02/03 — 1 assists1502/0303/04 — 24 goals (Manchester City)03/04 — 6 assists3003/0404/05 — 11 goals (Fenerbahce)04/05 — 4 assists1504/0505/06 — 12 goals (Fenerbahce)05/06 — 11 assists2305/0606/07 — 12 goals (Bolton Wanderers)06/07 — 6 assists1806/0707/08 — 13 goals (Chelsea FC)07/08 — 9 assists2207/0808/09 — 25 goals (Chelsea FC)08/09 — 6 assists3108/0909/10 — 15 goals (Chelsea FC)09/10 — 9 assists2409/1010/11 — 16 goals (Chelsea FC)10/11 — 6 assists2210/1111/12 — 1 goals (Chelsea FC)11/12 — 1 assists211/1212/1313/14 — 4 goals (West Bromwich Albion)413/1414/152000 — 3 goals (Real Madrid)2000 — 1 assists420002012 — 3 goals (Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng)2012 — 6 assists9201296/97 — 1 goals (Paris Saint-Germain)96/97 — 1 assists296/9797/98 — 9 goals (Arsenal FC)97/98 — 7 assists1697/9898/99 — 19 goals (Arsenal FC)98/99 — 6 assists2598/9999/00 — 4 goals (Real Madrid)99/00 — 5 assists999/0004/05 — €15M05/06 — €12.8M06/07 — €12M07/08 — €12.5M08/09 — €20M09/10 — €27.5M10/11 — €30M11/12 — €17M12/13 — €3M13/14 — €2M14/15 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 131300/0101/02: 101001/0202/03: 141402/0303/04: 242403/0404/05: 111104/0505/06: 121205/0606/07: 121206/0707/08: 131307/0808/09: 252508/0909/10: 151509/1010/11: 161610/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 0014/152000: 3320002012: 33201295/96: 0095/9696/97: 1196/9797/98: 9997/9898/99: 191998/9999/00: 4499/00

Assists by season

00/01: 1100/0101/02: 5501/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 6603/0404/05: 4404/0505/06: 111105/0606/07: 6606/0707/08: 9907/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 9909/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/152000: 1120002012: 66201295/96: 0095/9696/97: 1196/9797/98: 7797/9898/99: 6698/9999/00: 5599/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Champions League Real Madrid 10 2 0 0 0 258
99/00 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 LaLiga Real Madrid 19 2 5 1 0 577
98/99 Champions League Arsenal FC 5 1 0 0 0 444
98/99 Charity Shield Arsenal FC 1 1 1 0 0 90
98/99 FA Cup Arsenal FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
98/99 Premier League Arsenal FC 35 17 5 1 0 165
97/98 FA Cup Arsenal FC 9 3 1 0 0 229
97/98 League Cup Arsenal FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 Premier League Arsenal FC 26 6 6 2 0 249
97/98 UEFA Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Coupe de la Ligue Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Cup Winners' Cup Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Division 1 Paris Saint-Germain 8 1 0 0 0 173
96/97 Premier League Arsenal FC 4 0 1 0 0 0
95/96 Division 1 Paris Saint-Germain 2 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Chinese FA Cup Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng 2 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Super League Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng 22 3 6 4 0 660
2000 Club World Cup Real Madrid 3 3 1 0 0 72
14/15 Indian Super League Mumbai City FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Indian Super League Mumbai City FC 7 2 0 0 0 302
13/14 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 12 2 0 0 0 428
12/13 Champions League Juventus FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Serie A Juventus FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Champions League Chelsea FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Chelsea FC 9 1 1 0 0 417
10/11 Champions League Chelsea FC 9 7 1 0 0 83
10/11 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 1 1 0 0 210
10/11 League Cup Chelsea FC 1 2 0 0 0 45
10/11 Premier League Chelsea FC 32 6 4 0 0 394
09/10 Champions League Chelsea FC 7 3 0 0 0 183
09/10 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Chelsea FC 4 1 1 0 0 280
09/10 Premier League Chelsea FC 33 11 8 0 0 245
08/09 Champions League Chelsea FC 12 2 2 2 0 402
08/09 FA Cup Chelsea FC 5 4 1 0 0 111
08/09 Premier League Chelsea FC 37 19 3 0 0 154
07/08 Champions League Chelsea FC 5 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 1 1 0 0 185
07/08 League Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier League Chelsea FC 14 1 4 0 0 964
07/08 Premier League Bolton Wanderers 18 10 3 1 0 161
07/08 UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 4 1 0 0 0 229
06/07 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 2 0 1 1 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers 3 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 League Cup Bolton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 0 90
06/07 Premier League Bolton Wanderers 35 11 5 0 0 274
05/06 Champions League Fenerbahce 6 0 2 0 0 0
05/06 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 25 10 6 0 0 198
05/06 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 6 2 3 0 0 269
04/05 Premier League Manchester City 19 7 1 0 0 216
04/05 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 14 4 3 0 0 289
04/05 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup Fenerbahce 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Manchester City 4 4 0 0 0 74
03/04 League Cup Manchester City 2 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 Premier League Manchester City 32 16 6 1 1 171
03/04 UEFA Cup Manchester City 4 3 0 0 0 115
03/04 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Manchester City 1 1 0 0 0 90
02/03 FA Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 League Cup Manchester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Premier League Manchester City 38 14 1 0 0 242
01/02 Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Division 1 Paris Saint-Germain 12 2 1 1 0 502
01/02 FA Cup Liverpool FC 2 1 1 0 0 135
01/02 Premier League Liverpool FC 20 4 2 0 0 315
01/02 UEFA Cup Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 1 1 0 288
01/02 UI Cup Paris Saint-Germain 3 2 0 0 0 92
00/01 Champions League Paris Saint-Germain 9 5 0 0 0 147
00/01 Coupe de la Ligue Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Division 1 Paris Saint-Germain 27 8 1 0 0 265
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
95/96 1995-07-01 Clairef. U17 Paris SG U19 Transfer 0
95/96 1996-01-01 Paris SG U19 Paris SG Transfer 0
96/97 1997-02-22 Paris SG Arsenal Transfer 0 €760k
99/00 1999-08-02 Arsenal Real Madrid Transfer 0 €35.00m
00/01 2000-07-01 Real Madrid Paris SG Transfer 0 €34.50m
01/02 2001-12-21 Paris SG Liverpool Loan 0
01/02 2002-05-12 Liverpool Paris SG Return from loan 0
01/02 2002-06-07 Paris SG Man City Transfer 0 €15.00m
04/05 2005-01-31 Man City Fenerbahce Transfer 12800000 €7.19m
06/07 2006-08-25 Fenerbahce Bolton Transfer 12000000 €12.00m
07/08 2008-01-11 Bolton Chelsea Transfer 20000000 €18.00m
11/12 2012-01-02 Chelsea SH Shenhua Transfer 10000000
12/13 2013-01-26 SH Shenhua Juventus Transfer 2000000
13/14 2013-07-04 Juventus West Brom Transfer 500000
13/14 2014-03-14 West Brom Without Club Transfer 1000000
14/15 2014-09-15 Without Club Mumbai City Transfer 1000000
14/15 2015-01-01 Mumbai City Without Club Transfer 1000000
15/16 2015-07-03 Without Club Mumbai City Transfer 1000000
15/16 2016-01-01 Mumbai City Retired Transfer 1000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
04/05 Groin strain 2005-05-02 2005-05-18 17 3
05/06 Achilles tendon problems 2005-07-07 2005-08-09 34 1
05/06 unknown injury 2005-08-13 2005-08-23 11 3
05/06 Calf strain 2005-12-06 2006-01-03 29 4
05/06 Knee problems 2006-03-12 2006-04-12 32 7
06/07 Groin problems 2006-08-09 2006-08-16 8 3
07/08 muscular problems 2007-11-07 2007-11-10 4 1
08/09 Ankle injury 2008-10-05 2008-10-18 14 4
08/09 Toe injury 2009-03-23 2009-04-04 13 3
09/10 muscular problems 2009-12-20 2010-01-03 15 4
12/13 Calf muscle tear 2013-04-08 2013-05-07 30 5
13/14 Patellar tendon problems 2013-11-27 2013-12-24 28 5
13/14 Knee injury 2014-01-08 2014-03-07 59 11
Current
Peak€30.00m
Low
Δ since start−€15.00m
€7.50m€15.00m€22.50m€30.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €27.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #25250 #9 21 12 former national player
Team #23658 #9 10 4 former national player
Team #10844 #9 8 3 former national player
Team #3377 #21 69 14 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 Premier League Chelsea FC 19 37
98/99 Premier League Arsenal FC 17 35
03/04 Premier League Manchester City 16 32

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
09/10 Premier League Chelsea FC 8 33
07/08 Premier League Chelsea FC 7 32
03/04 Premier League Manchester City 6 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
01/02 2002-05-12 Liverpool Paris SG Return from loan
01/02 2001-12-21 Paris SG Liverpool Loan

Teams faced most often by Nicolas Anelka's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Tottenham Hotspur 138 57 39 42 222 167 +55 41%
Manchester United 138 41 28 69 151 222 -71 30%
Everton FC 138 64 31 43 211 148 +63 46%
Aston Villa 138 62 43 33 223 161 +62 45%
Fulham FC 130 60 39 31 204 141 +63 46%
Newcastle United 130 64 30 36 210 135 +75 49%
Blackburn Rovers 122 57 39 26 206 130 +76 47%
Sunderland AFC 108 60 22 26 188 106 +82 56%
West Ham United 104 67 20 17 198 86 +112 64%
Middlesbrough FC 98 45 27 26 138 99 +39 46%
Birmingham City 82 37 27 18 128 77 +51 45%
Wigan Athletic 80 40 20 20 137 74 +63 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
03/04 Goal #50 (career)
07/08 Goal #100 (career)
10/11 Goal #150 (career)
98/99 Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 30 835 1 0 0 0.11
98/99 46 699 2 0 0 0.26
97/98 40 478 2 0 0 0.38
2012 24 660 4 0 0 0.55
08/09 54 667 2 0 0 0.27
07/08 46 1,539 1 0 0 0.06
06/07 41 364 2 0 0 0.49
03/04 43 450 2 0 1 0.6
01/02 42 1,332 2 0 0 0.14

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
364 apps
125 G
50 A
Champions League
68 apps
20 G
6 A
FA Cup
39 apps
15 G
6 A
Süper Lig
39 apps
14 G
9 A
Division 1
49 apps
11 G
2 A
UEFA Cup
16 apps
5 G
1 A
Super League
22 apps
3 G
6 A
Club World Cup
3 apps
3 G
1 A
League Cup
13 apps
3 G
0 A
LaLiga
19 apps
2 G
5 A

Frequently asked about Nicolas Anelka

Who is Nicolas Anelka?

Nicolas Anelka is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Nicolas Anelka?

Nicolas Anelka is 47 years old. He was born on March 14, 1979 in Versailles.

What position does Nicolas Anelka play?

Nicolas Anelka plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Nicolas Anelka play for?

Nicolas Anelka currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Nicolas Anelka scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nicolas Anelka has scored 209 goals in 671 appearances.