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| Full name | Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oumé, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward,winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | ASEC Mimosas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Feyenoord | 67 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | →Excelsior (loan) | 11 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Chelsea | 156 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Lille | 67 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Hertha BSC | 151 | (48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Botafogo | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Arta/Solar7 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 479 | (154) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2017 | Ivory Coast | 93 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian former professionalfootballer who played as aforward orwinger.
He started his career with local club ASEC Mimosas. He moved toFeyenoord in 2003, becoming a key player for the team in the2004–05 and2005–06 Eredivisie, scoring 35 goals in 67 appearances. He movedChelsea in 2006. During his six seasons with Chelsea, he won numerous honours, including thePremier League, theUEFA Champions League, fourFA Cups and theLeague Cup. He moved on a free transfer in July 2012 toLille, where he spent two seasons before moving toHertha BSC for an undisclosed fee. He played 172 games and scored 53 goals in six seasons for Hertha. He played one season with Brazilian teamBotafogo.
A full international for theIvory Coast since 2007, Kalou amassed 93 internationalcaps and represented his country at twoFIFA World Cups, sixAfrica Cup of Nations tournaments and the2008 Olympics. He was part of their teams that won the continental title in2015 and came runners-up in2012.
Kalou was born inOumé. Like his older brother,Bonaventure, he began his career with local clubASEC Mimosas, before moving to Europe. He signed forFeyenoord in 2003 and in 2004, he was loaned to Feyenoord's "satellite club",Excelsior.[3]
Kalou then returned to Feyenoord and played in the Dutch top flightEredivisie for two seasons from 2004 to 2006. During his time with theRotterdam-based club, he scored 35 goals in 67 league appearances, also winning theJohan Cruijff Award in 2005 as the most promising young talent of theseason. Kalou, together withDirk Kuyt, were affectionately known as "K2" by Feyenoord fans and the Dutch media, aplay on the words ofK3, a Belgian pop band.[4][5]
Kalou was linked to several other clubs, includingAuxerre, the French team his brother played for.[3]
Kalou moved toChelsea on 30 May 2006 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be approximately £9 million.[6] Under contract with Chelsea until 2009, Kalou was handed the number 21 shirt.
Chelsea managerJosé Mourinho praised the young Ivorian as being hardworking, versatile, eager to improve and unafraid of the physical side of the game. Kalou admitted that he brought a camera with him to his first training session at Chelsea'straining centre atCobham because he could not believe that he was going to be rubbing shoulders with famous footballers likeMichael Ballack,John Terry andDidier Drogba.[7] Describing the experience, Kalou said "This was the dream moment of my life and I did not want to wake up and find that it was not real."
At Chelsea, Kalou played with his compatriot andIvory Coast captain,Didier Drogba. Kalou scored his first goals for Chelsea in a reserve game againstPortsmouth, bagging a hat-trick and earning the match ball in a 5–0 thrashing. He made his competitive debut in the2006 FA Community Shield,[8] and then scored his first senior goal for Chelsea in a two-goal win overBlackburn Rovers in the third round of theLeague Cup.[9]
In December 2006 in Chelsea's 3–2 victory overWigan Athletic at theJJB Stadium, Kalou scored his firstPremier League goal, then scored his second league goal against Blackburn in Chelsea's 3–0 win. He also scored a 93rd-minute goal againstWatford, putting Chelsea 1–0 up. He also scored a volleyed goal from 12 yards againstTottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup quarter-final, which ended 3–3. Chelsea won the replay 1–2 before progressing to the final with a similar scoreline against Blackburn. Kalou also came on as a substitute in theFA Cup Final win overManchester United for his second trophy in England, having earlier come on as a substitute for Chelsea in theleague Cup Final victory overArsenal.
Kalou continued his good form into theseason that followed, scoring his first goal of the campaign againstManchester City in Chelsea's 6–0 victory atStamford Bridge and the opening goal againstDerby County in a 2–0 win.
His last minute cross into the penalty area led toJohn Arne Riise scoring the own goal in theUEFA Champions League semi-final first leg atAnfield, which gave Chelsea a vital away goal overLiverpool. Kalou also scored with Chelsea's sixth penalty in theChampions League final inMoscow, where Chelsea lost to Manchester United.
Kalou did not feature much underAvram Grant's successor,Luiz Felipe Scolari, except during pre-season, because of his participation in the2008 Beijing Olympics as part of theIvory Coast national under-23 football team. However, he came off the bench against Manchester United on 21 September and scored a header after 80 minutes from aMikel John Obi free kick.[10] The goal ensured that Chelsea secured a point and kept their unbeaten home record. Kalou then scored two goals and assisted aFrank Lampard header on 18 October in Chelsea's 5–0 win atMiddlesbrough.[11]
On 14 January 2009, Kalou scored a tap in againstSouthend United in the third round of theFA Cup as Chelsea ran out 4–1 winners in the replay.[12] Again he scored two goals against Middlesbrough, this time at Stamford Bridge on 28 January, a 2–0 Chelsea win, becoming a favourite under interim managerGuus Hiddink.[13] These strikes proved to be his first goal in 15 Premier League games.[14] Hecelebrated the goals by making a "handcuff" gesture, but denied he was supporting an Ivorian convictionist.[15] On 25 April 2009, he scored the winner against London rivals West Ham.[16] Kalou was an unused substitute in Chelsea's 2–1 defeat ofEverton as the Blues won theFA Cup on 30 May.[17]
Chelsea beat Manchester United to lift the2009 FA Community Shield, with Kalou scoring the winning penalty. He scored his first goal of the2009–10 season againstQueens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge in the third round of theLeague Cup, earning his team a 1–0 victory.[18] On 12 October 2009, Kalou signed a three-year contract extension with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012.[19] He celebrated his new contract with an brace againstAtlético Madrid in theChampions League, helping Chelsea maintain their perfect record in the competition.
On 24 February 2010, he scored a goal againstInternazionale in the Champions League round of 16 first leg. His shot from outside the box was tame but an error from Inter goalkeeperJúlio César allowed the ball to find the back of the net in a 2–1 loss.[20] In Chelsea's 7–0 win overStoke City on 25 April, Kalou netted a hat-trick, though his second goal of the day had been the source of controversy, as it was very close to being a two-footed tackle.[21] Kalou scored Chelsea's third of eight goals on the last day of the season against Wigan, as the Blues were crowned champions.[22][23]
Kalou started the season well with scoring the only goal in the 3–1 defeat atWembley Stadium against Manchester United. He appeared as a substitute in the 6–0 drubbing of Wigan at theDW Stadium to score two goals, both assisted by fellow Ivorian Didier Drogba.[24]
Through 31 appearances, Kalou had scored 14 goals in all competitions. Despite his form, however, he found it hard to gain a regular first team place since the addition ofFernando Torres from Liverpool in January.[25] Nonetheless, he was included in the starting lineup for their next game againstWest Bromwich Albion, scoring a goal in Chelsea's 3–1 win on 16 April.[26] Kalou started the next game as well, and scored again as Chelsea defeatedBirmingham City 3–1.[27] For Chelsea's crucial game against Tottenham Hotspur, Kalou was not included in the starting lineup, asCarlo Ancelotti preferred a striking partnership of Drogba and Torres. However, Kalou replaced Torres in the 63rd minute, scoring a goal in the 89th minute to lead Chelsea to a 2–1 win and within three points of league leaders Manchester United.[28] This brought him up to ten Premier League goals on the year, the first time he has hit double digit league goals for Chelsea.[29]
Kalou started theseason with Chelsea playing in the club's second league game, against West Brom; he was substituted off, however, after only 34 minutes.[30] He was an unused substitute against Sunderland andBayer Leverkusen,[31][32] but he started in Chelsea's firstLeague Cup match of the season against Fulham. Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties, with him converting the second-last penalty.[33] On 28 September 2011, Kalou came on for Frank Lampard in the 83rd minute. He then was booked for handball in the 85th minute which led toRoberto Soldado scoring a penalty; the score ended level at 1–1.[34] Kalou's first goal of the new season came in a 5–0 rout of Belgian sideRacing Genk on 19 October 2011. He scored in a 2–1 win at Goodison Park against Everton in the League Cup, then scored his first goal in the Premier League season in a 3–0 away win against Newcastle.[35]
Following the appointment ofRoberto Di Matteo as interim manager, Kalou fought his way back into the first-team squad; underAndré Villas-Boas, he was frozen out, only making four starts in over seven months.[36] Kalou scored his first goal in the season's edition of theFA Cup when Chelsea defeatedLeicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge.[37] This goal put him alongsideSergio Agüero as the only players to score in the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League in the season. Kalou then netted a vital away goal in the first leg of theirChampions League quarter-final clash withBenfica after some great work from strike partner Fernando Torres. Chelsea won the game 1–0.[38] Kalou's goal against Benfica was his 58th for the club. On 29 March 2012, he claimed he had been frozen out by former Chelsea manager André Villas-Boas.[39] On 21 April, Kalou made his 250th appearance for Chelsea in a 0–0 draw away to rivals Arsenal. He started both the2012 FA Cup Final andChampions League final, both of which were Chelsea victories.[40][41]
On 1 July 2012, Chelsea officially announced that Kalou's contract had come to an end along withJosé Bosingwa, after spending six years at the London side. He had made 254 appearances for the club, including 147 starts, and scored 60 goals. After his release, Kalou was linked with numerous clubs across Europe, including the likes ofSchalke 04,[42] Liverpool,[43]Galatasaray,[44] Newcastle United[45] and Arsenal.[46]
On 7 July 2012, it was confirmed that Kalou would sign forLille on a free transfer after being released by Chelsea at the end of his contract.[47] He was given the number 8 jersey. New managerRudi Garcia was pleased to see Kalou join Lille, but admitted that it was not easy to convince him to join the French side.[48] Kalou scored his first competitive goal for Lille in his second appearance, a header to equalize the scoreline againstNancy. His firstChampions League goal for the club came in their 6–1 defeat toBayern Munich on 7 November.[49]
In 2013–14, Kalou played all of Lille's games, starting all but two. He scored 16 goals, making him one of five runners-up toZlatan Ibrahimović for top scorer.[50] This included a hat-trick on 2 March with two penalties, as theDogues won 3–2 atAjaccio.[51]
On 31 August 2014, Kalou joinedBundesliga sideHertha BSC on a three-year contract.[52] The transfer fee paid to Lille was reported as €3 million.[53]
In his first full season at theBerlin-based club, he played 27 times in the league, scoring six goals and helping Hertha avoid relegation.[54]
At the beginning of the2015–16 Bundesliga season, Kalou swapped number 11 for the vacant 8 shirt after the departure ofMarcel Ndjeng toSC Paderborn. This was the same number he wore during his stint at Lille as well as with theIvorian national side.
He started the season in good goal scoring form, scoring the winner from the penalty spot in an opening 1–0 win away toFC Augsburg.[55] He scored his second of the season coming on as a substitute against an in-formBorussia Dortmund side in a 3–1 loss.[56] On 3 October, Kalou scored his third goal of the season, the opener in a 3–0 win overHamburger SV.[57] He scored a brace on 27 October against2. Bundesliga sideFSV Frankfurt in theDFB-Pokal second round in a 2–1 win, scoring the winner from the spot in extra time.[58] His goal-scoring form continued on 6 November when he recorded his first hat-trick for Hertha in a 3–1 win againstHannover 96.[59] Kalou scored the final goal in a convincing 4–0 win overDarmstadt 98 on 12 December, lifting Hertha up to third in the Bundesliga.[60] Kalou scored again the next weekend againstMainz 05, bringing his season tally to nine heading into the Christmas break, explaining that having "time to set up with the team" was important to his success in the first half while setting a goal of reaching the Champions League for his club.[61] With his goal on 30 January 2016 atWerder Bremen, Kalou curiously became the first player to have double-digit goal-scoring seasons in thePremier League,Ligue 1, and theBundesliga.[62] Maintaining their third place until April, Hertha gained only one point from their final five matches, falling all the way to seventh place. Kalou scored 14 goals in the Bundesliga that year, finishing as Hertha's top scorer.
Kalou played in Hertha's briefEuropa League stay againstBrøndby IF, as well as their first round Pokal match againstJahn Regensburg, but did not feature in the Bundesliga initially forPál Dárdai. An injury toVladimír Darida vacated a spot initially forValentin Stocker, but when Stocker picked up a three-match ban for a straight red card atBorussia Dortmund,[63] it was Kalou who filled the hole in the attacking midfield, making his season debut on 22 October againstFC Köln.[64] On 4 November, Kalou emphatically ended his scoreless start to the season, picking up a hat trick againstBorussia Mönchengladbach in a 3–0 victory, moving his side temporarily into third place.[65] On 15 March 2017, Kalou signed a contract extension atHertha, keeping him at theOlympiastadion until 2019, with Kalou adding "I'm really happy in Berlin and still have a lot to achieve with Hertha. I want to help build on the progress the team has made in recent years."[66]
On 4 May 2020, he streamed live from the Hertha cabin viaFacebook. Kalou greeted players and coaches, who were unaware of the live broadcast, with a handshake, disregardedsocial distancing regulations and filmed a conversation about the Hertha professionals' salary cuts. He was then released from training and playing duties.[67]
On 9 July 2020, Kalou joinedBotafogo in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A on an 18-month contract.[68] He made his debut on 2 September, starting in a goalless home draw againstCoritiba.[69] Three days later, he scored in a 2–2 draw atCorinthians.[70] It was his only goal in 27 games across all competitions for theRio de Janeiro team, who ended the season in last place, 14 points from safety.[71] He left by mutual consent at the start of April 2021.[72]
On 14 June 2022, Kalou joinedArta/Solar7 in theDjibouti Premier League on a short-term contract.[73] On 3 April 2023, Kalou captained the team for the first time in a 1–1 draw with CF Gendarmerie due to the absence ofAlex Song.[74]
While at Feyenoord, Kalou sought fast-tracknaturalisation to become a Dutch citizen and play on theNetherlands national football team. His application was supported by national team managerMarco van Basten,[75] and Dutch football iconJohan Cruyff.[76] The process drew attention as the Dutch were scheduled to play the Ivory Coast at the2006 FIFA World Cup, and he would likely play against his brother.[76]
His application was rejected in August 2005 by Minister of ImmigrationRita Verdonk, who believed that he would soon move to a bigger foreign club.[75] In February 2006 theCouncil of State ordered that the decision be revised.[77] Verdonk released the same verdict in May, saying that Kalou was ineligible for fast-track naturalisation and would have to go through the same tests as other applicants, thereby ruling Kalou out of the World Cup.[78]
During the process, Dutch insurance companyCentraal Beheer made a television advertisement in which Kalou represents the Netherlands' rivalsGermany against them. He took legal action for use of his image and name in the film.[79]
Kalou's failure to acquire Dutch citizenship was a factor in his decision to leave Feyenoord for Chelsea.[80] He was called up for the Ivory Coast several times in 2006 but rejected them all.[81] His debut game in a 1–0 friendly win overGuinea on 6 February 2007, and on 21 March he scored his first goal in a 3–0 friendly victory againstMauritius.[82]
Kalou was called up for the2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.[83] He scored the only goal againstNigeria in the opening game,[84] and added two more in a 5–0 win over Guinea in the quarter-finals as the Elephants came fourth.[85]
At the2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, Kalou scored the opening goal of a 3–2 extra-time elimination byAlgeria in the semi-finals.[86] That June, he went to the2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and scored as a substitute in a 3–0 win overNorth Korea in the final group game, though the Elephants were eliminated.[87]
On 26 January 2012, Kalou scored a goal in Ivory Coast's 2–0 win overBurkina Faso, helping his side progress into the quarterfinals of theAfrica Cup of Nations.[88] Inthe final, he was substituted after 64 minutes of a penalty shootout loss toZambia.
Kalou also played at the2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Later that year, he scored in each leg of a 4–2 win over Senegal in the play-offs for the2014 FIFA World Cup.[89][90] In the2015 Africa Cup of Nations, he came on as a substitute forSiaka Tiéné for the last four minutes of extra time in thefinal, and scored in a 9–8 shootout win overGhana.[91]
Kalou has two brothers and eight sisters. His brother,Bonaventure Kalou, also played professional football. Kalou joined Feyenoord during the time his brother Bonaventure was playing for the club.[92]
In 2010, Kalou set up The Kalou Foundation, dedicated to providing facilities for social welfare and recreation of those who have need of such facilities by reason of youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances and also for the relief of sickness worldwide.[93][94][95][96]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Excelsior (loan) | 2003–04 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6[c] | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2003–04 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 4 | — | 38 | 24 | |||
| 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 38 | 15 | ||
| Total | 67 | 35 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 39 | |||
| Chelsea | 2006–07 | Premier League | 33 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 58 | 9 |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11[f] | 1 | — | 48 | 11 | ||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8[f] | 1 | — | 43 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6[f] | 3 | 1[g] | 0 | 37 | 12 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 1 | 42 | 13 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7[f] | 2 | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 156 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 254 | 60 | ||
| Lille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[f] | 1 | — | 37 | 16 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 18 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 80 | 34 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 37 | 17 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[h] | 0 | — | 31 | 8 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[h] | 0 | — | 36 | 12 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 151 | 48 | 16 | 5 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 172 | 53 | ||||
| Botafogo | 2020 | Série A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 477 | 155 | 49 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 72 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 628 | 191 | ||
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2007 | 7 | 3 |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 27 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 21 March 2007 | Stade Anjalay,Belle Vue, Mauritius |  Mauritius | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3 June 2007 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny,Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Madagascar | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 21 November 2007 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 5–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| – | 12 January 2008 | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium,Hawally, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly[a] |
| 4. | 21 January 2008 | Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium,Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5. | 3 February 2008 | Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana |  Guinea | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6. | 4–0 | |||||
| 7. | 11 October 2008 | Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Madagascar | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 29 March 2009 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Malawi | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 24 January 2010 | Estádio Nacional do Chiazi,Cabinda, Angola |  Algeria | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 10. | 25 June 2010 | Mbombela Stadium,Mbombela, South Africa |  North Korea | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 11. | 4 September 2010 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Rwanda | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 12. | 3 September 2011 | Amahoro Stadium,Kigali, Rwanda | Rwanda | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13. | 13 January 2012 | Zayed Sports City Stadium,Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 14. | 16 January 2012 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Libya | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 15. | 26 January 2012 | Estadio de Malabo,Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 16. | 2 June 2012 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17. | 9 June 2012 | Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh, Morocco |  Morocco | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18. | 8 September 2012 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Senegal | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 19. | 23 March 2013 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Gambia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20. | 12 October 2013 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Senegal | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21. | 16 November 2013 | Stade Mohammed V,Casablanca, Morocco | Senegal | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22. | 15 October 2014 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  DR Congo | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 23. | 3–3 | |||||
| 24. | 14 November 2014 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Sierra Leone | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 25. | 5–1 | |||||
| 26. | 11 January 2015 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 27. | 26 March 2015 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Angola | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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