Florent Malouda, whose photo is presented below, is a well-known French footballer who became famous for playing for the clubs Lyon, Chelsea and the national team. Now he performs in the Indian Delhi Dynamos. The future star was born in French Guiana on June 13, 1980. A brief biography of the player is presented below.
The first steps in professional sports
Florent's career as a football player began in 1996, when he signed his first professional agreement with the Chateauroux club. Initially, the guy performed here in the youth squad. Later, the player began to come in for a substitution from time to time. At that time, he acted as a striker. In the 1999/2000 season, Florent Malouda became a full-fledged player of the “foundation”, around which the game of the whole team began to be built. Not surprisingly, scouts from other French clubs began to pay attention to him.
After the expiration of the player’s contract with Chateauroux in the summer of 2000, as a free agent, the young man moved to Guingamp. Here he was even lucky for some time to play with Didier Drogba. He very quickly became a key performer, but was transferred by the mentor to the position of a left midfielder. As it became clear later, such a decision can be quite justified. In the new club, the guy managed to fully reveal his potential, so many local grandees became interested in him.
Lyon
After the end of the 2002/2003 season, the player expired the contract with the club. At that time, he had offers from several French leaders at once. Florent Malouda decided to continue his career at Lyon. In the new club, the player performed for four years. Here he became a real star of French football. Being a member of the “weavers”, the midfielder first received a call to the national team of his country.
Chelsea
In the summer of 2007, information appeared in the press that Florent Malouda was a Chelsea footballer. The London club paid £ 15 million for the Frenchman’s transfer. The midfielder himself motivated this transfer with his desire to win the Champions League. Arjen Robben, who, as a result, was forced to leave the team, had previously been in his position. The midfielder began to demonstrate the previous level of skill immediately. In the debut three matches of the English championship, he managed to score scored goals. Be that as it may, in the first half of the championship he was injured, as a result of which he remained out of the game for some time. After returning to the field, the footballer was unable to perform at the former level, so very soon he was in reserve. He took part in most of the matches, only leaving to replace in the end of the fights.
April 30, during the semi-final meeting of the Champions League against Liverpool, the mentor of the “aristocrats” Abraham Grant released a midfielder in the second half. The footballer noticeably revived the game of Londoners and helped them to a great extent in victory. Despite this, the Frenchman spent the 2012/2013 season as part of the “youth team” in anticipation of the expiration of the agreement with the club.
Latest clubs
In the summer of 2013, Florent Malouda became a player in the Turkish club Trabzonspor. The midfielder moved here as a free agent. He did not achieve any outstanding achievements in Turkey. The only thing that he remembered was a skirmish with the coach of the team, which turned into a fight. After this event, in 2014, the parties came to a mutual decision to terminate the contract.
The next midfielder club was the French Metz. Here, the football player spent only one season. After the team left for the lower division, Florent decided to change the situation and moved to Delhi Dynamos from India, where he plays now. The player said he wants to contribute to the development of local football, and will be happy to work together with coach Roberto Carlos.
National team
Florent Malouda held his first match in a French national team shirt in November 2004. He played in its composition for eight years. During this time, he took part in 80 fights, in which he was able to distinguish himself with 9 assists.