PROFIL : FLORENT MALOUDA

CAHILL: KEEPING FAITH - 22.03.2012

Gary Cahill, in the wake of defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday night, insists the result has not dented belief within Chelsea that the season will end in achievement....

INTERNATIONALS: BLUES IN UNDER 17 ACTION - 20.03.2012

Chelsea schoolboy and regular youth team striker Islam Feruz played for Scotland on the first day of the European Under 17 Championships elite round tournament...

CAHILL WISH FOR MUAMBA - 18.03.2012

Following Chelsea's FA Cup win over Leicester, Gary Cahill expressed his hope that his former team-mate Fabrice Muamba makes a full recovery after collapsing during a match the day before...

CAHILL: ALL COMING TOGETHER - 12.03.2012

Gary Cahill considers us far better equipped to deal with Napoli on Wednesday night now John Terry has returned to action.

CHELSEA 2012: FLORENT MALOUDA - 29.02.2012

A man of many interests in life, Florent Malouda proved to be highly enthusiastic about the Olympics when he answered our questionnaire on the famous games…

INTERNATIONALS: VICTORY FOR IVANOVIC AND DAVID LUIZ - 28.02.2012

Branislav Ivanovic kicked-off this week's senior international involvement for Chelsea players with a win and a goal and there were victories and goals for other Blues...

CAHILL: MUCH TO PLAY FOR - 27.02.2012

After helping his new side to an important victory against his former club, Gary Cahill paid tribute to David Luiz, following an assured display by the technically gifted Brazilian...

NO INTERNATIONAL DUTY FOR DROGBA - 27.02.2012

ItIt is a busy midweek of international action at both youth and senior level for Chelsea players, but one man who has not travelled is Didier Drogba.

CAHILL: TAKING RESPONSIBILITY - 22.02.2012

Champions League debutant Gary Cahill admitted it was not an occasion for him to savour on Tuesday evening.

CAHILL: MORE OF THE SAME - 10.02.2012

Having made his Chelsea debut, Gary Cahill is now eager to press on and help his side revert back to winning ways against Everton...

IVORY COAST TRIUMPH IN SEMI-FINAL - 08.02.2012

Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou's participation in the Africa Cup of Nations will go the full length of the tournament after Ivory Coast won their semi-final on Wednesday evening...

SEMI-FINAL DAY IN AFRICA - 08.02.2012

Later today (Wednesday), Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou will aim to propel their national side into the final of the Africa Cup of Nations...

CAHILL: DEEP-END DEBUT - 06.02.2012

After an afternoon of mixed emotions for our new defender, he discussed a highly eventful and memorable match.

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Name:	Florent Malouda
Nationality:	French
Date of Birth:	13/06/1980
Height:	5' 11" (181cm)
Weight:	11st 7lbs (73.0kg)
Previous
Clubs:	Lyon, Guingamp
Position:	Midfielder

Chelsea careerSigned on a three-year contract in the summer of 2007, an undisclosed fee was paid to Lyon for the then 27-year-old French international winger who was one of Jose Mourinho's final purchases for the club.
The first year started brightly with an excellently-taken Community Shield goal at Wembley and another strike in the first league game. He won a controversially-awarded penalty for an important point at Anfield and opened his Champions League account at home to Schalke.
However a two-month absence in midwinter due to a persistent knee injury took its toll on Florent's form, although he did hit one of the passes of the season for Joe Cole's winner at Goodison Park in the Carling Cup semi-final.
Following a grim FA Cup exit at Barnsley there was a month in the wilderness but Avram Grant issued a recall for the Champions League quarter-finals, the then manager frequently choosing the more cautious Malouda rather than Salomon Kalou in European away games. The policy was retained in the Final in Moscow where Florent played the first 92 minutes.
He completed his first Chelsea campaign with four goals from 29 starts and nine sub appearances, before Luiz Felipe Scolari arrived in the summer of 2008 announcing he wanted to see the same Malouda at Chelsea he had seen at Lyon, with direct running and a stronger eye for goal.
The winger responded with a run of four goals in 10