Nicolas Anelka, France - 45 years

Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka from France became the top goal scorer and number one in the top scoring list in Premier League, England 2008/2009.

He was born on 14 March 1979, and the place of birth was Le Chesnay, France and the position he normally occupied on the football field was as forward. In total he did 69 matches wearing his national team sweater and scored 14 goals in these games. He ended his football career as a player in 2015.

Sometimes Nicolas Anelka is also called Le Sulk.

Nicolas Anelka top scorer list postions

League, Team Season Goals Position Age Winner/leader
Champions League
2010/2011
7
4 32 Lionel Messi
Premier League
2009/2010
11
14 31 Didier Drogba
Champions League
2009/2010
3
18 31 Lionel Messi
Premier League
2008/2009
19
1 30 Nicolas Anelka
Premier League
2007/2008
11
13 29 Cristiano Ronaldo
Premier League
2006/2007
11
11 28 Didier Drogba
Süper Lig
2005/2006
10
14 27 Gökhan Ünal
Premier League
2003/2004
16
6 25 Thierry Henry
Europa League
2003/2004
3
19 25 Alan Shearer, Didier Drogba, Mateja Kezman and Sonny Anderson
Premier League
2002/2003
14
7 24 Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ligue 1
2000/2001
8
20 22 Sonny Anderson
Champions League
2000/2001
5
7 22 Giovane Élber and Raúl
Premier League
1998/1999
17
4 20 Dwight Yorke, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Michael Owen

Nicolas Anelka hat-tricks

Here you find 3 hat-tricks that Nicolas Anelka have scored over the years.

League Match and date Goals
Premier League 2008/2009
Chelsea - Sunderland - 5-0
1 november 2008
3
30', 45', 53'
Premier League 2003/2004
Manchester City - Aston Villa - 4-1
14 september 2003
3
47', 67', 82'
Premier League 1998/1999
Arsenal - Leicester - 5-0
20 february 1999
3
23', 27', 44'

Information about Nicolas Anelka

Player position
Forward
Date of birth
14 March 1979
Place of birth
Le Chesnay, France
Retired
2015
Height
185 cm
National team caps
69
National team goals
14
Source: Wikipedia

Articles containing Nicolas Anelka

At the moment we have 3 articles where Nicolas Anelka is mentioned, select an article below to read a bit more about him.

The Chinese football bubble
(30 August 2024)
INF Clairefontaine, the academy of French dreams
(26 March 2023)
The "successful" Paris Saint Germain academy
(25 September 2022)

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