Yossi Benayoun Biography

Name :
Yossi Benayoun

Nationality :
Israeli

Date of Birth :
05/05/1980
Dimona, Israel

Height :
5' 10" (178cm)

Weight :
11st 0lbs (70.0kg)

Squad No :
10

Previous Clubs :
West Ham Utd, Liverpool, R. Santander

Position :
Midfielder

Yossi Benayoun, who turned 30 in May, spent three seasons at Liverpool having first moved to the Premier League in 2005 when he joined West Ham.

Salomon Kalou Biography

Name :
Salomon Kalou

Nationality :
Ivorian

Date of Birth :
05/08/1985
Oume, Ivory Coast

Height :
6' 1" (186cm)

Weight :
12st 5lbs (78.54kg)

Squad No :
21

Previous Clubs :
Feyenoord

Position :
Striker

Chelsea Career
Signed in the summer of 2006 from Dutch club Feyenoord, Salomon Kalou has passed the 200-appearances mark in rapid time.

Ryan Bertrand Biography

Name :
Ryan Bertrand

Nationality :
English

Date of Birth :
05/08/1989
England

Height :
5' 10" (179cm)

Weight :
13st 5lbs (85.0kg)

Squad No :
34

Previous Clubs :
Nottm Forest (loan), Bournemouth (loan),
Bournemouth, Norwich City (loan),
Oldham (loan), Reading (loan), England U21

Position :
Defender

Born 5/8/89 in Southwark, London.
In his sixth year at Chelsea, Ryan is a fast, attacking left-back, converted from a winger, who was signed in July 2005 from Gillingham. A tribunal set the fee at £125,000 initially with additional amounts to be paid depending on progress.

Ross Turnbull Biography

Name :
Ross Turnbull

Nationality :
English

Date of Birth :
04/01/1985
England

Height :
6' 4" (193cm)

Weight :
13st 5lbs (85.0kg)

Squad No :
22

Previous Clubs :
Crewe (loan), Cardiff City (loan), Barnsley (loan), Bradford City (loan), Middlesbrough, Darlington (loan)

Position :
Goalkeeper

Ross Turnbull joined from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2009, signing a four-year contract.

Romelu Lukaku Biography

Name :
Romelu Menama Lukaku

Country :
Belgium

Date of Birth :
13 May 1993

Place of Birth :
Antwerp, Belgium

Height :
1.91 m

Weight :
97.0 kg

Squad No :
18

Romelu Lukaku has completed his transfer from Anderlecht and will be available for selection for Saturday's game.

Ramires Biography

Name :
Ramires

Nationality :
Brazilian

Date of Birth :
24/03/1987
Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height :
5' 11" (180cm)

Weight :
11st 7lbs (73.0kg)

Squad No :
7

Previous Clubs :
Benfica

Position :
Midfielder

Ramires Santos do Nascimento joined Chelsea in the summer of 2010 on a four-year contract after one season with Benfica, in which he helped them storm to the Liga Sagres title, five points clear of Braga in second place.

Petr Cech Biography

Name :
Petr Cech

Nationality :
Czech

Date of  Birth :
20/05/1982
Plzen, Czech Republic

Height :
6' 5" (196cm)

Weight :
14st 6lbs (91.71kg)

Squad No :
1

Previous Clubs :
Sparta Prague, Stade Rennais

Position :
Goalkeeper

Chelsea Career
Petr Cech arrived in 2004 for £7 million, more than all the past goalkeepers in Chelsea history combined, with the task of challenging established number one Carlo Cudicini.

Paulo Ferreira Biography

Name :
Paulo Ferreira

Nationality :
Portuguese

Date of Birth :
18/01/1979
Portugal

Height :
6' 0" (183cm)

Weight :
12st 0lbs (76.0kg)

Squad No :
19

Previous Clubs :
Porto

Position :
Defender

Chelsea career
Paulo arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2004 when Jose Mourinho paid a then British record £13.2 million fee for a full-back to purchase the defender who had walked the road to Champions League glory with him at Porto.

Patrick Van Aanholt Biography

Name :
Patrick Van Aanholt

Nationality :
Dutch

Date of Birth :
29/08/1990
Netherlands

Height :
5' 9" (175cm)

Weight :
10st 8lbs (67.0kg)

Squad No :
38

Previous Clubs :
Newcastle (loan), Coventry City (loan),
Leicester City (loan)

Position :
Defender

Born 29.8.90 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Holland.
In his fourth year at Chelsea having arrived from PSV Eindhoven, the tall, fast and technically accomplished defender immediately established himself in the reserves where he was the third highest appearance maker in 2007/08 with 14+1 games, mostly at left-back, demonstrating an ability to rocket in the odd long-range goal.

Oriol Romeu Biography

Name :
Oriol Romeu

Position :
Midfielder

Birth Date :
Sep 24, 1991
Ulldecona, Spain

Height :
6' 0'' (1.83m)

Weight :
82 kg

Squad No :
6

Oriol Romeu Vidal joined from Barcelona in August 2011, signing a four-year-contract.

Nicolas Anelka Biography

Name :
Nicolas Anelka

Nationality :
French

Date of Birth :
14/03/1979
Versailles, France

Height :
6' 1" (185cm)

Weight :
12st 2lbs (77.0kg)

Squad No :
39

Previous Clubs :
Real Madrid, PSG, Fenerbahce,
Manchester City, Liverpool (loan), Bolton, Arsenal

Position :
Striker

Chelsea Career
Nicolas Anelka became Avram Grant's first signing when he completed his transfer from Bolton in January 2008.

Mikel Biography

Name :
John Mikel Obi

Nationality :
Nigerian

Date of Birth :
22/04/1987
Jos, Nigeria

Height :
6' 2" (188cm)

Weight :
13st 8lbs (86.0kg)

Squad No :
12

Previous Clubs :
Lyn Oslo

Position :
Midfielder

Chelsea career
Following quickly on from the purchase of Salomon Kalou in the summer of 2006, the arrival of John Mikel Obi confirmed Chelsea's determination to add exciting young talent as well as established stars to a squad that had just won back-to-back league titles.

Michael Essien Biography

Name :
Michael Essien

Nationality :
Ghanaian

Date of Birth :
03/12/1982
Accra, Ghana

Height :
5' 10" (177cm)

Weight :
13st 6lbs (85.35kg)

Squad No :
5

PreviousClubs :
Lyon, Bastia

Position :
Midfielder

Chelsea Career
Jose Mourinho used the word 'multifunctional' when Michael signed for Chelsea from Lyon in August 2005, and the reported £24.4 million price tag reflected this versatility.

Josh McEachran Biography

Name :
Josh McEachran

Nationality :
English

Date of  Birth :
01/03/1993
England

Height :
5' 10" (178cm)

Weight :
10st 3lbs (64.92kg)

Squad No :
20

Position :
Midfielder

A left-sided or central creative midfielder, Josh made his Chelsea debut aged just 17 years and six months in September 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 4-1 away Champions League win in Zilina.

Jose Bosingwa Biography

Name :
Jose Bosingwa

Nationality :
Portuguese

Date of Birth :
24/08/1982
Mbandaka

Height :
6' 0" (183cm)

Weight :
11st 11lbs (75.0kg)

Squad No :
17

Previous Clubs :
Porto, Boavista

Position :
Defender

Chelsea Career
Jose Bosingwa brought with him pace, energy and guile to the right-back spot after arriving from Porto in the summer of 2008.

John Terry Biography

Name :
John Terry

Nationality :
English

Date of Birth :
07/12/1980
Barking, England

Height :
6' 2" (187cm)

Weight :
14st 3lbs (90.34kg)

Squad No :
26

Previous Clubs :
Nottm Forest (loan)

Position :
Defender

Chelsea career
Chelsea to the core and a true hero to the fans, John is the most successful captain in Chelsea history and in many eyes, he's the best central defender currently in action.

Henrique Hilario Biography

Name :
Henrique Hilario
Henrique Meireles Alves
Sampaio Hilario

Nationality :
Portuguese

Date of Birth :
21/10/1975
Portugal

Height :
6' 2" (189cm)

Weight :
13st 12lbs (88.0kg)

Squad No :
40

Previous Clubs :
Nacional

Position :
Goalkeeper

Promoted to second choice behind Petr Cech following the departure of Carlo Cudicini in January 2009, Hilario has rarely let Chelsea down.

Gael Kakuta Biography

Name :
Gael Kakuta

Nationality :
French

Date of  Birth :
21/06/1991
France

Height :
5' 8" (173cm)

Weight :
10st 3lbs (65.0kg)

Squad No :
44

Previous Clubs :
Fulham (loan)

Position :
Striker

Born 21/6/91 in Lille, France.
Gael committed himself to the club until 2015 by signing a new contract in December 2010. That came midway through the player's second season of first-team involvement during which he started both Premier League and Champions League fixtures as a wide player in the front three.

Frank Lampard Biography

Name :
Frank Lampard

Nationality :
English

Date of Birth :
20/06/1978
Romford

Height :
6' 0" (184cm)

Weight :
13st 12lbs (88.0kg)

Squad No :
8

Previous Clubs :
West Ham Utd, Swansea City (loan)

Position :
Midfielder

Chelsea career
League title winning-goals, FA Cup and Champions League Final strikes, nerveless penalty taking, assists galore and record-breaking sequences of appearances, Frank Lampard has been both the man for the big occasion, and for the week-in, week-out dedication that is the bedrock of genuine achievement. He is without doubt one of the finest players ever to wear the Chelsea blue.

Florent Malouda Biography

Name :
Florent Malouda

Nationality :
French

Date of  Birth :
13/06/1980
Cayenne, French Guiana

Height :
5' 11" (181cm)

Weight :
11st 7lbs (73.0kg)

Previous Clubs :
Lyon, Guingamp

Position :
Midfielder

Chelsea career
Signed 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.