Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka

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Date of Birth March 14, 1979

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"Your time to make history" - Best wishes pour in from around the football world and beyond for Indian Men's Football Team ahead of 2023 AFC Asian Cup "Your time to make history" - Best wishes pour in from around the football world and beyond for Indian Men's Football Team ahead of 2023 AFC Asian Cup
"Your time to make history" - Best wishes pour in from around the football world and beyond for Indian Men's Football Team ahead of 2023 AFC Asian Cup
"Just the beginning of the nightmare" - Nicolas Anelka opens up on his failed stint at Real Madrid "Just the beginning of the nightmare" - Nicolas Anelka opens up on his failed stint at Real Madrid
"Just the beginning of the nightmare" - Nicolas Anelka opens up on his failed stint at Real Madrid
"I couldn’t find many faults with him at 17" - Ian Wright says 'faultless' teenager's emergence forced him to leave Arsenal "I couldn’t find many faults with him at 17" - Ian Wright says 'faultless' teenager's emergence forced him to leave Arsenal
"I couldn’t find many faults with him at 17" - Ian Wright says 'faultless' teenager's emergence forced him to leave Arsenal 
Who is Alex Matos? Meet the latest Chelsea signing who joins from Norwich City Who is Alex Matos? Meet the latest Chelsea signing who joins from Norwich City
Who is Alex Matos? Meet the latest Chelsea signing who joins from Norwich City 
"Not at the level of Anelka" - Former Barcelona striker claims Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was not better than Chelsea great Nicolas Anelka "Not at the level of Anelka" - Former Barcelona striker claims Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was not better than Chelsea great Nicolas Anelka
"Not at the level of Anelka" - Former Barcelona striker claims Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was not better than Chelsea great Nicolas Anelka

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Nicolas Anelka: A Brief Biography

Nicolas Sébastien Anelka is a French footballer who is currently a player and assistant manager of Shanghai Shenhua. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team. Anelka began his career at Paris Saint-Germain, but soon moved to Arsenal. He became a first team regular and won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award the following season. Real Madrid signed him for £22.3 million in 1999, but he did not settle in well and returned to Paris Saint-Germain in a £20 million deal. Anelka set his eyes upon the Premier League once more; he went on loan to Liverpool in January 2002 but joined Manchester City for £13 million at the start of the 2002–03 season. After three seasons in Manchester, he moved to Fenerbahçe for two seasons before returning to England to join Bolton Wanderers – in deals worth £7 million and £8 million, respectively. He transferred to Chelsea from Bolton for a reported £15 million in January 2008. On 12 December 2011, Shanghai Shenhua announced that they have reached an agreement with Anelka to join the team when the winter transfer window opens. Anelka has played many times at international level and won his first international honours with France at Euro 2000, and won the Confederations Cup the following year.