| Name: | Branislav Ivanovic |
| Nationality: | Serbian |
| Date of Birth: | 22/02/1984 |
| Height: | 6' 2" (188cm) |
| Weight: | 13st 8lbs (86.0kg) |
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| Clubs: | OFK Belgrade, Lokomotiv Mosc |
| Position: | Defender |
Chelsea careerBranislav's start to life as a Chelsea player was slow. Signed in January 2008, it took him eight months to gain the necessary match fitness to play in the Carling Cup away at Portsmouth, before a lengthier spell in the heart of defence alongside John Terry after injury to Ricardo Carvalho and Alex.
Settled in London and his English steadily improving, Branislav began to show his true capabilities, while also earning cult status among Chelsea fans for his Champions League double at Anfield in April 2009.
Deployed at centre-half, Ivanovic went up for two corners and was almost ignored as the threat of Terry andDidier Drogba was deemed more dangerous by Liverpool, allowing him to ghost in and crash home two headers, all but booking our place in that season's semi-finals.
He kept his place for a run of games afterwards, marking Thierry Henry in the Camp Nou, and while at first struggling with the Frenchman's raw pace, he adapted and made a number of important blocks, interceptions and clearances.
If steady progress was the theme of Branislav's first full season as a Chelsea player when he played 26 times, in his second he made himself almost indispensable.
Beginning that 2009/10 campaign as understudy to Jose Bosingwa at right-back, the Serb came in when the Portuguese suffered a season-ending knee injury in October, and never looked back, contributing a series of assured displays with his strong defensive work and powerful attacking play.
His 41 appearances placed him as a frontrunner in voting for our Player of the Year award, and although he eventually lost out to Drogba, he joined the Ivorian in the PFA Premier League Team of the Season.
He bundled himself his solitary goal of the campaign at Bolton at the end of October as he kept seven consecutive clean sheets in all competitions, while beginning to offer an added threat in attack.
Away in the San Siro in the Champions League he was arguably at fault for Inter's first goal but compensated by charging his way through their midfield and defence to tee up Salomon Kalou for the equaliser.
The domestic title race was tight, and going all the way, so it was frustrating for the Serb to pick up a calf injury at Blackburn in March. It kept him out almost a month, returning as a half-time sub at Spurs after damage had already been done, and starting in the 7-0 bashing of Stoke.
Impeccable in a vital win at Liverpool, he then set up Nicolas Anelka before coming off on the hour to a champion's ovation against Wigan as the title was won.
Settled in London and his English steadily improving, Branislav began to show his true capabilities, while also earning cult status among Chelsea fans for his Champions League double at Anfield in April 2009.
Deployed at centre-half, Ivanovic went up for two corners and was almost ignored as the threat of Terry andDidier Drogba was deemed more dangerous by Liverpool, allowing him to ghost in and crash home two headers, all but booking our place in that season's semi-finals.
He kept his place for a run of games afterwards, marking Thierry Henry in the Camp Nou, and while at first struggling with the Frenchman's raw pace, he adapted and made a number of important blocks, interceptions and clearances.
If steady progress was the theme of Branislav's first full season as a Chelsea player when he played 26 times, in his second he made himself almost indispensable.
Beginning that 2009/10 campaign as understudy to Jose Bosingwa at right-back, the Serb came in when the Portuguese suffered a season-ending knee injury in October, and never looked back, contributing a series of assured displays with his strong defensive work and powerful attacking play.
His 41 appearances placed him as a frontrunner in voting for our Player of the Year award, and although he eventually lost out to Drogba, he joined the Ivorian in the PFA Premier League Team of the Season.
He bundled himself his solitary goal of the campaign at Bolton at the end of October as he kept seven consecutive clean sheets in all competitions, while beginning to offer an added threat in attack.
Away in the San Siro in the Champions League he was arguably at fault for Inter's first goal but compensated by charging his way through their midfield and defence to tee up Salomon Kalou for the equaliser.
The domestic title race was tight, and going all the way, so it was frustrating for the Serb to pick up a calf injury at Blackburn in March. It kept him out almost a month, returning as a half-time sub at Spurs after damage had already been done, and starting in the 7-0 bashing of Stoke.
Impeccable in a vital win at Liverpool, he then set up Nicolas Anelka before coming off on the hour to a champion's ovation against Wigan as the title was won.
During 2010/11, Ivanovic was an almost ever-present in the back four, his form rarely dipping below excellent as he earned a new five-and-a-half year deal, signed in early February that will keep him at the club until 2016.
There were key goals too, like the late winner at Blackburn in October and a brace against Spartak Moscow in the Champions League group stages, yet his season will be remembered for his committed consistency on the back foot. Boasting one of football's most powerful physiques, he finished a runner-up in the end of season Player of the Year awards.
The appointment of Andre Villas-Boas brought a more attacking philosophy to the side, which meant increased competition at right-back from the previously out of favour Bosingwa who was given the nod to start the season. Injury in the centre allowed the Serbian a route back into the team though, but clean sheets were proving hard to come by. To counter this, Villas-Boas shifted Branislav to right-back and recalled Alex for the trip to Blackburn in early November, securing a 1-0 win.
The majority of the campaign has seen him switched between right-back and centre-back, although a string of niggling injuries have kept him sidelined at intermittent periods. However, just like his double at Anfield in the quarter-finals of the Champions League back in 2009, Ivanovic will be remembered for some time for his extra time winner against Napoli that sent the Blues through at the Italians' expense.
March was a profitable month for the Serbian international in terms of goals; he also netted two in a 4-2 away win at Aston Villa.
A booking in the semi-final of the Champions League sadly ruled the Serbian out of the Final, but he played the full 90 minutes of the FA Cup Final as we beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley.
Pre-Chelsea
Signed from Lokomotiv Moscow on a three-and-a-half year contract, Branislav became then manager Avram Grant's second signing in the January 2008 transfer window, following on from the arrival of Nicolas Anelka.
Having begun his career in his native Serbia at local club Sremska Mitrovica, he soon moved to the Serbian capital Belgrade to play for OFK Beograd where he remained for three seasons, joining Lokomotiv in the summer of 2006. He appeared for the Russian side in the Uefa Cup.
International Career
A star of Serbia's Under 21s in both the 2006 and 2007 European Championships, Branislav was voted into the Uefa Team of the Tournament for the more recent event, and successfully graduated into a regular for the full national side.
He made his Serbia and Montenegro debut in June 2006 and was established on the international scene before he was established for Chelsea. No-one played more minutes for Serbia in qualifying for 2010World Cup where he was a regular although his team didn't make it out the group stage despite defeating Germany. He previously captained Serbia to the final of the European Under 21 Championships.
Signed from Lokomotiv Moscow on a three-and-a-half year contract, Branislav became then manager Avram Grant's second signing in the January 2008 transfer window, following on from the arrival of Nicolas Anelka.
Having begun his career in his native Serbia at local club Sremska Mitrovica, he soon moved to the Serbian capital Belgrade to play for OFK Beograd where he remained for three seasons, joining Lokomotiv in the summer of 2006. He appeared for the Russian side in the Uefa Cup.
International Career
A star of Serbia's Under 21s in both the 2006 and 2007 European Championships, Branislav was voted into the Uefa Team of the Tournament for the more recent event, and successfully graduated into a regular for the full national side.
He made his Serbia and Montenegro debut in June 2006 and was established on the international scene before he was established for Chelsea. No-one played more minutes for Serbia in qualifying for 2010World Cup where he was a regular although his team didn't make it out the group stage despite defeating Germany. He previously captained Serbia to the final of the European Under 21 Championships.
When Nemanja Vidic stood down as captain in 2011, Branislav emerged as a strong candidate to take over the armband.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 26 (3) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 10 (0) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) | Goals |
| Chelsea | 2010 - 11 | League | 32 (2) | 4 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 10 (0) | 2 | ||
| Chelsea | 2009 - 10 | League | 25 (3) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 6 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2008 - 09 | League | 11 (5) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 4 (0) | 2 | ||
| Lokomotiv Mosc | 2007 - 08 | League | 3 (0) | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 6 (0) | 1 | ||
| Lokomotiv Mosc | 2006 - 07 | League | 51 (0) | 5 |
| Euro Cups | 2 (0) | 1 | ||
| OFK Belgrade | 2005 - 06 | Euro Cups | 1 (0) | 1 |
| Name: | Ashley Cole |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of Birth: | 20/12/1980 |
| Height: | 5' 9" (176cm) |
| Weight: | 10st 6lbs (66.0kg) |
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| Clubs: | Crystal Palace (loan), Arsenal |
| Position: | Defender |
Chelsea career
Now in his sixth season at the club, Ashley Cole was a 2006 summer deadline day signing from Arsenal, to whom we paid £5 million plus William Gallas, and he made his debut against Werder Bremen in September that year.
Now in his sixth season at the club, Ashley Cole was a 2006 summer deadline day signing from Arsenal, to whom we paid £5 million plus William Gallas, and he made his debut against Werder Bremen in September that year.
A fabulous athlete who loves to go forward, he admitted at that season's end that Blues fans had yet to see him at his very best, a series of injures having hindered the settling process. Competition with Wayne Bridge for the left-back slot had ended with a roughly even share of games.
An ankle operation in the summer cleared the way for an uninhibited start to the 2007/08 campaign and with Bridge injured, Ashley got off to a flyer and enjoy the lion's share of matches that season, particularly for the big encounters.
His first Chelsea goal was lashed in away at West Ham in March 2008, and after surviving an injury scare in training on the eve of the Champions League Final, he recovered to put in one of the best displays on the night, including a successful shoot-out penalty.
His first Chelsea goal was lashed in away at West Ham in March 2008, and after surviving an injury scare in training on the eve of the Champions League Final, he recovered to put in one of the best displays on the night, including a successful shoot-out penalty.
In 2008/09 under Luiz Felipe Scolari, Ashley was utilised far more in attack but with the arrival of Guus Hiddink, the full-back had his wings clipped, focusing more on defence, a tactic that paid off with a number of clean sheets.
Voted Players' Player of the Year at the end of 2008/09, Ashley had put previous injury concerns behind him to turn in a personal record number of club appearances in a season (49).
He won the FA Cup against Everton in 2009, a feat repeated in May 2010 against Portsmouth when he entered the record books as the only man to win six FA Cups, three with Chelsea in 2007, 2009 and 2010, and three with Arsenal.
The latest came at the end of another season of unfaltering consistency for arguably the best left-back in the world, his sixth FA Cup joined by his second Double, along with Nicolas Anelka the first man to do so with two different clubs.
The latest came at the end of another season of unfaltering consistency for arguably the best left-back in the world, his sixth FA Cup joined by his second Double, along with Nicolas Anelka the first man to do so with two different clubs.
On a personal level, he scored a record four times in the same season, including the Chelsea Goal of the Season against Sunderland in January, a deft flick after controlling John Terry's long pass expertly and cutting inside his man.
He supplied goals against Stoke and Tottenham, while finding the scoresheet in explosive fashion against Burnley, and then Spurs, before twice claiming assists at former club Arsenal in November 2009.
After fracturing his ankle in a challenge with Everton's Landon Donovan in Februrary, dedication and a fast-healing body helped him back before the end of April for the 7-0 win against Stoke, and he found the net one more time against Wigan on the final day of the league season.
He supplied goals against Stoke and Tottenham, while finding the scoresheet in explosive fashion against Burnley, and then Spurs, before twice claiming assists at former club Arsenal in November 2009.
After fracturing his ankle in a challenge with Everton's Landon Donovan in Februrary, dedication and a fast-healing body helped him back before the end of April for the 7-0 win against Stoke, and he found the net one more time against Wigan on the final day of the league season.
For the first time in his career, 2010/11 saw him end the campaign as a Premier League ever-present, having started all 38 league matches. It was a figure that helped him over the 200-game mark for Chelsea, and for the second time in his Stamford Bridge career he ended the season as Players' Player of the Year, and returned into the PFA's representative XI, the only Chelsea man in the side, as well as Uefa's Team of the Year for 2010.
After that ever-present league campaign in 2010/11 season, Cole only missed his first league game in the 3-3 home draw with Manchester United in early February. At 31, however, he found himself rested more often than in the past, a move which has enabled Ryan Bertrand to gain some invaluable first team experience.
Cole was outstanding in the Champions League ties against Barcelona, making a stunning clearance off the line in the first leg, while marshalling the defence impeccably in the Camp Nou following the sending off of John Terry and injury to Gary Cahill.
After winning his seventh FA Cup winners medal - a record - following the victory against Liverpool, Cole finished the season by adding the one trophy which had eluded him, the Champions League, to his collection. He also scored our fourth penalty in the shoot-out win against Bayern Munich.
Pre-Chelsea
A product of Arsenal's youth system, Ashley was born in east London and made his debut for the Gunners at the age of 18 in the League Cup.
He spent a three-month loan period at Crystal Palace at the end of the 1999/00 season, making 14 appearances and scoring one goal, his progress rewarded with his first Premiership appearance in the final league game of the season.
By the end of the following campaign, Ashley had taken over as first choice left-back from Silvinho, and the next season was handed his first winners' medals as Arsenal secured the Double, beating Chelsea in the Final. A year later Southampton were beaten in Cardiff to take the Cup tally to two.
He was also well on the way to his second Premiership title (playing 32 times in Arsenal's unbeaten league season of 2003/04) and had become an England international.
A third FA Cup win was added in 2005, and although his final Arsenal season saw him hampered by injuries, he recovered to start their Champions League Final defeat by Barcelona, his last game for the club.
A product of Arsenal's youth system, Ashley was born in east London and made his debut for the Gunners at the age of 18 in the League Cup.
He spent a three-month loan period at Crystal Palace at the end of the 1999/00 season, making 14 appearances and scoring one goal, his progress rewarded with his first Premiership appearance in the final league game of the season.
By the end of the following campaign, Ashley had taken over as first choice left-back from Silvinho, and the next season was handed his first winners' medals as Arsenal secured the Double, beating Chelsea in the Final. A year later Southampton were beaten in Cardiff to take the Cup tally to two.
He was also well on the way to his second Premiership title (playing 32 times in Arsenal's unbeaten league season of 2003/04) and had become an England international.
A third FA Cup win was added in 2005, and although his final Arsenal season saw him hampered by injuries, he recovered to start their Champions League Final defeat by Barcelona, his last game for the club.
International career
Having played for England at youth and Under 21 levels, Ashley was named in Sven-Göran Eriksson's first squad and made his full international debut against Albania in March 2001.
Having played for England at youth and Under 21 levels, Ashley was named in Sven-Göran Eriksson's first squad and made his full international debut against Albania in March 2001.
He played all five England games at the World Cup in 2002 and for many people, was one of his nation's star performers during Euro 2004 in Portugal. He was named in the all-star squad for the tournament.
He also played each of England's five games at the 2006 World Cup, but was absent in crucial qualifiers as they missed out on Euro 2008.
After nine years at the top of the game, he became England's joint-most-capped full-back in October 2010, matching Kenny Sansom's 86 caps in the 0-0 draw with Montenegro, going on to break the record in subsequent games, and he will now be earmarking a century of appearances for his country. He was voted England's Player of the Year for 2010 by supporters.
He also played each of England's five games at the 2006 World Cup, but was absent in crucial qualifiers as they missed out on Euro 2008.
After nine years at the top of the game, he became England's joint-most-capped full-back in October 2010, matching Kenny Sansom's 86 caps in the 0-0 draw with Montenegro, going on to break the record in subsequent games, and he will now be earmarking a century of appearances for his country. He was voted England's Player of the Year for 2010 by supporters.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 31 (1) | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 11 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) | Goals |
| Chelsea | 2010 - 11 | League | 38 (0) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 7 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2009 - 10 | League | 25 (2) | 4 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2008 - 09 | League | 33 (1) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 7 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 8 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2007 - 08 | League | 27 (0) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 10 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2006 - 07 | League | 21 (2) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 4 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 9 (0) | 0 | ||
| Arsenal | 2005 - 06 | League | 9 (2) | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Arsenal | 2004 - 05 | League | 35 (0) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 7 (1) | 0 | ||
| Arsenal | 2003 - 04 | League | 32 (0) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 9 (0) | 1 | ||
| Arsenal | 2002 - 03 | League | 30 (1) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 9 (0) | 0 | ||
| Arsenal | 2001 - 02 | League | 29 (0) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 6 (1) | 0 | ||
| Arsenal | 2000 - 01 | League | 15 (2) | 3 |
| FA Cup | 5 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 8 (1) | 0 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1999 - 00 | League | 14 (0) | 1 |
| Arsenal | 1999 - 00 | League | 1 (0) | 0 |
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Name: | David Luiz |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Date of Birth: | 22/04/1987 |
| Height: | 6' 2" (189cm) |
| Weight: | 13st 3lbs (84.0kg) |
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| Clubs: | Benfica |
| Position: | Defender |
Chelsea careerDavid Luiz (full name David Luiz Moreira Marinho) signed on transfer deadline day in January 2011 after a protracted transfer from Portuguese champions Benfica.
On putting pen to a five-and-a-half year contract he become the third Brazilian in the current squad, linking up with former Benfica team-mate Ramires and fellow defender Alex.
A 6ft 2in centre-back who can cover at either left- or right-back, he is renowned for his skill on the ball as much as his defensive ability.
After signing for Chelsea, he outlined his determination to nail down a regular place in the side, and took the previously unclaimed number 4 shirt, last worn by Claude Makelele.
He won plenty of plaudits for his early showings although conceded a late penalty on his first start, saved by Petr Cech, and went on to win the man of the match award.
Ineligible for the Champions League, he retained his place in the Premier League side until a goal conceded in the opening seconds at Old Trafford torpedoed Chelsea's title chances and Carlo Ancelotti left the Brazilian out of the remaining games.
He had earlier scored against United at Stamford Bridge, and headed home against Manchester City in the Premier League to keep our title hopes alive.
A knee injury following international duty meant he started the current campaign out of the side but he returned in mid-September and duly found the scoresheet again, this time curling home from the edge of the area against Bayer Leverkusen on his Chelsea Champions League debut.
After an up and down first half of the campaign, he has slowly settled down and adjusted to the English game, making over 30 appearances alongside various centre-back partners as injuries to others have taken their toll.
David started 15 consecutive games over the Christmas and new year period and, as Easter approaches, has even started to win round some of his harshest media critics with an unusual blend of no-nonsense defending and samba style. His penchant for goalscoring hasn't lessened either, as home league strikes against United and Bolton testify.
The Brazilian defender was superb in the 4-1 Champions League win against Napoli, but after injuring himself in the FA Cup semi-final win against Tottenham, he missed a number of crucial matches as the season drew to a close, including the FA Cup Final against Liverpool.
However, after an intense rehabilitation programme, David Luiz was deemed fit to play against Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final, where he completed the full 120 minutes and scored our second penalty in the shoot-out.
Pre-ChelseaTwenty-three years old when he signed on deadline day in January 2011, David Luiz was born in Sao Paulo and began his career with Esporte Clube Vitoria in Bahia where he made 47 appearances.
He switched to Benfica, initially on loan in January 2007 before making the move permanent that summer.
In total he made 82 league appearances for the Lisbon club missing just one game in the 2009/10 season as they wrapped up a first league title in five years. Uefa.com voted him the Portuguese League's Player of the Year.
International careerDavid Luiz, who made his Brazil debut against America during the 2009/10 season, had earlier represented his country at the 2007 Under 20 World Cup,
He was in the Brazil squad that contested the Copa America in July 2011, and returned to the squad for the September internationals despite not having featured for Chelsea.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 18 (2) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 11 (0) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) | Goals |
| Chelsea | 2010 - 11 | League | 11 (1) | 2 |
| Benfica | 2010 - 11 | League | 16 (0) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 6 (0) | 0 | ||
| Benfica | 2009 - 10 | League | 29 (0) | 2 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 10 (0) | 0 | ||
| Benfica | 2008 - 09 | League | 18 (1) | 2 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 2 (0) | 1 | ||
| Benfica | 2007 - 08 | League | 8 (0) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 3 (1) | 0 | ||
| Benfica | 2006 - 07 | League | 10 (0) | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 3 (1) | 0 | ||
| Name: | Michael Essien |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Date of Birth: | 03/12/1982 |
| Height: | 5' 10" (177cm) |
| Weight: | 13st 6lbs (85.35kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | 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.
Comfortable in central midfield, over the years he has also played at right-back, in the centre of defence and as a right winger.
After a low-key start to his Chelsea career, which saw a period of adaptation to what referees would accept as legitimate tackles, Essien was voted 2007 Player of the Year by supporters, recognising not just steam-train performances in midfield but also his ability to provide solutions to a multitude of problems elsewhere.
He followed up an outstanding performance in central defence during a clean sheet 2007 FA Cup Final display with his selection at right-back in the Champions League Final a year later, picked ahead of two specialists in the position.
Memorable goals are part of the Essien repertoire. His equaliser against Arsenal in December 2006 was voted that campaign's Chelsea Goal of the Season and was nearly matched by a charge forward and angled drive in Valencia that sent the Blues into the 2007 Champions League semi-final. Then came the 25-yard left-footed volley that almost eliminated Barcelona from Europe in 2009.
That sensational strike came just two months after he had returned from a damaged cruciate ligament sustained on international duty which had kept him sidelined for six months.
Within days he had scored both in Europe and the league, and Michael's short season continued as he put in a trademark dominating performance against Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, and the season would end there on a high with Everton beaten 2-1 in the Final.
Major injury struck again in 2009/10, and again on national service.
New manager Carlo Ancelotti was able to rotate his midfield regularly, meaning Essien was in and out a little in the opening couple of months.
He fired home from distance against Blackburn in late October as we won 5-0, then dominated Bolton twice in four days and finally providing the effective barrier that prevented Man United from scoring at the Bridge.
Michael hit another two, the first time he had done so for Chelsea, against Wolves in November, his first a header and his second another from outside the area that wriggled under the goalkeeper.
He was imperious alongside Mikel against Arsenal at the Emirates, and scored against APOEL in the Champions League before succumbing to a torn hamstring.
The damage kept him out until January, by which time he had joined up with Ghana at the African Cup of Nations, but after playing 45 minutes against Ivory Coast, he broke down in training with a fresh knee problem.
Michael underwent surgery at the end of January, but complications meant he would not return before the end of the campaign, forced to spend the Double-winning celebrations, and the World Cup, on the sidelines.
He returned fully fit for 2010/11 and started excellently, scoring three in two games against West Ham and Zilina, and amply plugging the gap left by the departures of Michael Ballack, Joe Cole and Deco. A needless injury-time red card after heading the only goal of the game against Fulham brought an impressive run to an end, and following his return from suspension the midfielder struggled to dominate games in the same way.
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.
Comfortable in central midfield, over the years he has also played at right-back, in the centre of defence and as a right winger.
After a low-key start to his Chelsea career, which saw a period of adaptation to what referees would accept as legitimate tackles, Essien was voted 2007 Player of the Year by supporters, recognising not just steam-train performances in midfield but also his ability to provide solutions to a multitude of problems elsewhere.
He followed up an outstanding performance in central defence during a clean sheet 2007 FA Cup Final display with his selection at right-back in the Champions League Final a year later, picked ahead of two specialists in the position.
Memorable goals are part of the Essien repertoire. His equaliser against Arsenal in December 2006 was voted that campaign's Chelsea Goal of the Season and was nearly matched by a charge forward and angled drive in Valencia that sent the Blues into the 2007 Champions League semi-final. Then came the 25-yard left-footed volley that almost eliminated Barcelona from Europe in 2009.
That sensational strike came just two months after he had returned from a damaged cruciate ligament sustained on international duty which had kept him sidelined for six months.
Within days he had scored both in Europe and the league, and Michael's short season continued as he put in a trademark dominating performance against Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, and the season would end there on a high with Everton beaten 2-1 in the Final.
Major injury struck again in 2009/10, and again on national service.
New manager Carlo Ancelotti was able to rotate his midfield regularly, meaning Essien was in and out a little in the opening couple of months.
He fired home from distance against Blackburn in late October as we won 5-0, then dominated Bolton twice in four days and finally providing the effective barrier that prevented Man United from scoring at the Bridge.
Michael hit another two, the first time he had done so for Chelsea, against Wolves in November, his first a header and his second another from outside the area that wriggled under the goalkeeper.
He was imperious alongside Mikel against Arsenal at the Emirates, and scored against APOEL in the Champions League before succumbing to a torn hamstring.
The damage kept him out until January, by which time he had joined up with Ghana at the African Cup of Nations, but after playing 45 minutes against Ivory Coast, he broke down in training with a fresh knee problem.
Michael underwent surgery at the end of January, but complications meant he would not return before the end of the campaign, forced to spend the Double-winning celebrations, and the World Cup, on the sidelines.
He returned fully fit for 2010/11 and started excellently, scoring three in two games against West Ham and Zilina, and amply plugging the gap left by the departures of Michael Ballack, Joe Cole and Deco. A needless injury-time red card after heading the only goal of the game against Fulham brought an impressive run to an end, and following his return from suspension the midfielder struggled to dominate games in the same way.
Despite that Essien still clocked up 33 league appearances, taking him past the 200-game mark for the club, but disaster struck once more on the first day of pre-season training under new manager Andre Villas-Boas, when further knee damage was sustained, expected to keep him out for a further six months.
Ahead of schedule, the Ghanaian returned in a reserve game against West Brom in early January, before a 17-minute appearance against Sunderland at the Bridge a few days later.
A string of substitute cameo roles followed as he sought to regain full fitness, before his first start of the season, and 90 minutes, against Manchester United in early February.
In the second half of the campaign, Essien struggled to regain the level of consistency in his play which had been his trademark for so long, and had to be content featuring mainly from the substitutes bench.
He was an unused substitute in both the FA Cup and Champions League Finals.
Pre-Chelsea
Michael grew up near Accra, capital of his homeland, and the city that also gave the world Marcel Desailly.
Unlike the former Chelsea captain, Michael remained in Africa into adulthood, beginning his club football at Liberty Professionals.
His profile was raised by a third-placed finish for Ghana in the Under 17 World Cup which led to a trial at Manchester United, but he eventually signed for French side Bastia.
At first he was used to fill a variety of positions across the defence but could not hold down a regular place. Then injury left a vacancy in midfield and Michael never looked back.
Bastia reached the French Cup Final in 2002 and the following summer he made the move to league champions Lyon for 7.8 million euro.
He was voted Player of the Year in France while at the club and shone as Lyon became one the Champions League's most feared teams, but he made no secret of his desire to move to the Premier League.
International Career
Michael arrived at Chelsea a full international, and has taken his international appearances to over 50 during his time at Stamford Bridge.
He represented his country at the 2006 World Cup, their first appearance at the tournament, and was immensely proud to play in the 2008 African Nations as part of the host team, though Ghana eventually finished third.
In late 2008 he sustained his cruciate ligament injury while playing for Ghana, and his most recent long-term knee problem also came on international duty at the 2010 African Nations, where he broke down in training and did not recover in time to take part in Africa's first World Cup in the summer. He spent over a year away from the international stage to ensure a full receovery but with a Chelsea season under his belt, he announced in May 2010 that he was once more available to play for Ghana.
>>Click here to visit Essien's official website.Michael grew up near Accra, capital of his homeland, and the city that also gave the world Marcel Desailly.
Unlike the former Chelsea captain, Michael remained in Africa into adulthood, beginning his club football at Liberty Professionals.
His profile was raised by a third-placed finish for Ghana in the Under 17 World Cup which led to a trial at Manchester United, but he eventually signed for French side Bastia.
At first he was used to fill a variety of positions across the defence but could not hold down a regular place. Then injury left a vacancy in midfield and Michael never looked back.
Bastia reached the French Cup Final in 2002 and the following summer he made the move to league champions Lyon for 7.8 million euro.
He was voted Player of the Year in France while at the club and shone as Lyon became one the Champions League's most feared teams, but he made no secret of his desire to move to the Premier League.
International Career
Michael arrived at Chelsea a full international, and has taken his international appearances to over 50 during his time at Stamford Bridge.
He represented his country at the 2006 World Cup, their first appearance at the tournament, and was immensely proud to play in the 2008 African Nations as part of the host team, though Ghana eventually finished third.
In late 2008 he sustained his cruciate ligament injury while playing for Ghana, and his most recent long-term knee problem also came on international duty at the 2010 African Nations, where he broke down in training and did not recover in time to take part in Africa's first World Cup in the summer. He spent over a year away from the international stage to ensure a full receovery but with a Chelsea season under his belt, he announced in May 2010 that he was once more available to play for Ghana.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 10 (4) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) | Goals |
| Chelsea | 2010 - 11 | League | 32 (1) | 3 |
| FA Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 7 (1) | 1 | ||
| Chelsea | 2009 - 10 | League | 13 (1) | 3 |
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 5 (1) | 1 | ||
| Chelsea | 2008 - 09 | League | 10 (1) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 5 (0) | 2 | ||
| Chelsea | 2007 - 08 | League | 23 (4) | 6 |
| FA Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 3 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 11 (1) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2006 - 07 | League | 33 (0) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 4 (1) | 1 | ||
| League Cup | 6 (0) | 1 | ||
| Euro Cups | 10 (0) | 2 | ||
| Chelsea | 2005 - 06 | League | 27 (4) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 3 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 6 (0) | 0 | ||
| Lyon | 2004 - 05 | League | 33 (1) | 5 |
| Euro Cups | 10 (0) | 5 | ||
| Lyon | 2003 - 04 | League | 25 (9) | 3 |
| Euro Cups | 7 (1) | 0 | ||
| Bastia | 2002 - 03 | League | 29 (0) | 6 |
| Bastia | 2001 - 02 | League | 23 (1) | 4 |
| Bastia | 2000 - 01 | League | 4 (8) | 1 |
| Name: | Oriol Romeu |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Date of Birth: | 24/09/1991 |
| Height: | 6' 0" (182cm) |
| Weight: | 12st 6lbs (79.0kg) |
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| Clubs: | Barcelona |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Chelsea careerOriol Romeu Vidal joined from Barcelona in August 2011, signing a four-year-contract.
Primarily a deep-lying midfielder, the 6ft Catalan can also play in central defence and is renowned for his strength and his expansive passing ability.
At the time of his arrival, Andre Villas-Boas said: 'It is a part of the squad in which we are struggling with numbers because of Michael Essien's injury and Oriol is a player with a bright future. He still has to evolve as a player.
'The Barcelona B team had a magnificent year in the Spanish second division, they finished third. Oriol had an injury during the season but he came back late on and was in time to play for the first team. So he is one of the most promising young players in that position.'
Romeu made his debut as a late substitute in our 2-1 win at Sunderland in early September, and followed that up with 90 minutes against Fulham in the Carling Cup.
The youngster's early-season form impressed, earning him 12 consecutive appearances over the tough Christmas and New Year schedule in the heart of the Blues midfield. However, niggling injuries kept him out of action throughout much of February and March.
Romeu struggled to establish himself as a regular under the stewardship of Roberto Di Matteo, making only a handful of appearances, most of which came as a substitute.
Pre-ChelseaRomeu began with Barcelona's smaller neighbours Espanyol before joining the famous Camp Nou academy in 2004, progressing through the ranks until a reserve team regular playing in Spain's second tier under former Spain international Luis Enrique.
Having overcome a knee injury during the season, he made his La Liga debut for the senior Barça side at the end of the 2010/11 campaign, coming on as a late substitute in a 0-0 draw against Deportivo La Coruna, having also appeared at the beginning of the campaign in a Spanish Supercup loss away at Sevilla.
International career
He was a runner-up with Spain in the European Championships at Under 19 level in 2010, beaten in the final by Gael Kakuta's France.
He was a runner-up with Spain in the European Championships at Under 19 level in 2010, beaten in the final by Gael Kakuta's France.
Aged 19, he was part of the Spain team that was competing in the Under 20 World Cup squad in Colombia at the time the move was finalised. They reached the quarter-finals before losing on penalties to eventual champions Brazil.
Oriol received an Under 21 call-up for the autumn internationals.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 11 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) | Goals |
| Barcelona | 2010 - 11 | League | 0 (1) | 0 |
| Name: | Ramires |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Date of Birth: | 24/03/1987 |
| Height: | 5' 11" (180cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 7lbs (73.0kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | Benfica |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Chelsea careerRamires Santos do Nascimento joined Chelsea in the summer of 2010 on a four-year contract after one season with Benfica.
A Chelsea debut arrived in a 2-0 win against Stoke in late August, Ramires appearing for the final few minutes in place of Michael Essien, before a first start at West Ham and full games against Blackpool in the Premier League and Newcastle in the Carling Cup.
In total there were 22 starts in his first campaign, providing a committed presence during the side's winless two months between November and December, and winning a late penalty at White Hart Lane that gave us the chance to beat Spurs.
A first Chelsea goal arrived in the 4-0 demolition of Bolton Wanderers in late January, and the mobbing he received showed how popular the player is at Stamford Bridge.
In late March he scored his second Chelsea goal, dancing between two Manchester City defenders before firing high into the top corner. It was a strike deemed worthy of the club's Goal of the Season award by supporters.
Ramires missed our pre-season tour of Asia due to Copa America duty, but returned to England in sparkling form, and has proven a key component of Andre Villas-Boas's new Chelsea, figuring as a regular on the right of a midfield three, and contributing greater drive going forward. Two early season goals against Swansea suggested a bright campaign ahead.
The Brazilian remained an important part of the midfield throughout the autumn and winter, before a medial ligament injury to his right knee in the FA Cup win at QPR threatened to keep him out for a month.
However, he only missed three games before returning and has played consistently since. His goalscoring has tended to come in spurts, with two four-in-six purple patches, including the second in our crucial 3-0 win over Valencia in early December.
Under Roberto Di Matteo, he has tended to feature as the right winger in a front three, providing more energy and defensive support down that flank, and he made a massive impact as the season drew to a close, developing a reputation as a big-game player.
Ramires scored the crucial third goal at Wembley as we beat Tottenham 5-1 in the FA Cup semi-final, before netting a sublime chip in the Camp Nou during our 2-2 draw in the Champions League semi-final, a game which also saw him pick up a booking which ruled him out of the Final.
It was Wembley joy for the likeable Brazilian once again when he opened the scoring in the FA Cup Final, racing on to a Juan Mata pass before driving past Pepe Reina, and while he plyed no part in our Champions League Final success, he had undoubtedly done as much as anybody to bask in the victory.
Pre-ChelseaRamires spent one season with Benfica in which he helped them storm to the Liga Sagres title, five points clear of Braga in second place.
During that campaign, the 23-year-old midfielder made 26 league appearances, scoring four times including a last-minute winner against Vitoria Guimaraes on his debut.
Rio-born Ramires signed for Benfica from Cruzeiro, on the day he earned his first call-up to the full Brazil squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup, a tournament they easily won, and he went on to help them qualify for the World Cup.
Comfortable in either the centre or the right of midfield, he spent just over two seasons in Belo Horizonte with Cruzeiro, whom he joined from Joinville in 2007, and became a state champion appearing in 61 league matches and scoring 10 times.
International careerRamires made his Brazil debut in the summer of 2009 and was an ever-present as they lifted the Confederations Cup in South Africa.
Picked in Dunga's 23-man squad for the World Cup a year later, he appeared in four of their five matches but was suspended for the 2-1 defeat to Holland in the quarter-finals after accumulating two yellow cards. His only start was against Chile in the first knockout round.
He also represented his country at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 28 (2) | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 6 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 10 (0) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) | Goals |
| Chelsea | 2010 - 11 | League | 22 (7) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 7 (1) | 0 | ||
| Benfica | 2009 - 10 | League | 23 (3) | 4 |
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 9 (0) | 0 | ||
| Name: | Frank Lampard |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of Birth: | 20/06/1978 |
| Height: | 6' 0" (184cm) |
| Weight: | 13st 12lbs (88.0kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | West Ham Utd, Swansea City (loan) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Chelsea careerLeague 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.
After a quiet start at the Bridge, with just 15 goals in two years following an £11 million transfer from West Ham, Frank bloomed into one of Europe's finest.
An early sign of what was to come was his commanding display against Arsenal's Patrick Vieira in an FA Cup Final defeat at the end of his first season, progress that was continued the following campaign.
In 2003/04, the first season under Roman Abramovich's ownership and Frank's third at the club, he retained his place despite many new arrivals and his phenomenal form was only beaten by Thierry Henry when English football's individual awards were handed out.
The top performances continued to come in 2004/05, as did the goals, Frank's powerful shooting firing Chelsea to the Premiership title that season as he top-scored from midfield with 13 in the League and 19 overall. There was no one more appropriate to score the two magical goals at Bolton that sealed the championship triumph.
The Sportswriters' Footballer of the Year that year and runner-up in the European and World Player of the Year voting for 2005, Frank continued to prove as close to indispensable as can be found in modern football as his team duplicated the Premiership success in 2005/06.
When in December 2005, he finally missed a game due to a virus infection, it brought to an end a new Premier League record of 164 consecutive appearances, since surpassed by goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
In 2006/07, his 62 games was the highest total by any Chelsea player in a single campaign and although the next year was affected by two rare injuries and bereavement, Frank continued to drive Chelsea on from midfield game after game after game and made it to the now regular 20-goal mark.
The injuries were unfortunate but genuine tragedy struck in April 2008 with the death of Frank's mother. His courage and nerve in scoring a vital Champions League semi-final penalty against Liverpool on his return from compassionate leave, followed by his dramatic equaliser in the Final, were among that season's strongest images.
Since then Lamps has become Chelsea's top scoring midfield player ever; and is the player to win the most international caps while a Chelsea player.
A five-year deal was signed in the summer of 2008, and he quickly got into goalscoring form, netting an audacious chip from the edge of the area at Hull in October that year, an automatic Chelsea Goal of the Season contender though eventually edged out by Michael Essien's Champions League volley against Barcelona.
As the performances of those around him began to wane, Frank's form remained consistent under Luiz Felipe Scolari, scoring key goals over Christmas 2008 to keep the team in touch with the league leaders.
The arrival of Guus Hiddink midway through the campaign brought extended freedom for Lampard, who repaid his coach with late goals in a league win over Wigan and a 4-4 Champions League thriller against Liverpool, before we eventually bowed out of Europe in controversial circumstances against Barcelona. There was however joy when his second-half strike won the 2009 FA Cup against Everton, his goal celebration a nod to that of his father's in an FA Cup semi-final 29 years earlier.
With an incredible 27 goals from central midfield in 2009/10 and a sack-full of assists as Chelsea won the Double, it seemed Frank was improving with age, especially factoring in his resistance to injury and his ability to avoid a single yellow card in the whole of that season.
His historic '09/'10 season began as it would end - at Wembley - where he contributed a Community Shield goal, helped set up another, and then buried a penalty in the successful shootout.
The 31-year-old actually went 10 games without a goal before four in three arrived in October.
After a penalty miss at Man City at the beginning of a difficult Christmas period, it was two successful penalties that dug the team out of trouble against Portsmouth and West Ham.
He bounced back from Champions League disappointment against Inter Milan in the first knockout round by banging in four league goals against Aston Villa in a 7-1 rout.
The feat, the second time he had achieved such a tally in a game, took him over the 150-goal mark for Chelsea and beyond Roy Bentley to become our third-highest scorer of all time.
After converting another penalty against Villa at Wembley to book a place in the FA Cup Final, the focus shifted to league football for the next five games, and it was there where Frank really delivered.
At Anfield there were major celebrations as he swept home Nicolas Anelka's centre to confirm crucial victory in the run-in.
In the final league game Frank won and took a penalty to put Carlo Ancelotti's team two goals to the good as we ran riot against Wigan, setting up the Double should we beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup Final.
It was a Drogba free-kick that broke the deadlock that Wembley May day, and even though Frank's final contribution was to drag a penalty wide at the death, he was there in the Royal Box to lift the trophy alongside John Terry.
The 2010/11 season was a rare one in the Lampard collection in that it was afflicted with lengthy injury. Recovering from a routine hernia op, he suffered a tendon injury at the top of his leg in training which lengthened the absence to four months during which team form declined.
He scored his second goal of the season in the first game of 2011 and still collected 13 goals by the end. On April 6th in a home Champions League game against Manchester United, he become only the fourth player to make 500 appearances for Chelsea.
This season has also featured the sideshow of Lampard slowly but surely edging towards Bobby Tambling's all-time club goalscoring record. It was a vintage Lampard performance at the Reebok, a very happy hunting ground for him and Chelsea, in early October as the midfielder hit a hat-trick and, despite turning a forthcoming 34th birthday in June, he is set to make 50 appearances once more this campaign.
He hit three goals on the spin at the start of 2012 and netted a crucial late penalty against Napoli to level the tie on aggregate, his 14th of the season.
As the season drew to a close, Lampard's ability and experience, as so often in the past, rose to the fore. He scored a sublime free-kick in the 5-1 FA Cup semi-final win against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, as well as teeing up Didier Drogba for what proved to be the winning goal in the Final of the same competition.
He finished the season by skippering the side for the Champions League Final in Munich in John Terry's absence, and capped a wonderful display by lifting the trophy alongside the suspended captain after scoring our third penalty in the shoot-out.
Pre-ChelseaIronically, Frank's ever-present habit was one of the reasons why he was under-appreciated by some at the club that nurtured him.
With Frank's father the West Ham first team coach when the teenager broke into the first team there, sections of the support at Upton Park cried nepotism over the son's regular place in their side. He was ever-present in the Hammers team that finished fifth in '98/'99 and was capped for England the next season.
However when manager Harry Redknapp and Frank senior were sacked in 2001, it was time for Frank to move on and although Leeds was a possible destination at the time, it was across London the player went as he sought a club where he could take his career to the next level.
International goalAfter a debut against Belgium in 1999, Frank would have to wait until June 2003 to feature for a full 90 minutes in an England shirt, and he scored his first goal that August against Croatia.
He was well worth his place in the Euro 2004 team and was voted the England team's Player of the Year after three goals in four tournament games, and he won the poll again in 2005.
That made it all the more surprising when Frank failed to register on the score sheet in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, despite shooting more frequently than anyone.
It drew outside criticism, his years of incredibly consistent achievement seemingly forgotten, but after a lean spell under Steve McClaren he returned to goalscoring form under Fabio Capello, and Frank's critics began to re-evaluate their opinions and he was finally being appreciated in an England shirt too.
Unlike in 2006, Frank went into the 2010 World Cup in red-hot scoring form, even by his own extraordinary standards.
However as Capello played with the jigsaw of England's midfield, Frank's goal threat again appeared diminished although he was one of the best players against Slovenia in the third group game, and was infamously denied his first World Cup goal by a ludicrous linesman's decision as England exited versus Germany.
A hernia operation meant he sat out the beginning of England's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign but he returned in 2011 with goals and victories with the three lions on his chest. No Chelsea player has won more international caps while playing for the club.
Frank took the captain's armband for England's friendly against Spain in November, scoring the only goal of the game.
Sadly for him, however, after being named in Roy Hodgson's final squad for the tournament, he picked up a hamstring injury shortly after joining up with his teammates and was ruled out of the tournament.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 26 (4) | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 8 (4) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Chelsea careerOn moving to Stamford Bridge, Fernando Torres became the first striker to wear the number 9 jersey since Hernan Crespo in the 2005/06 season, but took 14 games before he found the net, a joyously received effort on a sodden Stamford Bridge pitch against West Ham.
It remained his only goal for the Blues that season but with a rare summer of recuperation following, hopes are high that 2011/12 will see the Fernando Torres that tormented Chelsea so much when he was wearing red.
Form in the new campaign has been encouraging, an opening day display at Stoke lacked only a goal, which came at Old Trafford in a 3-1 defeat against Manchester United, but his afternoon will be remembered not for the instinctive flick over David De Gea's head but the missed open goal that followed in the closing stages.
The Spaniard bounced back quickly to open the scoring against Swansea with a smart touch and finish though, but he was then sent off, forcing him to miss three domestic games. In Europe though, he then netted twice in the 5-0 Champions League victory over Genk before enduring a frustrating spell in front of goal throughout the autumn and winter period.
His effort and general play in creating for team mates ensured the supporters continued to stick with him though, and recent positive performances have been rewarded, with three goals in a fortnight at the end of March and a crucial assist for Salomon Kalou in Lisbon against Benfica.
The most memorable moment of his season was undoubtedly scoring the equalising goal in the Camp Nou as we came from behind to draw 2-2, securing our place in the Champions League Final, while a hat-trick against Queens Park Rangers seemed to suggest that the Spaniard is slowly recapturing the kind of form which made us secure his services initially.
Pre-ChelseaAged 26 at the time of his move from Liverpool, he had netted 65 goals in 102 league appearances for the Reds and 81 in 142 games in all competitions.
He originally moved to the Premier League aged 23 having spent the previous 12 years at Atletico Madrid, a club based a few miles from the town of his birth on the outskirts of the capital city.
In his time at Atletico, 'El Nino' (The Kid - his nickname in Spain) was the club's youngest player and youngest captain. His debut came aged 17 and he took the armband two years later.
His first full season there was a quiet start with just six goals from 36 league appearances, but that became 13 from 29 games the next year and the 20-goal mark was reached in 2003/04, Fernando's most prolific season in Spain and the year of his debut for the national side.
The player's subsequent emergence on the international stage and 75 goals in 174 Spanish top-flight games meant many clubs across Europe were after his signature and he chose to work under compatriot Rafael Benitez at Liverpool.
The transfer in July 2007 was valued at approximately £20 million, Luis Garcia going the other way, and Fernando's first goal for the Merseysiders was against Chelsea at Anfield, opening the scoring in a 1-1 draw after getting the better of Tal Ben-Haim. It was the first of seven goals in seven games against Chelsea. It is his best return against any English club.
He scored three hat-tricks on the way to 33 goals in his first season in England, becoming the first Liverpool player since a previous wearer of the number 9 shirt, Robbie Fowler, to break the 30-goal mark in one season.
His second season returned 17 goals (injury reducing his number of appearances) as his side finished second, three points and one place above Chelsea in the league table. In the 2009/10 season, despite Liverpool dropping down the table to seventh, Fernando accumulated a very healthy 22 goals in 32 games.
Before joining the Blues midway through 2010/11, Fernando made 26 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 11 times including both goals in Chelsea's November defeat at Anfield.
International career
He headed to the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 already a winner of the European Championships at senior international level.
In his teenage years, Fernando had achieved top-scorer status for his country in both the Under 16 and Under 19 European Championships and he scored his first goal for the senior side against Italy aged 20, seven months after his first cap.
In the 2006 World Cup in Germany he scored three times in the group stage but Spain were beaten by France in the first knockout round. However there was no stopping his nation two years later at Euro 2008, Fernando scoring once on the way to the final and the only goal in that match in Vienna as Germany were defeated. It was Spain's first major piece of silverware since 1964.
In South Africa, Fernando struggled for full fitness and form having undergone surgery in April. As a result, Barcelona's Pedro took his place for a semi-final triumph over Germany.
Coach Vicente Del Bosque also left him out of the starting line-up for the final. Instead he came on in extra-time in the 1-0 win over Holland although he tore a muscle before the end.
No longer an automatic starter, he remains an important squad member for the Spanish, who comfortably tied up their place in next summer's European Championships, to be played in Ukraine and Poland.
Torres was selected as part of the squad for the tournament and scored his first international goal in a warm-up match against South Korea.
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| Name: | Juan Mata |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Date of Birth: | 28/04/1988 |
| Height: | 5' 7" (170cm) |
| Weight: | 9st 8lbs (61.0kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | Valencia |
| Position: | Striker |
Chelsea career
Mata became the third Spaniard to join Chelsea in 2011, following international team-mate and fellow World Cup-winner Fernando Torres and Oriol Romeu, who arrived from Barcelona earlier in August 2011.
Primarily a left-winger, he can also operate down the middle and has outlined his desire to adapt quickly to English football. Yossi Benayoun's anticipated departure, eventually to Arsenal on loan, freed up his favoured number 10 jersey.
He certainly looked at home on his debut, appearing as a substitute against Norwich City and slotting home the final goal in a 3-1 win in late August.
That positive performance has been consistently replicated throughout his first season in English football, with 11 goals notched up by the end of March, including a crucial away goal in Naples, a winning penalty against QPR in the FA Cup and a stunning volley against Manchester United in early February.
The mercurial Mata has certainly made himself a fans' favourite, and a recent switch to a more central role in between the main striker has allowed him greater licence to roam and create from a central position. His importance is evident by the fact he has missed just one game since December, remaining a constant in the team under both Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo.
He starred in the FA Cup Final against Liverpool, laying on the opening goal for Ramires, and while he missed our first penalty in the Champions League Final shoot-out, he ended his first season in England with two medals and a club Player of the Year award.
Pre-Chelsea
Mata is the son of a former professional, Juan, who represented Burgos and Salamanca. Juan Jr began his career in Real Madrid's famed Academy as a striker, but was allowed to move to Valencia in the summer of 2007.
In his first season he gradually played his way into the side, and appeared at Stamford Bridge as a substitute in a Champions League dead rubber. At the end of the season he scored in the Copa Del Rey final, and was voted the club's Young Player of the Year.
After four years at the Mestalla, in which he scored 43 times in 179 appearances, Mata spoke with Andre Villas-Boas and was convinced Stamford Bridge was the place for him despite interest from other clubs.
International
Juan was a part of the Spain squad that won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, having made his debut in 2009. He made one appearance as a substitute during the tournament, replacing Fernando Torres.
Upon signing for Chelsea he had 12 senior caps, but is also an experienced Under 21 international, and captained Spain to glory at the 2011 European Championships, being voted into the Team of the Tournament.
He was selected as part of Spain's squad for the European Championships.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 29 (5) | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 7 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 11 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) | Goals |
| Valencia | 2010 - 11 | League | 31 (2) | 8 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 5 (2) | 1 | ||
| Valencia | 2009 - 10 | League | 30 (5) | 9 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 10 (2) | 5 | ||
| Valencia | 2008 - 09 | League | 35 (2) | 11 |
| FA Cup | 1 (1) | 1 | ||
| Euro Cups | 3 (3) | 1 | ||
| Valencia | 2007 - 08 | League | 17 (7) | 5 |
| FA Cup | 6 (1) | 4 | ||
| Euro Cups | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
Name: | Mikel |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Date of Birth: | 22/04/1987 |
| Height: | 6' 2" (188cm) |
| Weight: | 13st 8lbs (86.0kg) |
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| Clubs: | Lyn Oslo |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Chelsea careerFollowing 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.
Having smoothed out some rough edges both on and off the pitch, manager Jose Mourinho increasingly used Mikel's talent in the holding midfield role, especially when requiring a longer range of passing than other options including the feted Claude Makelele. As a junior Mikel had played more as an attacking midfielder.
Named Chelsea Young Player of the Year, he survived an injury scare the week before the 2007 FA Cup Final to play the whole game. Chelsea beat Manchester United in the first final at the new Wembley.
The 2007/08 campaign saw Mikel continue to grow in the 'Makelele' role, and by the end of it he had played more games than the old master of the position.
There were hitches. An unfortunate sending off at Old Trafford in Avram Grant's first game was followed by another red card in a Carling Cup semi-final against Everton, his fourth since joining Chelsea.
He started the 2008 Carling Cup Final defeat by Spurs shortly after his return from the Africa Cup of Nations but then spent a spell out of the side before ending his second season with responsibility in some important games, including a home win over Manchester United when he was outstanding, although he remained on the bench for the Champions League Final against the same opposition.
Top displays became more commonplace in the 2008/09 season when, with Michael Essien injured for much of the campaign, Mikel became the permanent anchor man - his calm touch a major contribution to the 2009 FA Cup win over Everton.
One item that has remained lacking from the midfielder's game is goals, much like his former mentor Makelele.
Two in his first season, both FA Cup goals in the January of 2007 against lower league opposition, have not been added to since, though as he says, there are plenty of others in the midfield who can contribute goals, allowing him to concentrate on stopping them.
Further injury to Essien in 2009/10 ensured that for the second season running Mikel was the primary choice as deep-lying midfielder. On his return from the Africa Cup of Nations in February he started every game until his own knee and ankle problems in mid-April ruled him out of the season's two-trophy climax, and the first African World Cup Finals. He did however have his first league championship winners' medal.
Mikel's own on-pitch discipline problems are long behind him. He was only booked four times in a Double-winning campaign spent in a highly-competitive area of the pitch.
Carlo Ancelotti revealed he was a similar player in a similar position in his youth but was able to use Essien more in 2010/11 and Mikel spent a period out the side, due to injury and when a 4-4-2 formation was adopted for a period.
Mikel did however pass the 200-game milestone for Chelsea during the season and started all but 10 league games.
The Nigerian began the new campaign in Andre Villas-Boas's new-look midfield, starting four of the opening five games, and remained a regular before a thigh injury around Christmas meant he didn't feature for the Blues for almost two months.
Since then however, he has re-emerged as a regular in midfield, starting six of our nine games in a busy March and impressing under Roberto Di Matteo with a more attacking outlook, playing more forward passes and dominating from his deep position.
Pre-Chelsea
Mikel became a squad addition the summer after Chelsea had secured a second straight league title. An agreement had been reached with Manchester United and Norwegian club Lyn Oslo that allowed Chelsea to sign the then 19-year-old Nigerian midfielder for a combined £16 million.
Mikel became a squad addition the summer after Chelsea had secured a second straight league title. An agreement had been reached with Manchester United and Norwegian club Lyn Oslo that allowed Chelsea to sign the then 19-year-old Nigerian midfielder for a combined £16 million.
A powerfully-built young man with exceptional ball skills, his standing as one of the brightest young talents in the game had been confirmed at the African Cup of Nations earlier that year, his senior international debut having come in August 2005.
Previously Mikel had starred in the 2005 Fifa Under 20 World Youth Championships where he was voted the tournament's second best player as Nigeria made the final. The player trained with Chelsea for one week in the winter of 2004 and José Mourinho had seen enough to wish to sign him.
The then manager said: 'Everybody was in love, not just me. The players were amazed at a young boy coming and training with us with such quality.
'Later we saw him in the African Cup of Nations playing like a giant. He was at an unbelievable level and we know what a player he can be.'
InternationalMikel made his debut for Nigeria in 2005, the then 18 year-old coming on as a second half substitute in a 1-0 friendly win over Libya.
His next appearance for the Nigerian side came against Zimbabwe in the second group game of the 2006 African Nations Cup. Having started the match as a substitute, he made an immediate impression upon coming on, grabbing a goal and assist within 10 minutes. This earned him a first competitive start against Senegal in the final group game, a match which was won 2-1.
His fortunes took a turn for the worse over the next two years, getting suspended for not turning up to an international but then securing a place in Nigeria's 2008 African Nations Cup squad after bridges were rebuilt.
Nigeria were a surprise package, eventually losing to an Essien-less Ghana in the semi-finals. For Mikel there was an unfamiliar role of playmaker just behind the Nigeria strikers and he was their outstanding performer, scoring a goal and making an assist in one game. Injury ruled him out of the 2010 World Cup.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 15 (7) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 5 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 7 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) | Goals |
| Chelsea | 2010 - 11 | League | 28 (0) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 5 (1) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2009 - 10 | League | 21 (4) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 4 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2008 - 09 | League | 33 (1) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 5 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 9 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2007 - 08 | League | 21 (8) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 1 (3) | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2006 - 07 | League | 10 (12) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 5 (1) | 2 | ||
| League Cup | 3 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 6 (3) | 0 | ||
| Lyn Oslo | 2005 - 06 | League | 2 (0) | 0 |
| Lyn Oslo | 2004 - 05 | League | 4 (0) | 1 |
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 games before an injury setback at the end of November kept him out until Boxing Day. With his natural left-footedness, Malouda provided balance and width to an emerging three-pronged attack with his friend from earlier playing days in France, Didier Drogba, and Nicolas Anelka.
Under Guus Hiddink, Malouda started to show a consistency to his game that had been missing. Assists, running and goals began to become regular facets as he played a key role in FA Cup semi-final success over Arsenal, while in the Champions League semi-final he denied Lionel Messi the space he needed in the Camp Nou to hurt the Blues in Ashley Cole's absence. Unfortunately Chelsea lost out in the second leg in controversial fashion.
Back at Wembley it was Florent's cross that set up Drogba's equaliser in the 2009 FA Cup Final against Everton and he and Ashley Cole spent the first half tormenting Tony Hibbert to the degree that the right-back was taken off at the interval. Florent was denied his own Wembley goal on a victorious day when a tremendous drive cannoned back off the crossbar.
He continued to go from strength to strength in 2009/10, building on his solid finish to the previous campaign.
The Frenchman made Carlo Ancelotti's early selections and by the end of the season he had cemented his place in the starting line-up. He was instrumental in a number of historic wins and netted 15 goals throughout an industrious campaign.
That was an important measurement of his abilities but just as vital were the assists. Malouda helped set up 12 of Chelsea's League goals, including his cross which Joe Cole back-heeled over the line against Manchester United as we beat out title rivals 2-1 at Old Trafford.
He was a versatile member of the team, playing as a midfielder rather than a wide man in a 4-3-3 towards the season's end and he even moved back into the left-back position away against Inter Milan when bothAshley Cole and Yury Zhirkov were unavailable.
He ended the 2009/10 season with another FA Cup Final appearance and a winners' medal to add the Premier League one handed out a week earlier. He was Chelsea Players' Player of the Year.
Both his and the team's form were carried over to the commencement of 2010/11 and a couple of months in, Florent was the Premier League's top scorer. However as important players were lost to injury and illness, and results declined as winter set in, his form suffered too and he scored just one league goal in three months.
Although the season ultimately ended trophyless, Florent rediscovered his influence towards to the end and finished the team's league top scorer with a career-best 13 goals and a good total of assists too.
The 2011-12 season has seen the Frenchman still very much involved in first-team affairs, with over 30 appearances, although perhaps more frustrating is his limited league starts this campaign. He started the season very much involved in Andre Villas-Boas's side, scoring a late winner in our first home match against West Brom, although that remains the sole Chelsea strike in 2011-12 for last season's top league goalscorer.
Pre-Chelsea Lyon was Florent's third club. He began his career in Paris with lower league Châteauroux where he played two seasons before moving up the ladder to Guingamp.
In Brittany he teamed up with Didier Drogba and his impressive form over three seasons attracted the attention of Lyon.
Arriving at his new club the same season as Michael Essien, the two shared in championship success, Florent staying at the Stade Gerland long enough to win a hat-trick of league titles while starring in Champions League displays.
InternationalFlorent quickly became a regular for France after making his debut against Poland in November 2004. He was a prominent member of the French team that reached the final of the 2006 World Cup, winning the penalty that Zinedine Zidane converted to open the scoring in a match that they would eventually lose on penalties.
He remained a fixture in and around the French XI, and was a key part of the Euro 2008 qualification campaign although, similar to many of his compatriots, he endured a disappointing tournament, losing his place for the final group game as the team ended bottom.
He netted the only goal in France's dismal 2010 World Cup campaign, pulling a goal back against South Africa to make it 1-2. In September 2010 he stood in as captain against Belarus due to Patrice Evra's five-game suspension that came out of summer tournament.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 11 (15) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 2 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 5 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 games before an injury setback at the end of November kept him out until Boxing Day. With his natural left-footedness, Malouda provided balance and width to an emerging three-pronged attack with his friend from earlier playing days in France, Didier Drogba, and Nicolas Anelka.
Under Guus Hiddink, Malouda started to show a consistency to his game that had been missing. Assists, running and goals began to become regular facets as he played a key role in FA Cup semi-final success over Arsenal, while in the Champions League semi-final he denied Lionel Messi the space he needed in the Camp Nou to hurt the Blues in Ashley Cole's absence. Unfortunately Chelsea lost out in the second leg in controversial fashion.
Back at Wembley it was Florent's cross that set up Drogba's equaliser in the 2009 FA Cup Final against Everton and he and Ashley Cole spent the first half tormenting Tony Hibbert to the degree that the right-back was taken off at the interval. Florent was denied his own Wembley goal on a victorious day when a tremendous drive cannoned back off the crossbar.
He continued to go from strength to strength in 2009/10, building on his solid finish to the previous campaign.
The Frenchman made Carlo Ancelotti's early selections and by the end of the season he had cemented his place in the starting line-up. He was instrumental in a number of historic wins and netted 15 goals throughout an industrious campaign.
That was an important measurement of his abilities but just as vital were the assists. Malouda helped set up 12 of Chelsea's League goals, including his cross which Joe Cole back-heeled over the line against Manchester United as we beat out title rivals 2-1 at Old Trafford.
He was a versatile member of the team, playing as a midfielder rather than a wide man in a 4-3-3 towards the season's end and he even moved back into the left-back position away against Inter Milan when bothAshley Cole and Yury Zhirkov were unavailable.
He ended the 2009/10 season with another FA Cup Final appearance and a winners' medal to add the Premier League one handed out a week earlier. He was Chelsea Players' Player of the Year.
Both his and the team's form were carried over to the commencement of 2010/11 and a couple of months in, Florent was the Premier League's top scorer. However as important players were lost to injury and illness, and results declined as winter set in, his form suffered too and he scored just one league goal in three months.
Although the season ultimately ended trophyless, Florent rediscovered his influence towards to the end and finished the team's league top scorer with a career-best 13 goals and a good total of assists too.
The 2011-12 season has seen the Frenchman still very much involved in first-team affairs, with over 30 appearances, although perhaps more frustrating is his limited league starts this campaign. He started the season very much involved in Andre Villas-Boas's side, scoring a late winner in our first home match against West Brom, although that remains the sole Chelsea strike in 2011-12 for last season's top league goalscorer.
Pre-Chelsea Lyon was Florent's third club. He began his career in Paris with lower league Châteauroux where he played two seasons before moving up the ladder to Guingamp.
In Brittany he teamed up with Didier Drogba and his impressive form over three seasons attracted the attention of Lyon.
Arriving at his new club the same season as Michael Essien, the two shared in championship success, Florent staying at the Stade Gerland long enough to win a hat-trick of league titles while starring in Champions League displays.
InternationalFlorent quickly became a regular for France after making his debut against Poland in November 2004. He was a prominent member of the French team that reached the final of the 2006 World Cup, winning the penalty that Zinedine Zidane converted to open the scoring in a match that they would eventually lose on penalties.
He remained a fixture in and around the French XI, and was a key part of the Euro 2008 qualification campaign although, similar to many of his compatriots, he endured a disappointing tournament, losing his place for the final group game as the team ended bottom.
He netted the only goal in France's dismal 2010 World Cup campaign, pulling a goal back against South Africa to make it 1-2. In September 2010 he stood in as captain against Belarus due to Patrice Evra's five-game suspension that came out of summer tournament.
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| Name: | Jose Bosingwa |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Date of Birth: | 24/08/1982 |
| Height: | 6' 0" (183cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 11lbs (75.0kg) |
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| Clubs: | Porto, Boavista |
| Position: | Defender |
Chelsea CareerJose Bosingwa brought with him pace, energy and guile to the right-back spot after arriving from Porto in the summer of 2008.
The Portuguese international's first campaign in England was characterised by his ability to get forward and cause problems in the opposition's half, scoring two superb goals away against Stoke and West Brom.
He didn't just attack though, his speed was equally useful in defensive situations where he demonstrated an ability to cover for team-mates, while he rarely gave the ball away.
Beginning his new life in England under former national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, he was first choice on the right of defence, also proving capable of filling in at left-back, as he did so admirably while marking Lionel Messi in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona in 2009, restricting the normally unstoppable Argentinian to a bit-part role in the game.
By that stage Scolari had been replaced by Guus Hiddink and Jose was in the team for the high point of the Dutchman's tenure, the 2009 FA Cup win over Everton. He played 48 games that season, including 34 out of the 38 league games.
However Jose's second season, 2009/10, ended in the October with a knee injury worse than initially feared.
Only a sub as we won the Community Shield at Wembley in August 2009, his introduction at half-time sparked a comeback and penalty shootout victory.
He was in the starting 11 against Hull for the league opener but was suspended for two European games due to comments made about referee Tom Henning Ovrebo following the infamous home game against Barcelona the season before.
Jose limped off midway through a match against Aston Villa with his knee complaint and although Carlo Ancelotti hoped to have his man back within days, surgery was required in November 2009.
When a full return was still not possible in March, the decision was taken for another operation that would rule him out of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. His eight league appearances that season were not enough for a league winners' medal.
His return came a year after the injury and against the same opposition, Aston Villa, and with Branislav Ivanovic required for centre-back duty with Alex injured for the mid part of the 2010/11 season, Jose again saw regular action at right-back. Although he scored an unfortunate own-goal decider at Wolves in the second game of January, he started all but four games in the first three months of the new year.
However following a Champions League quarter-final home defeat by Manchester United in the April when there were questions raised about his defending for the goal, he did not start again under Ancelotti with a knee injury ending the season a few weeks early.
The 2011-12 campaign began with Jose firmly part of Andre Villas-Boas's plans, starting 14 of the opening 16 games of the season and scoring a cracker against Norwich City at the end of August. However, there have been low points also for the defender, not least in the 1-0 league defeat to QPR at Loftus Road, where he was harshly sent off after 10 minutes for a professional foul.
He has continued to be a useful squad member though, despite a few injury problems disrupting his momentum throughout 2012, and he has been a regular through the absence of John Terry, withBranislav Ivanovic frequently filling in at centre-back, a position Jose himself filled expertly in a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane in December, despite no previous experience there.
Pre-ChelseaJose agreed terms with Chelsea prior to Euro 2008, agreeing a three-year deal to sign from Porto, where he had spent the previous five seasons since signing from Boavista in 2003.
While with Porto, he was a team-mate of our own Paulo Ferreira as well as former Blues Carvalho and Maniche, and established himself as first-choice right-back upon Ferreira's switch to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2004.
Used just 13 times in his first season by José Mourinho, Bosingwa became a regular during 2004/05, eventually playing over 100 times.
He played twice against Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge in September 2004 in our 3-1 group stage win over the reigning European champions (he was an unused sub for the away fixture) and in the first leg of 2006/07's first knockout round, a 1-1 draw in Porto.
The player's consistency for his club allowed him to break into the Portugal squad, where he became the regular right-back when fit.
Born in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, the same birthplace as Claude Makelele, José Bosingwa da Silva moved to Portugal at an early age and was recruited by Boavista where he developed his all-round game - solid at the back, energetic down the flanks and incisive in attack.
InternationalA former Portugal Under 21 international, Jose made his debut for the full national side in May 2007, and was first choice at right-back at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland shortly after his transfer to Chelsea was finalised. Under his soon-to-be club manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, Jose and Portugal made it through to the quarter-finals where they were beaten by the Germans, Michael Ballack scoring the winner. Jose was named in the team of the tournament.
He also represented his nation at the 2004 Olympics but injury cost him participation in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| League | 24 (3) | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| FA Cup | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Euro Cups | 7 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Porto | 2006 - 07 | League | 25 (0) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chelsea careerChelsea 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.
As brave as they come and a superb reader of the game, sound technique and distribution make him more than just a defenders' defender.
Born in east London, John has been with Chelsea since the age of 14 when he was initially a medium-build midfielder.
Filling in as youth team centre-back one day due to a lack of alternatives, he has never looked back, aided by a rapid growth in physical stature.
A short and successful loan spell at Nottingham Forest helped the maturing process and having taken on board lessons first hand from the likes of Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf, he was voted Chelsea Player of the Year just two seasons after his debut.
He took the captaincy, having understudied Desailly, in 2004 and led the club to the elusive title in his very first year with the armband.
With the Carling Cup also lifted, John became one of only four Chelsea captains to skipper the club to major honours and he more than played his part on the pitch in 2004/05 with a succession of world-class displays and eight crucial goals.
He was voted PFA Player of the Year by his fellow professionals, the first Chelsea winner of the accolade.
John's incredible consistency continued in 2005/06 when injury in the final week robbed him of a full house of Premiership games as he lifted the trophy for a second time.
He scored seven times in all competitions and was voted Chelsea Player of the Year for a second time.
Although he already had well over 300 club appearances to his name, the 2006/07 season was interrupted by prolonged injury as a back problem and related difficulties took time to repair.
However he was back and fighting in plenty of time to become the first to lift the FA Cup at the new Wembley.
Injuries limited him to 37 appearances from a possible 62 in 2007/08. Knee, cheek, foot and elbow injuries all took their toll on the man then manager Avram Grant described as 'bionic', but he was still there barking orders in Moscow in our first Champions League final.
Charged with converting our fifth spot kick in the Luzhniki Stadium to bring the trophy back to London, he slipped on a sodden pitch and saw his effort hit the post.
Held in the highest regard by all at the club, JT bounced back quickly in 2008/09 to lead in new eras under Luiz Felipe Scolari and then Guus Hiddink, his form rarely deviating from outstanding.
A number of defensive performances stood out as the captain maintained his best run of games for some time, despite red cards against Manchester City (rescinded) and Everton.
His greatest hour of the campaign was the near faultless display in the Camp Nou, earning a 0-0 draw against a Barcelona team that had scored freely all season.
Though we were never in the league race after the beginning of February, John still got his hands on silverware as he captained an FA Cup-winning side for the second time.
In 2009/10 JT turned in another season of remarkable consistency in which he was rewarded by becoming the first Chelsea captain to lift the Double.
On the field, Terry did not miss a game through injury, and while others around him suffered with fitness - every other Chelsea defender had a prolonged absence at some point in the season - it was he who played out the entire campaign alongside either Ricardo Carvalho, Branislav Ivanovic or Alex.
Against Manchester United at home, the captain rose highest to head the game's only goal and when headlines about his personal life began to appear, his response was predictable, heading home a winner at Burnley to seize three points.
He was again on the scoresheet to see us into the FA Cup semi-finals. Having lifted his third Premier League trophy a week early, he did the same with the FA Cup after overcoming a metatarsal scare, and almost netted after heading against the crossbar.
His second season under Carlo Ancelotti saw Terry maintain his form when many around him lost theirs during a bad midwinter.Results especially suffered when the skipper was injured for a two-week spell in the November.
Although 2010/11 was a rare one without trophies for John, in the April at home to Spurs he reached a major personal landmark of 500 Chelsea games, only the fifth player to reach that total, and he has been a figure of consistency once more in the current campaign.
Terry's displays have been characteristically solid despite a string of injuries in 2011/12, the most serious of which was a knee injury sustained in early January that kept him out for eight games, having played for most of the month while in pain. It was a remarkably speedy return after surgery in February though, that saw him back for the dramatic second-leg win over Napoli, in which he netted a crucial second.
It has in fact been his most prolific season in front of goal since the title-winning 2005-06 season and, whether alongside David Luiz, Gary Cahill or Ivanovic, the captain has continued to stand out.
Terry suffered a major blow when he was ruled out of the Champions League Final against Bayern Munich after being dismissed in the semi-final second leg clash with Barcelona. However, he was allowed to lift the trophy alongside Frank Lampard and, after picking up the FA Cup only a matter of weeks earlier, it will go down as another memorable season for the skipper.
International John was handed his England debut in June 2003 against Serbia and Montenegro, and was first choice for his country at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, taking on the captaincy under Steve McClaren following that tournament.
Chelsea's first homegrown to be capped by England since Ray Wilkins in the mid 70s, Terry became our first England skipper of the professional age, although the armband was taken away by Fabio Capello in February 2010 following media stories about John's private life.
Having already lifted the FA Cup there for his club, John became the scorer of the first international goal at the new Wembley, heading home the opener in England's 1-1 draw with Brazil.
With injury having robbed him of the chance to repair England's faltering Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, he led his country to qualification for the South Africa World Cup in 2010, and played in all four of his country's games, supplying a rare memorable moment in that tournament when he attempted a diving horizontal block, with his head, a mere foot off the ground against Slovenia.
In March 2011 he was reappointed England captain on a full-time basis by Capello, but saw the armband removed once more a year later. He will continue to give his all for his country, and if fit will be a dead-cert for a starting place at Euro 2012.
Chelsea careerGary Cahill signed for Chelsea in mid-January 2012.
He became the fifth current England international in the squad and on moving to Stamford Bridge from Bolton Wanderers, and took the number 24 shirt.
He didn't get his first Blues appearances for a couple of weeks as Andre Villas-Boas chose to give him time to acclimatise in west London, but did start the dramatic 3-3 draw with Manchester United and, despite the comeback from the visitors, looked to be showing the early signs of a promising partnership with David Luiz.
Since then Cahill has been regularly involved, as knocks to central defenders have given him opportunities, and he has also shown the goalscoring prowess previously on display at former club Bolton and with the England national team, netting two in two during March, forging a new relationship with John Terry that he will be hoping to replicate on the international stage during the summer's European Championships.
Cahill enjoyed arguably his most impressive game in a Chelsea shirt during the 1-0 Champions League semi-final first leg victory over Barcelona, but having picked up an injury in the return, he missed the last month of the season, including the FA Cup Final win against Liverpool at Wembley.
However, having been passed fit only days ahead of the Champions League Final, Cahill started the game against Bayern Munich and played the full 120 minutes, picking up a Champions League winners' medal and ending a memorable season in the best possible fashion.
Pre-ChelseaBorn in Sheffield in December 1985, Cahill joined Aston Villa's Academy as a 15-year-old but joined Burnley on a half-season loan in late 2004, making his Football League debut in a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
He made 32 appearances in all competitions for the Clarets, winning both Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at Turf Moor before returning to Villa's first-team setup in late 2005, making his bow in an 8-3 win against Wycombe in the League Cup, but it was not until April that he made a Premier League appearance in a 5-0 defeat at Arsenal.
The defender kept his place however and began the next season at the centre of defence under Martin O' Neill, but after just two appearances in 2007/08 he went out on loan again, signing for Sheffield United in the Championship, scoring twice in 16 games for the Bramall Lane club.
A £5 million move to Bolton followed in January 2008 and Cahill quickly settled at the Reebok Stadium, becoming a fixture in Gary Megson's side and helping them avoid relegation.
Form at club level had remained consistently high under the guidance of Owen Coyle, and he played 36 league games during 2010/11, but stated he would not be signing a new contract for the Lancashire club when his current deal expired in 2012.
This led to interest from a number of top clubs but it was Stamford Bridge Cahill favoured as a destination.
International careerAn England Under 21 international since early 2007, Cahill was added to the England squad for a World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan in June 2009, but had to wait until September2010 for a debut, when he replaced the injured Michael Dawson to partner John Terry in a 4-0 win over Bulgaria.
In March 2011, Cahill made his first England start in a friendly against Ghana, and scored his first international goal away in Bulgaria in September.
After impressing during his first five months at Stamford Bridge, Cahill was selected as part of the 23-man England squad for the European Championships. However, in the final warm-up game before departure, he collided with goalkeeper Joe Hart, fracturing his jaw in two places, and was subsequently ruled out of the tournament.
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