Florent Johan Malouda born 13 June 1980 is a French footballer who plays as a left winger for Chelsea of the Premier League and for the French national team.
Malouda made his debut for France on 17 November 2004 in a match against Poland. He then became a squad regular, scoring his first goal for his country on May 31, 2005 against Hungary.
After playing almost throughout France's qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Malouda earned a call up to the final squad. Malouda continued to play regularly in the tournament, where the French eventually lost on penalties to Italy in the final. He won a penalty for France in that game, which was converted by Zin�dine Zidane. To date, Malouda has scored five goals in 63 appearances for the France national football team.
On June 22, 2010, during the 2010 World Cup, Malouda scored a goal during the match against host nation South Africa, which ended in a 2�1 defeat in favour of Bafana Bafana.It was the only goal scored by France during their campaign in the group stage before they were eliminated in last place, having drawn 0�0 with Uruguay, and losing 2�0 to Mexico. Malouda also played in the final game scoring to pull one back to make it 1�2 but they still lost to South Africa On September 3, 2010, Malouda was handed the captain's armband in France's first Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus, while a five-game suspension was being served by the previous captain, Patrice Evra. France went on to lose the match 1�0.
FLORENT MALOUDA PROFILE
Full name: Florent Johan Malouda
Date of birth: 13 June 1980
Place of birth: Cayenne, France
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1/2 in)
Playing position: Left winger
Club information
Current club: Chelsea
Number: 15
Youth career
ASC Remir�
Senior career*
1996�2000 Ch�teauroux 59 (5)
2000�2003 Guingamp 92 (15)
2003�2007 Lyon 138 (25)
2007� Chelsea 111 (29)
National team�
2004� France 63 (5)
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