Bonaventure Kalou

Date of birth12 January 1978
Place of birthOumé
NationalityIvorian
Weight77 kg
Height1.82 m
PositionForward

With a penalty, Bonaventure scored the winner in Ivory Coast's first-ever win at the World Cup finals - a 3-2 win against Serbia & Montenegro in Group C of Germany 2006.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Feyenoord 01 Jul 1997 11 Jul 2003

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Feyenoord UEFA Champions League 1
1
1
2000-01 Feyenoord Dutch KPN Telecompetitie 24
1
10
1
1
2000-01 Feyenoord UEFA Champions League 2
1
2000-01 Feyenoord UEFA Cup 6
2
2001-02 Feyenoord Dutch KPN Telecompetitie 8
6
1
2001-02 Feyenoord UEFA Champions League 3
1
2001-02 Feyenoord UEFA Cup 8
1
1
2002-03 Feyenoord UEFA Champions League 1
1
1
2003-04 Auxerre French Championnat 31
1
10
7
2003-04 Auxerre UEFA Cup 7
3
3
2004-05 Auxerre French Championnat 31
10
7
2004-05 Auxerre UEFA Cup 1
2
2005-06 Paris St Germain French Championnat 23
4
9
8


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
29 Jul 2005 Paris St Germain v Metz W 4-1 French Championnat 1
06 Aug 2005 FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Paris St Germain W 0-1 French Championnat 2
21 Aug 2005 Troyes v Paris St Germain D 1-1 French Championnat 4
27 Aug 2005 Paris St Germain v Nice L 1-2 French Championnat 5
10 Sep 2005 Paris St Germain v Strasbourg W 1-0 French Championnat 6
24 Sep 2005 Le Mans v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 9
01 Oct 2005 Paris St Germain v Nantes W 2-0 French Championnat 10
16 Oct 2005 Olympique Marseille v Paris St Germain L 1-0 French Championnat 11
22 Oct 2005 Paris St Germain v Nancy W 1-0 French Championnat 12
30 Oct 2005 Auxerre v Paris St Germain L 2-0 French Championnat 13
06 Nov 2005 Paris St Germain v AS Monaco D 0-0 French Championnat 14
20 Nov 2005 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain W 0-2 French Championnat 15
27 Nov 2005 Paris St Germain v RC Lens L 3-4 French Championnat 16
03 Dec 2005 Olympique Lyonnais v Paris St Germain L 2-0 French Championnat 17
10 Dec 2005 Paris St Germain v Rennes W 2-0 French Championnat 18
17 Dec 2005 Ajaccio AC v Paris St Germain D 1-1 French Championnat 19
18 Feb 2006 Paris St Germain v Le Mans L 0-1 French Championnat 27
25 Feb 2006 Nantes v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 28
05 Mar 2006 Paris St Germain v Olympique Marseille D 0-0 French Championnat 29
11 Mar 2006 Nancy v Paris St Germain D 1-1 French Championnat 30
19 Mar 2006 Paris St Germain v Auxerre W 4-1 French Championnat 31
26 Mar 2006 AS Monaco v Paris St Germain D 1-1 French Championnat 32
02 Apr 2006 Paris St Germain v Bordeaux W 3-1 French Championnat 33
08 Apr 2006 RC Lens v Paris St Germain D 1-1 French Championnat 34
16 Apr 2006 Paris St Germain v Olympique Lyonnais L 0-1 French Championnat 35
03 May 2006 Rennes v Paris St Germain D 1-1 French Championnat 36
06 May 2006 Paris St Germain v Ajaccio AC L 2-4 French Championnat 37


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1996-97 Ivory Coast World Youth Cup 3
1997-98 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations
1
1998-99 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations 5
1999-00 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations 2
1
1
1999-00 Ivory Coast International Friendly 1
1
2000-01 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 1
2001-02 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations 1
2
2001-02 Ivory Coast International Friendly 1
2002-03 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations 2
1
2002-03 Ivory Coast International Friendly 2
2
2003-04 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 2
2003-04 Ivory Coast International Friendly 2
2
2004-05 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 6
1
2004-05 Ivory Coast International Friendly 1
1
2005-06 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations 3
2
2005-06 Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 2
1
1
2005-06 Ivory Coast International Friendly 2
5
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Jun 1997 Ivory Coast v England L 1-2 World Youth Cup Group F
20 Jun 1997 Mexico v Ivory Coast D 1-1 World Youth Cup Group F
23 Jun 1997 United Arab Emirates v Ivory Coast L 2-0 World Youth Cup Group F
08 Feb 1998 Ivory Coast v Namibia W 4-3 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
04 Oct 1998 Mali v Ivory Coast W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
24 Jan 1999 Ivory Coast v Namibia W 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
11 Apr 1999 Ivory Coast v Congo W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
05 Jun 1999 Namibia v Ivory Coast D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
20 Jun 1999 Ivory Coast v Mali D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
09 Jan 2000 Ivory Coast v Egypt W 2-0 International Friendly
24 Jan 2000 Ivory Coast v Togo D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
28 Jan 2000 Cameroon v Ivory Coast L 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
31 Jan 2000 Ghana v Ivory Coast W 0-2 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
10 Mar 2001 Congo DR v Ivory Coast W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group D
12 Jan 2002 Ivory Coast v Nigeria D 1-1 International Friendly
21 Jan 2002 Ivory Coast v Togo D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
25 Jan 2002 Cameroon v Ivory Coast L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
29 Jan 2002 Congo DR v Ivory Coast L 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
08 Sep 2002 Ivory Coast v South Africa D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 11
11 Feb 2003 Cameroon v Ivory Coast W 0-3 International Friendly
30 Apr 2003 Morocco v Ivory Coast W 0-1 International Friendly
22 Jun 2003 South Africa v Ivory Coast L 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 11
10 Sep 2003 Tunisia v Ivory Coast L 3-2 International Friendly
28 Apr 2004 Ivory Coast v Guinea W 4-2 International Friendly
06 Jun 2004 Ivory Coast v Libya W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
20 Jun 2004 Egypt v Ivory Coast W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
04 Jul 2004 Cameroon v Ivory Coast L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
05 Sep 2004 Ivory Coast v Sudan W 5-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
10 Oct 2004 Benin v Ivory Coast W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
08 Feb 2005 Ivory Coast v Congo DR D 2-2 International Friendly
27 Mar 2005 Ivory Coast v Benin W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
03 Jun 2005 Libya v Ivory Coast D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
19 Jun 2005 Ivory Coast v Egypt W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
17 Aug 2005 France v Ivory Coast L 3-0 International Friendly
04 Sep 2005 Ivory Coast v Cameroon L 2-3 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
12 Nov 2005 Romania v Ivory Coast W 1-2 International Friendly
16 Nov 2005 Italy v Ivory Coast D 1-1 International Friendly
21 Jan 2006 Morocco v Ivory Coast W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
24 Jan 2006 Libya v Ivory Coast W 1-2 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
28 Jan 2006 Egypt v Ivory Coast L 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
07 Feb 2006 Nigeria v Ivory Coast W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Semi-final
10 Feb 2006 Egypt v Ivory Coast L 0-0 (2-4) Africa Cup of Nations Final
01 Mar 2006 Spain v Ivory Coast L 3-2 International Friendly
27 May 2006 Switzerland v Ivory Coast D 1-1 International Friendly
30 May 2006 Chile v Ivory Coast D 1-1 International Friendly
04 Jun 2006 Slovenia v Ivory Coast W 0-3 International Friendly
10 Jun 2006 Argentina v Ivory Coast L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
21 Jun 2006 Ivory Coast v Serbia and Montenegro W 3-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.