Marouane Chamakh

Date of birth10 January 1984
Place of birthTonneins
NationalityMoroccan
Weight70 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionForward

Born in France to Moroccan parents, Marouane Chamakh began his career at Bordeaux and moved to Arsenal in the summer of 2010.

He is the first player to score in six consecutive Champions League games.

He provided Arsenal with a lot of extra options in attack, not least his aerial ability, and established himself quickly as a first choice.

Marouane joined Crystal Palace in August 2013 with a one-year contract that was extended to June 2016 in July 2014.

He joined Cardiff City in October 2016 with a contract to January 2017.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Bordeaux 14 Jan 2003 30 Jun 2010
Arsenal 01 Jul 2010 12 Aug 2013
West Ham United 04 Jan 2013 31 May 2013 L
Crystal Palace 12 Aug 2013 30 Jun 2016
Cardiff City 11 Oct 2016 31 Dec 2016

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2002-03 Bordeaux French Championnat
10
1
1
2003-04 Bordeaux French Championnat 18
7
6
4
1
2003-04 Bordeaux UEFA Cup 7
1
3
3
2004-05 Bordeaux French Championnat 25
7
10
4
1
2005-06 Bordeaux French Championnat 21
8
7
4
1
2006-07 Bordeaux UEFA Champions League 1
1
2008-09 Bordeaux UEFA Champions League 2
1
2010-11 Arsenal FA Cup 5
1
1
2010-11 Arsenal League Cup
3
2010-11 Arsenal Premier League 18
11
7
5
2010-11 Arsenal UEFA Champions League 4
2
3
2011-12 Arsenal FA Cup 1
2011-12 Arsenal League Cup 2
2011-12 Arsenal Premier League 1
10
1
2011-12 Arsenal UEFA Champions League 3
2
2012-13 Arsenal League Cup 1
2
2
1
2012-13 Arsenal UEFA Champions League 1
1
2012-13 West Ham United Premier League 2
1
2013-14 Crystal Palace FA Cup 1
1
1
2013-14 Crystal Palace Premier League 27
5
5
9
2014-15 Crystal Palace FA Cup 2
2
2
2014-15 Crystal Palace Premier League 15
3
2
4
2015-16 Crystal Palace FA Cup
2
2015-16 Crystal Palace Premier League 1
9
1
2016-17 Cardiff City League Championship
2


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
19 Jan 2003 Strasbourg v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 22
08 Feb 2003 Bordeaux v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 27
22 Mar 2003 Bordeaux v Nantes D 0-0 French Championnat 31
05 Apr 2003 Rennes v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 32
12 Apr 2003 Bordeaux v Olympique Lyonnais D 0-0 French Championnat 33
19 Apr 2003 Ajaccio AC v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 34
03 May 2003 Bordeaux v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 35
10 May 2003 Bordeaux v Le Havre D 0-0 French Championnat 36
20 May 2003 Nice v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 37
24 May 2003 Bordeaux v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 38
02 Aug 2003 AS Monaco v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 1
09 Aug 2003 Bordeaux v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 2
23 Aug 2003 Bordeaux v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 4
13 Sep 2003 Bordeaux v FC Sochaux Montbeliard D 0-0 French Championnat 6
20 Sep 2003 RC Lens v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 7
25 Sep 2003 Bordeaux v Artmedia Petrzalka D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
01 Nov 2003 Bordeaux v Olympique Marseille D 0-0 French Championnat 12
06 Nov 2003 Bordeaux v Heart of Midlothian L 0-1 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
09 Nov 2003 Strasbourg v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 13
27 Nov 2003 Heart of Midlothian v Bordeaux W 0-2
Agg: 1-2
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
30 Nov 2003 Bordeaux v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 15
06 Dec 2003 Bordeaux v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 17
13 Dec 2003 Paris St Germain v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 18
20 Dec 2003 Bordeaux v Metz D 0-0 French Championnat 19
10 Jan 2004 Montpellier v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 20
21 Feb 2004 Bordeaux v RC Lens D 0-0 French Championnat 25
26 Feb 2004 Groclin Grodzisk v Bordeaux D 0-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
29 Feb 2004 Ajaccio AC v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 26
03 Mar 2004 Bordeaux v Groclin Grodzisk D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
06 Mar 2004 Bordeaux v Le Mans D 0-0 French Championnat 27
11 Mar 2004 Bordeaux v Club Brugge D 0-0 UEFA Cup 4th round 1st leg
20 Mar 2004 Bordeaux v Nice D 0-0 French Championnat 29
25 Mar 2004 Club Brugge v Bordeaux D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 4th round 2nd leg
28 Mar 2004 Olympique Marseille v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 30
03 Apr 2004 Bordeaux v Strasbourg D 0-0 French Championnat 31
08 Apr 2004 Bordeaux v Valencia D 0-0 UEFA Cup Quarter-final 1st leg
18 Apr 2004 Rennes v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 32
24 Apr 2004 Bastia v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 33
02 May 2004 Bordeaux v Olympique Lyonnais D 0-0 French Championnat 34
08 May 2004 Lille v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 35
11 May 2004 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 36
15 May 2004 Metz v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 37
21 May 2004 Bordeaux v AS Monaco D 0-0 French Championnat 38
07 Aug 2004 Olympique Marseille v Bordeaux L 1-0 French Championnat 1
14 Aug 2004 Bordeaux v Nice W 5-1 French Championnat 2
28 Aug 2004 Bordeaux v FC Sochaux Montbeliard W 2-0 French Championnat 4
11 Sep 2004 Metz v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 5
18 Sep 2004 Bordeaux v Rennes D 0-0 French Championnat 6
22 Sep 2004 Bastia v Bordeaux W 1-4 French Championnat 7
25 Sep 2004 Bordeaux v Toulouse D 1-1 French Championnat 8
02 Oct 2004 SM Caen v Bordeaux D 1-1 French Championnat 9
23 Oct 2004 Saint Etienne v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 11
30 Oct 2004 Bordeaux v RC Lens D 0-0 French Championnat 12
06 Nov 2004 Strasbourg v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 13
13 Nov 2004 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain W 3-0 French Championnat 14
20 Nov 2004 Nantes v Bordeaux W 0-1 French Championnat 15
27 Nov 2004 Bordeaux v Ajaccio AC D 0-0 French Championnat 16
05 Dec 2004 Auxerre v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 17
12 Jan 2005 Nice v Bordeaux D 3-3 French Championnat 20
15 Jan 2005 Bordeaux v Lille L 1-3 French Championnat 21
26 Jan 2005 Bordeaux v Metz W 1-0 French Championnat 23
29 Jan 2005 Rennes v Bordeaux L 2-0 French Championnat 24
05 Feb 2005 Bordeaux v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 25
26 Feb 2005 Bordeaux v SM Caen D 2-2 French Championnat 27
05 Mar 2005 Istres v Bordeaux W 0-1 French Championnat 28
12 Mar 2005 Bordeaux v Saint Etienne W 2-0 French Championnat 29
19 Mar 2005 RC Lens v Bordeaux L 2-0 French Championnat 30
02 Apr 2005 Bordeaux v Strasbourg L 0-2 French Championnat 31
09 Apr 2005 Paris St Germain v Bordeaux D 1-1 French Championnat 32
16 Apr 2005 Bordeaux v Nantes L 0-2 French Championnat 33
23 Apr 2005 Ajaccio AC v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 33
06 May 2005 Bordeaux v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 35
15 May 2005 Olympique Lyonnais v Bordeaux L 5-1 French Championnat 36
21 May 2005 Bordeaux v AS Monaco D 1-1 French Championnat 37
28 May 2005 Bordeaux v Olympique Marseille D 3-3 French Championnat 38
30 Jul 2005 Olympique Marseille v Bordeaux W 0-2 French Championnat 1
06 Aug 2005 Bordeaux v Nancy W 1-0 French Championnat 2
13 Aug 2005 Auxerre v Bordeaux L 1-0 French Championnat 3
20 Aug 2005 Bordeaux v AS Monaco W 1-0 French Championnat 4
11 Sep 2005 RC Lens v Bordeaux D 1-1 French Championnat 6
17 Sep 2005 Bordeaux v Olympique Lyonnais D 1-1 French Championnat 7
21 Sep 2005 Rennes v Bordeaux D 2-2 French Championnat 8
24 Sep 2005 Bordeaux v Ajaccio AC W 1-0 French Championnat 9
01 Oct 2005 Metz v Bordeaux W 0-1 French Championnat 10
15 Oct 2005 Bordeaux v FC Sochaux Montbeliard D 1-1 French Championnat 11
22 Oct 2005 Toulouse v Bordeaux D 1-1 French Championnat 12
29 Oct 2005 Bordeaux v Troyes W 2-0 French Championnat 13
05 Nov 2005 Nice v Bordeaux W 0-1 French Championnat 14
20 Nov 2005 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain L 0-2 French Championnat 15
10 Dec 2005 Le Mans v Bordeaux L 1-0 French Championnat 18
17 Dec 2005 Bordeaux v Nantes D 0-0 French Championnat 19
04 Jan 2006 Nancy v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 20
05 Feb 2006 Olympique Lyonnais v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 25
11 Feb 2006 Bordeaux v Rennes W 2-0 French Championnat 26
18 Feb 2006 Ajaccio AC v Bordeaux W 0-2 French Championnat 27
25 Feb 2006 Bordeaux v Metz D 3-3 French Championnat 28
18 Mar 2006 Troyes v Bordeaux D 1-1 French Championnat 31
26 Mar 2006 Bordeaux v Nice W 1-0 French Championnat 32
08 Apr 2006 Bordeaux v Saint Etienne D 0-0 French Championnat 34
15 Apr 2006 Lille v Bordeaux L 3-2 French Championnat 35
23 Apr 2006 FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Bordeaux W 0-3 French Championnat 36
30 Apr 2006 Bordeaux v Le Mans D 2-2 French Championnat 36
06 May 2006 Nantes v Bordeaux W 0-1 French Championnat 37
13 May 2006 Bordeaux v Olympique Marseille D 1-1 French Championnat 38
18 Oct 2006 Bordeaux v Liverpool L 0-1 UEFA Champions League Group C
31 Oct 2006 Liverpool v Bordeaux L 3-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
16 Sep 2008 Chelsea v Bordeaux L 4-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
26 Nov 2008 Bordeaux v Chelsea D 1-1 UEFA Champions League Group A


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
2003-04 Morocco Africa Cup of Nations 5
2
2003-04 Morocco FIFA World Cup 1
2003-04 Morocco International Friendly 3
2
2003-04 Morocco Olympics 1
1
2004-05 Morocco FIFA World Cup 5
1
2
2
2005-06 Morocco FIFA World Cup 1
1
2005-06 Morocco International Friendly 1
1
2006-07 Morocco Africa Cup of Nations 2
2
2006-07 Morocco International Friendly 2
1
2007-08 Morocco Africa Cup of Nations 2
1
2007-08 Morocco International Friendly 4
1
2008-09 Morocco FIFA World Cup 2
2009-10 Morocco FIFA World Cup 2
2
2010-11 Morocco Africa Cup of Nations 1
2010-11 Morocco International Friendly 1
1
2014-15 Morocco International Friendly 1
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
10 Sep 2003 Morocco v Trinidad and Tobago W 2-0 International Friendly
11 Oct 2003 Tunisia v Morocco D 0-0 International Friendly
26 Oct 2003 Morocco v Ethiopia W 4-0 Olympics Africa 2nd round group C
27 Jan 2004 Nigeria v Morocco W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
31 Jan 2004 Morocco v Benin W 4-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
08 Feb 2004 Morocco v Algeria W 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-final
11 Feb 2004 Morocco v Mali W 4-0 Africa Cup of Nations Semi-final
14 Feb 2004 Tunisia v Morocco L 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Final
28 Apr 2004 Morocco v Argentina L 0-1 International Friendly
05 Jun 2004 Malawi v Morocco D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
03 Jul 2004 Botswana v Morocco W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
04 Sep 2004 Morocco v Tunisia D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
10 Oct 2004 Guinea v Morocco D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
09 Feb 2005 Morocco v Kenya W 5-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
26 Mar 2005 Morocco v Guinea W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
04 Jun 2005 Morocco v Malawi W 4-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
08 Oct 2005 Tunisia v Morocco D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
17 Jan 2006 Morocco v Angola D 2-2 International Friendly
16 Aug 2006 Morocco v Burkina Faso W 1-0 International Friendly
02 Sep 2006 Morocco v Malawi W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 12
07 Feb 2007 Morocco v Tunisia D 1-1 International Friendly
02 Jun 2007 Morocco v Zimbabwe W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 12
08 Sep 2007 Ghana v Morocco L 2-0 International Friendly
17 Oct 2007 Morocco v Namibia W 2-0 International Friendly
16 Nov 2007 France v Morocco D 2-2 International Friendly
16 Jan 2008 Morocco v Angola W 2-1 International Friendly
21 Jan 2008 Namibia v Morocco W 1-5 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
24 Jan 2008 Guinea v Morocco L 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
28 Jan 2008 Ghana v Morocco L 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
11 Oct 2008 Morocco v Mauritania W 4-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 8
28 Mar 2009 Morocco v Gabon L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group A
06 Sep 2009 Togo v Morocco D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group A
10 Oct 2009 Gabon v Morocco L 3-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group A
17 Nov 2010 Northern Ireland v Morocco D 1-1 International Friendly
27 Mar 2011 Algeria v Morocco L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group D
13 Nov 2014 Morocco v Benin W 6-1 International Friendly


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