Place and date of birth:

Abidjan, March 11, 1978

Country: Ivory Coast

Current club: Chelsea

Position: Striker

Height: 91 kg

In three words:

Infallible, powerful, intimidating

Titles:

With Chelsea, three Premier League titles, three FA Cups, two Community Shields and two Carling Cups.



What everyone knows about him:

He is the top scorer in the history of the Ivorian national team. Former South African President Nelson Mandela is his hero.

What few know about him:

As a child he wanted to be a doctor, to help people. He got into football thanks to his uncle Michel Goba, a former Ivorian striker, with whom he first lived upon traveling to France.