Marcel Desailly
French association football player
Marcel Desailly (born Odenke Abbey; 7 September 1968) is a French former professional footballer.
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| Full name | Marcel Desailly[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Odenke Abbey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1968[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1992 | Nantes | 162 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Marseille | 47 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | AC Milan | 137 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Chelsea | 158 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Gharafa | 28 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Qatar SC | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 539 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2004 | France | 116 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics change
Club change
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes | 1986–87 | Division 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Division 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 1988–89 | Division 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 1989–90 | Division 1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 1990–91 | Division 1 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 1991–92 | Division 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 162 | 5 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 178 | 5 | ||||
| Marseille | 1992–93 | Division 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | – | 44 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Division 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 60 | 2 | ||||
| AC Milan | 1993–94 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 1994–95 | Serie A | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 1995–96 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 40 | 2 | |||
| 1996–97 | Serie A | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 137 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 7 | ||
| Chelsea | 1998–99 | Premier League | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | – | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 158 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 7 | ||
| Al-Gharafa | 2004–05 | Stars League | 28 | 6 | – | – | 28 | 6 | ||||||
| Qatar SC | 2005–06 | Stars League | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 539 | 23 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 681 | 27 | ||
International change
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 116 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Desailly goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 1995 | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France |  Azerbaijan |
1–0 | 10–0 | Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 2 | 25 January 1998 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  Norway |
3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 June 2001 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |  Brazil |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Honours change
Marseille[11]
- Serie A: 1993–94, 1995–96
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1994
- UEFA Champions League: 1993–94
- European Super Cup: 1994
Chelsea[13]
Al-Gharafa[14]
France[13]
Individual
- Overseas Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992/93 – 2001/02)[15]
- Overall Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992/93 – 2001/02)[15]
- UEFA Euro 1996 Team of the Tournament[16]
- FIFA XI: 1996[17]
- 1998 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
- UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament[18]
- FIFA 100: 2004[19]
- Trophée d'honneur UNFP: 2005[20]
- AC Milan Hall of Fame[12]
- Golden Foot Legends Award: 2017[21]
Orders
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 1998 (170). 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ↑ "Marcel Desailly". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "Marcel Desailly: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ↑ "Desailly career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Desailly Chelsea stats". Bounder.Friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Marcel Desailly – Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ↑ "Desailly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Desailly Qatar league stats". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Marcel Desailly – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Marcel Desailly". EU-football.info. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Marcel Desailly". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Marcel Desailly". acmilan.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "M. Desailly". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ "Qatar - List of Champions".
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Christopher Davies (15 April 2003). "The Premiership elite selection 1993-2003". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ "1996 team of the tournament". UEFA. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Matches of FIFA XI". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ "UEFA Euro 2000 team of the tournament". uefa.com. UEFA. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "France – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ "Marcel Desailly nel gotha del calcio mondiale, suo il Golden Foot Hublot Legends". riviera24sport.it. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marcel Desailly.
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Marcel Desailly
- Marcel Desailly – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Marcel Desailly – UEFA competition record at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 November 2012)
- Marcel Desailly at Soccerbase
- Chelsea legend profile
- Chelsea profile (archived) at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 April 2003)
