Didier Drogba

Zone Soccer Player | Didier Drogba | Drogba moved to Chelsea the Following season for a record breaking fee of £ 24 million, making him the most expensive player in history Ivoirian. In Addition, he scored decisive goals in the 2005 Football League Cup Final and in the 2005 FA Community Shield and helped the club win Their first ever Premier League title. The next season he finished as top scorer in the 2006-07 Premier League with 20 goals and also scored the winning goals in the 2007 Football League Cup Final and FA Cup Finals. He won the FA Cup for the second time in 2009, scoring the equalizer in the final. In the 2009-10 season proved instrumental in Chelsea's Drogba Their first winning double in the club's history. This goal makes him the only player to score in six English Cup finals.

The second half of the 2001-02 season saw Drogba the make eleven appearances and score three goals for Guingamp. Drogba retained his place in the team, scoring 19 goals and winning the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Player of the Year award. He also scored five goals in That season's UEFA Champions League and six in the UEFA Cup. Drogba Remains a club legend in Marseille, Despite playing only one season for the club.

Signing for Chelsea in July 2004 for £ 24 million, Drogba scored in his third game for the club with a header against Crystal Palace. After missing two games, Drogba made his return to the Chelsea squad on 24 September against Swansea City. Drogba went on scoring his first goal of the season in a 4-1 win.  Drogba received a red card on 23 October against Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea ended up losing 1-0. Drogba scored his 99th Premier League goal for Chelsea on 25 February 2012, in a 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers. Drogba scored his 100th Premier League goal for Chelsea on 10 March 2012, in a 1-0 win over Stoke City.

On 20 June 2010, Drogba Became the first player from an African nation to score against Brazil in a World Cup match, scoring with a header in the 78th minute as the Côte d'Ivoire were Defeated 1-3. Drogba scored the first goal for his team in the tournament against Sudan and his only goal in the group stage. In the quarter finals, Drogba scored twice in the 3-0 win over Equatorial Guinea.

Personal information
Didier Yves Drogba Full name Tébily
Date of birth 11 March 1978 (age 34)
Place of birth Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1/2 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Chelsea
Number 11

Youth career
Levallois 1996-1997
1997-1998 Le Mans

Senior career
years Team
1998-2002 Le Mans 64 (12)
Guingamp 2002-2003 45 (20)
Marseille 2003-2004 35 (19)
2004-Chelsea 221 (100)

National team
2002-Côte d'Ivoire 84 (54)

Honours
Chelsea
     Premier League: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10
     Football League Cup: 2004-05, 2006-07
     FA Cup: 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10
     FA Community Shield: 2005, 2009

Individual
     Onze d'Or: 2004
     UEFA Cup top scorer: 2004
     Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2004
     Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2004
     Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2004
     Ivorian Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2007
     African Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2009
     Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2007
     Premier League Golden Boot: 2007, 2010
     PFA Team of the Year: 2007, 2010
     UEFA Team of the Year: 2007
     ESM Team of the Year: 2007
     FIFPro World XI: 2007
     BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2009
     West African Footballer of the Year: 2010
     Chelsea Player of the Year: 2010
     Time Top 100: 2010
     Côte d'Ivoire all-time top scorer
     World Goalgetter of the 21st Century

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Arjen Robben

Zone Soccer Player | Arjen Robben | In August 2009, Robben transferred to Bayern Munich for a fee of around € 25 million, scoring two goals on his debut.  Arjen Robben, is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.  The Following season Robben's signature was pursued by the leading English clubs, and after protracted transfer Negotiations he joined Chelsea in the 2004 close season.In his first season in Munich, Bayern won the league title, Robben's fifth league title in eight years, and got to the Champions League final.

Groningen placed Robben in their first team for the 1999-2000 season. He scored three goals in league play. Robben stayed with Groningen and improved steadily during the 2001-02 season, playing in 28 matches and scoring six goals. Robben was transferred to PSV for € 3.9 million before the 2002-03 season.

During his first season for PSV, the 2002-03 season, Robben played 33 matches and scored 12 goals. Robben traveled to London and met with Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson. By the end of the season, Robben scored five times in 23 Eredivisie matches.

Real Madrid eventually secured Robben's services in August 2007. On 10 February 2008, Robben scored his first goal, this time at home in a 7-0 victory against Valladolid.  Robben has played in 52 games for the Netherlands, scoring 16 goals. Robben was also nominated for the 2010 World Cup Golden Ball, the tournament's best player, the which was won by Diego Forlán.

Personal information
Full name Arjen Robben
Date of birth 23 January 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth Bedum, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger

Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 10

Youth career
1996 vv Bedum
1996 - 2000 Groningen

Senior career
years Team
2000 - 2002 Groningen 50 (8)
2002 - 2004 PSV 56 (17)
2004 - 2007 Chelsea 67 (15)
2007 - 2009 Real Madrid 50 (11)
2009 - Bayern Munich 54 (35)

National team
2003 - Netherlands 53 (17)

Honours

Club
PSV
     Eredivisie (1): 2002-03
     Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2003

Chelsea
     Premier League (2): 2004-05, 2005-06
     FA Cup (1): 2007
     League Cup (2): 2005, 2007
     FA Community Shield (1): 2005

Real Madrid
     La Liga (1): 2007-08
     Supercopa de España (1): 2008

Bayern Munich
     Bundesliga (1): 2009-10
     DFB-Pokal (1): 2010
     DFB-Supercup (1): 2010-11

Netherlands
     FIFA World Cup (Silver Medalist) (1): 2010

Individual
     Netherlands' Young Player of the Year (1): 2003
     Premier League Player of the Month (1): November 2004
     PFA Team of the Year (1): 2005
     Premier League Goal of the Month (1): December 2005
     Bravo Award (1): 2005
     Goal of the Month in Germany (3): January 2010, March 2010, April 2010
     Der Kicker Player Of The Year (1): 2010
     Footballer of the Year (Germany) (1): 2010
     UEFA Team of the Year (1): 2010 -11

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Andriy Shevchenko

Former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer Mykolaiovych who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team ace. With 175 goals scored with A.C. Milan, Shevchenko is the second most Prolific player in the history of the club, and is also the all-time top scorer of the derby (the derby of the the between AC Milan and Their Local Rivals Internazionale) with 14 goals and Ukraine national football team with 46 goals.

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Frank Lampard

Attacking midfielder known for its long-distance kick hard and skills to Produce a goal from the midfield area of Frank James Lampard Jr.. is a professional soccer player from England and played for the club Chelsea in the Premier League.

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Fernando Torres

Who football player has the nickname El Niño ("Son of Lak-Men"). His position is striker. Fernando José Torres Sanz, who plays for Chelsea and the Spanish national team as a striker

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