Nicolas Sébastien Anelka is a French striker, born on March 14, 1979 in Le Chesnay, France.
The footballer started out at Paris Saint-Germain’s youth academy, aged 16. Soon he switched to Arsenal. Once established he was a regular for the club and bagged 23 goals in 65 games for the Gunners. His classy finishing attracted the attention of the Spanish giants Real Madrid. In 1999 Los Blancos completed the signing of the player. Despite his brilliant start, Anelka failed to impress his new manager and subsequently was plonked on the bench. In the year of 2000 the striker returned to PSG for a fee of £20m. But the row with his coach forced him to move on loan to Liverpool. He helped his team finish runners-up in the Premier League, netting goals against Everton, Fulham, Blackburn and Ipswich. However, the then Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier decided against signing him on a permanent basis.
On May 24, 2002 Anelka was transferred to Manchester City. During his stay at the Etihad Stadium the nomadic striker scored 37 goals in 89 appearances. In January 2005 the French international moved over the border to Turkey, where he penned a contract with Fenerbahçe. A year later Nicolas returned to the Premier League for the third time in his life as he committed his future to Bolton Wanderers. In the 2006/2007 campaign Anelka was the leading scorer among his teammates, finding the net 11 times. In 2008 Chelsea paid £15m to the Wanderers to secure the services of the player.
After 4 successful seasons with the Blues, Anelka decided to join Shanghai Shenhua where he soon teamed up with his former Chelsea colleague Didier Drogba. In 2013 Nicolas joined Italian champions Juventus on loan terms.
In the summer 2013 Nicolas completed a one-year deal with West Bromwich Albion. However, in the winter 2013/2014 Anelka was trialled for performing an allegedly anti-Semitic gesture 'la quenelle' after celebrating a Premier League goal and was released from West Bromwich.
From 1998 to 2010 Nicolas was a consistent performer for the France national team.
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