Claude Makélélé
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France14 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
Claude Makélélé Sinda is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He last managed Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, Makélélé has been credited with redefining the defensive midfield role in English football, especially during the 2004–05 FA Premier League season, where he played a key role in helping Chelsea win the title with 95 points. In homage, the defensive midfield position is sometimes colloquially known as the "Makélélé Role". — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-16
In the line-ups
14 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2002–2008The archive holds 14 team sheets naming Claude Makélélé in France's starting line-up, from 2002-06-11 to 2008-06-17.
Honours
15 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours15 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 2001–02 | Real Madrid | |
| La Liga | ×2 | 2000–01, 2002–03 | Real Madrid | |
| Premier League | ×2 | 2004–05, 2005–06 | Chelsea | |
| Football League Cup | ×2 | 2004–05, 2006–07 | Chelsea | |
| Supercopa de España | ×2 | 2001, 2003 | Real Madrid | |
| Coupe de France | ×1 | 2009–10 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Division 1 | ×1 | 1994–95 | Nantes | |
| FA Community Shield | ×1 | 2005 | Chelsea | |
| FA Cup | ×1 | 2006–07 | Chelsea | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×1 | 2002 | Real Madrid | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 2002 | Real Madrid | |
| Individual honours4 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Chelsea Players' Player of the Year | 2006 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| ESPN World Team of the Decade | 2009 | |||
| FIFPRO World 11 | 2005 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| UNFP Trophée d'Honneur | 2010 | |||