Nicolas Anelka
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FranceCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Nicolas Sébastien Anelka is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. As a player, he regularly featured in his country's national team, often scoring at crucial moments. Known for his ability to both score and assist goals, he has been described as a classy and quick player, with good aerial ability, technique, shooting, and movement off the ball, and was capable of playing both as a main striker and as a second striker. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-06
In the line-ups
6 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2000–2010The archive holds 6 team sheets naming Nicolas Anelka in France's starting line-up, from 2000-06-11 to 2010-06-17.
6 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.
International goals in our archive
9 goals across 9 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1998–2009| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-14 |  Republic of Ireland | W1–0(a) | 72' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 2009-10-10 |  Faroe Islands | W5–0(h) | 86' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Guingamp |
| 2008-09-10 |  Serbia | W2–1(h) | 63' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saint-Denis |
| 2007-10-13 | Faroe Islands | W6–0(a) | 6' | UEFA Euro qualification | Tórshavn |
| 2007-06-02 |  Ukraine | W2–0(h) | 71' | UEFA Euro qualification | Saint-Denis |
| 2007-03-24 |  Lithuania | W1–0(a) | 73' | UEFA Euro qualification | Kaunas |
| 2006-10-11 | Faroe Islands | W5–0(h) | 77' | UEFA Euro qualification | Montbéliard |
| 2001-05-30 |  South Korea | W5–0(a) | 34' | Confederations Cup | Daegu |
| 1998-10-10 |  Russia | W3–2(a) | 13' | UEFA Euro qualification | Moscow |
Honours
14 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours14 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 1999–2000 | Real Madrid | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 2000 | France | |
| Premier League | ×2 | 1997–98, 2009–10 | Arsenal ·1, Chelsea ·1 | |
| Serie A | ×1 | 2012–13 | Juventus | |
| FA Cup | ×3 | 1997–98, 2008–09, 2009–10 | Arsenal ·1, Chelsea ·2 | |
| FA Charity Shield | ×1 | 1998 | Arsenal | |
| FA Community Shield | ×1 | 2009 | Chelsea | |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | ×1 | 2001 | France | |
| Süper Lig | ×1 | 2004–05 | Fenerbahçe | |
| UEFA European Under-18 Championship | ×1 | 1997 | France U18 | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | ×1 | 2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Individual honours7 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| Premier League Golden Boot | 2008–09 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| PFA Young Player of the Year | 1998–99 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| PFA Team of the Year | ×2 | 1998–99, 2008–09 | ||
| Monthly awards · 2 | ||||
| Premier League Player of the Month | ×2 | 1999, 2008 | ||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Division 1 Rookie of the Year | 1998 | |||