Aruna Dindane vs Salomon Kalou
Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Aruna Dindane
Côte d’Ivoire · 2001–06 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 62 · 17 goals
- Clubs
- R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.C. Lens, Al-Gharafa SC
Serbia and Montenegro were two goals ahead on 21 June 2006 when Dindane struck from the penalty spot before half time and again after the break, turning the match into Côte d'Ivoire's first World Cup win. The Belgian Golden Shoe and Ebony Shoe both went to him in 2003, he won league titles with Anderlecht in 2001 and 2004, scored 18 goals in 64 caps, and finished runner-up at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. Career record: 62 caps and 17 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.C. Lens, Al-Gharafa SC.
Salomon Kalou
Côte d’Ivoire · 2010–16 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 93 · 27 goals
- Clubs
- Feyenoord Rotterdam, Chelsea, Hertha BSC
Hertha Berlin supporters still bring up 4 November 2016, when he scored all three in a 3-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, two of them from Mitchell Weiser crosses. Chelsea won the 2012 Champions League with him starting the final in Munich, and his medals include the 2010 Premier League title, three FA Cups and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with Côte d'Ivoire. Career record: 93 caps and 27 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at Feyenoord Rotterdam, Chelsea, Hertha BSC.
The verdict
The almanac puts Salomon Kalou ahead by 3 rating points, 86 against 83.
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