Salomon Kalou vs Serge Aurier
Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Serge Aurier
Côte d’Ivoire · 2015–23 · RB
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Côte d’Ivoire
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 60 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- R.C. Lens, Toulouse, Tottenham Hotspur
Côte d'Ivoire had used all five substitutes when their goalkeeper went down in the last seconds against Sierra Leone on 16 January 2022, so Aurier pulled on the gloves and finished the game between the posts. He won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and again in 2023, made the 2015 team of the tournament, and took two Ligue 1 titles with Paris Saint-Germain plus three Coupes de France, captaining his country from 2017. Career record: 60 caps and 2 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at R.C. Lens, Toulouse, Tottenham Hotspur.
The verdict
The almanac puts Salomon Kalou ahead by 2 rating points, 86 against 84.
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