Anelka Gabung dengan Klub Keenam di Liga Premier
Anelka Has Joined His Sixth Premier League Side
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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PERJALANAN karier sepak bola yang luar biasa dari Nicolas Anelka yang kini bergabung dengan klub keenam di Liga Premier Inggris.
West Brom adalah seragam terbaru bagi pemain asal Prancis, yang sebelumnya bermain untuk Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton dan Chelsea.
Pemain usia 34 tahun ini tergolong produktif selama bertahun-tahun menjalani karier, dan prestasinya meningkatkan reputasinya sebagai salah satu striker paling ampuh di liga.
Arsenal 1997-1999
Anelka hengkang ke Highbury dengan nilai transfer 500 ribu poundsterling sebagai pemain muda 17 tahun. Dalam beberapa bulan ia menjadi pemain utama, memenangkan gelar ganda mewujudkan impian menjadi Pemain Muda Terbaik PFA pada 1998-99. Belakangan dia berseteru dengan pendukung Arsenal dan menjulukinya sebagai ´Pemain Ngambek´ sebelum bergabung dengan Real Madrid dengan nilai transfer 23,5 juta poundsterling. Prestasi yang tidak mengecewakan.
Bermain 65 kali, 23 gol (193 menit per gol)
Liverpool 2001-02 (status pinjaman)
Gerard Houllier membawa Anelka kembali ke Liga Premier dengan kepindahan sementara pada Desember 2001. Striker ini mencetak gol pertamanya untuk menahan imbang 1-1 melawan Everton dan menjadi gol penting hit bagi para pendukung di Anfield. Liverpool memutuskan untuk melepas striker Perancis, namun, memilih kontrak El Hadji Diouf. Belakangan terbukti sebuah pilihan yang tepat.
Bermain 20 kali, 4 gol (315 menit per gol)
Manchester City 2002-05
City memecahkan rekor transfernya dengan 13 juta poundsterling untuk menarik Anelka pada Juni 2002. Dia produktif selama berada di Manchester dan merupakan pencetak gol terbanyak dari seluruh klub yang disinggahinya. Pemain asal Prancis ini mencetak beberapa gol hebat termasuk menentukan kemenangan di menit-menit terakhir melawan Liverpool namun berangkat ke Fenerbahce pada bursa transfer Januari tahun 2005.
Bermain 89 kali, 37 gol (206 gol per menit)
Bolton 2006-2008
Sam Allardyce menjadi manajer Liga Premier kedua untuk memecahkan rekor transfer klub bagi Anelka ketika ia meneken kontrak senilai 8 juta poundsterling pada Agustus 2006. Striker ini membantu Bolton untuk menempati posisi ketujuh di klasemen Liga Premier Inggris di musim pertamanya dan memicu spekulasi kembali ke Arsenal. Bolton berjuang di musim kedua Anelka dan striker itu hengkang ke Chelsea dengan nilai transfer 8 juta poundsterling.
Bermain 53 kali, 21 gol (220 menit per gol)
Chelsea 2008-2012
Anelka menjadi pemain kunci dalam skuad bertabur bintang Chelsea dan membentuk duet striker mematikan dengan Didier Drogba. Striker ini turutmemenangkan satu gelar Liga Premier dan dua Piala FA selama berada di Stamford Bridge dan memenangkan penghargaan Sepatu Emas liga dengan 19 gol di musim 2008-09. Dia meninggalkan klub untuk hijrah ke Shanghai Shenhua di China
Bermain 125 kali, 38 gol (246 menit per gol)
Anelka mungkin memiliki andil dari klub Liga Primer, tapi siapa pemain yang paling banyak bermain di klub Liga Premier Inggris hingga akhir kariernya?
Marcus Bent - 8 klub - Crystal Palace, Blackburn, Ipswich, Leicester, Everton, Charlton, Wigan, Wolves
Craig Bellamy - 7 klub - Coventry, Newcastle, Blackburn, Liverpool, West Ham, Man City, Cardiff
Wayne Routledge - 7 klub - Crystal Palace, Tottenham, Portsmouth, Fulham, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Swansea
Andy Cole - 7 klub - Newcastle, Man Utd, Blackburn, Fulham, Man City, Portsmouth, Sunderland
Tal Ben Haim - 7 klub - Bolton, Chelsea, Man City, Sunderland, Portsmouth, West Ham, QPR
Anelka telah bergabung dengan klub keenam di Liga Premier, dan ia akan bergabung dengan kelompok elit pemain yang telah mencetak gol untuk enam tim yang berbeda di Premier League:
Nick Barmby
Craig Bellamy
Marcus Bent
Andy Cole
Peter Crouch
Les Ferdinand
Robbie Keane
Bellamy akan menjadi pemain pertama yang mencetak rekor tujuh klub jika ia berhasil mencetak gol bagi klub barunya, Cardiff yang menjalani promosi ke Liga Premier Inggris musim ini.
NICOLAS Anelka´s remarkable football journey continued when he joined his SIXTH Premier League club on Thursday afternoon.
West Brom are the latest outfit to secure the services of the Frenchman, who has previously played for Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton and Chelsea.
The 34-year-old has been prolific over the years but will he be able to recapture the form that earned him a reputation as one of the league´s most potent strikers?
Arsenal 1997-99
Anelka moved to Highbury for £500,000 as a fresh-faced 17-year-old. Within months he was a first-team regular, had won the Double and his form earned him the accolade of PFA Young Player of the Year in 1998-99. He eventually fell out of favour with the Arsenal fans and became known as ´Le Sulk´, before joining Real Madrid for £23.5million. That´s a tidy profit.
Games 65 Goal 23 Mins per Goal 193
Liverpool 2001-02 (loan)
Gerard Houllier brought Anelka back to the Premier League with a temporary move in December 2001. The striker scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw against Everton and became a hit with the supporters at Anfield. Liverpool decided not to keep hold of the France striker, however, instead signing El Hadji Diouf. Which was a good move.
Games 20 Goals 4 Mins Per Goal 315
Manchester City 2002-05
City broke their transfer record with a £13million move for Anelka in June 2002. He was prolific during his spell in Manchester and was the club´s top scorer throughout his stay. The Frenchman scored some popular goals including a last-minute winner against Liverpool but left for Fenerbahce in the January transfer window in 2005.
Games 89 Goals 37 Mins Per Goal 206
Bolton 2006-08
Sam Allardyce became the second Premier League manager to break a club transfer record for Anelka when he signed him for £8million in August 2006. The forward´s goals helped Bolton to a top-seven finish in his first season and triggered speculation about a return to Arsenal. Bolton struggled in Anelka´s second season and the striker was bought by Chelsea for £15m.
Games 53 Goals 21 Mins Per Goal 220
Chelsea 2008-12
Anelka became a key player in a star-studded Chelsea squad and formed a deadly strike partnership with Didier Drogba. The striker won one Premier League title and two FA Cups during his time at Stamford Bridge and won the league´s Golden Boot award with 19 goals in the 2008-09 season. He left the club for Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua.
Games 125 Goals 38 Mins Per Goal 246
Anelka may have had his fair share of Premier League clubs, but who are the league´s top have-boots-will-travel merchants?
Marcus Bent - 8 clubs - Crystal Palace, Blackburn, Ipswich, Leicester, Everton, Charlton, Wigan, Wolves
Craig Bellamy - 7 clubs - Coventry, Newcastle, Blackburn, Liverpool, West Ham, Man City, Cardiff
Wayne Routledge - 7 clubs - Crystal Palace, Tottenham, Portsmouth, Fulham, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Swansea
Andy Cole - 7 clubs - Newcastle, Man Utd, Blackburn, Fulham, Man City, Portsmouth, Sunderland
Tal Ben Haim - 7 clubs - Bolton, Chelsea, Man City, Sunderland, Portsmouth, West Ham, QPR
Anelka has joined his sixth Premier League club, and he will be looking to join the elite group of players who have scored for six different teams in the Premier League:
Nick Barmby
Craig Bellamy
Marcus Bent
Andy Cole
Peter Crouch
Les Ferdinand
Robbie Keane
Bellamy will become the first player to score for seven clubs if he finds the net for newly-promoted Cardiff this season.
