Florent Malouda is a left winger who plays for English side Chelsea and the French national team. Malouda grew up playing street football in his native French Guiana. At age sixteen he was swept up to play professional football in France and eventually arrived at Olympique Lyon. At Lyon he attracted international attention and following his first season there he made his debut playing for France. With Lyon he won four consecutive league titles. He was in the French team to be runners-up in the 2006 FIFA World Championship.

Real Madrid had experienced Malouda first-hand, when he delivered a Man of the Match performance against them in the Champions League. The Spanish club was one of several trying to lure him away from Lyon but it was Chelsea who got his signature in July 2007. He has well established himself with the English club and has extended his contract until 2013. After having won the FA Cup with Chelsea in 2008-09 they went on to win the league & cup double the following season.