Nicolas Anelka

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Anelka's career is marked by a rare combination of team and individual honors. He won the Premier League with two different clubs, the Champions League, and the European Championship with France. His Golden Boot in 2009 made him one of few players to win both the PFA Young Player award and the league's top scorer prize in separate seasons. His cumulative transfer fees of over £90 million were a record for a player at the time, reflecting the high demand for his talents despite his nomadic path.

AwardsAnelka won the PFA Young Player of the Year in 1999 and the Premier League Golden Boot in 2009. He was named Chelsea Player of the Year in 2009 and Manchester City Player of the Year in 2005. He won three Premier League Player of the Month awards and was voted Player of the Year at Bolton and Fenerbahçe.

Honours & Distinctions

PFA Team of the Year

Professional Footballers' Association·1999

Selected for the Premier League Team of the Year for the 1998–99 season.

European Sports Media Team of the Season

European Sports Media·2009

Named to the ESM Team of the Season for the 2008–09 campaign.

Rankings & Lists

#87

100 Greatest Footballers of All Time

FourFourTwo·2017

#100

100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century

World Soccer·1999

#10

Best French Players of All Time

France Football·2018

#45

World Fame 100

ESPN·2019

Magazine Covers

France Football

2000

The Enigma

L'Équipe Magazine

1999

Anelka: The Man Who Said No

FourFourTwo

2013

Anelka: The Genius and the Madness

GQ France

2009

Anelka: The Comeback

So Foot

2010

Nicolas Anelka: The Journey

Records & Feats

Highest cumulative transfer fees for a player (at the time)

Career Milestone·2015

Anelka's total transfer fees exceeded £90 million, a record when he retired.