Marcel Desailly

Marcel Desailly

Desailly in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Desailly[1]
Birth name	Odenke Abbey
Date of birth	(1968-09-07) 7 September 1968 (age 56)[2]
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1992	Nantes	162	(5)
1992–1993	Marseille	47	(1)
1993–1998	AC Milan	137	(5)
1998–2004	Chelsea	158	(6)
2004–2005	Al-Gharafa	28	(6)
2005–2006	Qatar SC	7	(0)
Total		539	(23)
International career
1993–2004	France	116	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Winner 1998 UEFA European Championship Winner 2000 FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2001 Winner 2003
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Desailly (born Odenke Abbey; 7 September 1968) is a French former professional footballer.

1. ↑ "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 1998 (170). 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. ↑ "Marcel Desailly". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
3. ↑ "Marcel Desailly: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 December 2020.