2008/09 INTERNATIONAL ROUNDUP
With the international calendar now complete, Chelsea statistician Paul Dutton has compiled all the facts and stats for the 2008/09 season.
Nobody played more senior international games than Branislav Ivanovic, who also found the net three times for Serbia, while Frank Lampard and Joe Cole scored as many for England and Michael Ballack notched three for Germany.
Away from the full squads, Michael Mancienne's run to the Final of the European Championships at Under-21 level saw him end the season with 11 appearances, as well as a call into the senior squad for November's friendly against Germany.
2008/09 international appearances by Chelsea players
Apps Goals FULL Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia) 10 3 Frank Lampard (England) 9+1 3 (1 pen) Ashley Cole (England) 9 0 John Terry (England) 9 2 Deco (Portugal) 7+1 1 (pen) José Bosingwa (Portugal) 7 0 Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal) 7 0 Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) 6 5 (1 pen) Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast) 6 2 (1 pen) Michael Ballack (Germany) 5 3 Petr Cech (Czech Rep) 5 0 Nicolas Anelka (France) 4+2 1 Paulo Ferreira (Portugal) 4+1 0 Michael Essien (Ghana) 4 0 Ben Sahar (Israel) 3+5 1 Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) 3+3 4 (1 pen) Florent Malouda (France) 3+1 0 John Mikel Obi (Nigeria) 3 0 Wayne Bridge (England) 2 0 Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia) 1+3 1 Joe Cole (England) 1+2 3 UNDER-23s Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast) 6 2 Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia) 1 0 UNDER-21s Michael Mancienne (England) 9+2 1 Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia) 4 1 (pen) Ben Sahar (Israel) 3 2 Jack Cork (England) 0+2 0 Ryan Bertrand (England) 0+1 0 Fabio Paim (Portugal) 0+1 0 UNDER-20s Ryan Bertrand (England) 1 0 Fabio Paim (Portugal) 1 0 Scott Sinclair (England) 1 0 Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia) 1 1 UNDER-19s Morten Nielsen (Denmark) 10+2 3 (1 pen) Conor Clifford (Rep of Ireland) 8+2 1 Patrick van Aanholt (Holland) 8 1 Jeffrey Bruma (Holland) 6+1 0 Michael Woods (England) 3+2 0 Ryan Bertrand (England) 3 0 Jack Cork (England) 3 0 Fabio Borini (Italy) 2 1 Jacopo Sala (Italy) 2 0 Rhys Taylor (Wales) 2 0 Scott Sinclair (England) 1+2 0 Jacob Mellis (England) 1 0 UNDER-18s Gael Kakuta (France) 4+1 3 Niclas Heimann (Germany) 1 0 UNDER-17s Aliu Djalo 'Kaby' (Portugal) 8+4 1 Marko Mitrovic (Sweden) 5 7 (1 pen) Gokhan Tore (Turkey) 5 2 Billy Knott (England) 4+2 1 Milan Lalkovic (Slovakia) 3 2 Josh McEachran (England) 1 0 UNDER-16s Nathaniel Chalobah (England) 4+2 0 Aziz Deen-Conteh (England) 2 0 Josh McEachran (England) 2 0 Jemal Blackman (England) 2 0
Total full international appearances of current players
Ballack (Germany) 92, Shevchenko (Ukraine) 87, A Cole (England) 73, Lampard (England) 71, Cech (Czech Republic) 67, Deco (Portugal) 64, Drogba (Ivory Coast) 61, Anelka (France) 57, Ferreira (Portugal) 56, Pizarro (Peru) 56, Carvalho (Portugal) 53, J Cole (England) 53, Terry (England) 53, Essien (Ghana) 45, Malouda (France) 45, Quaresma (Portugal) 25, Mineiro (Brazil) 24, Belletti (Brazil) 23, Ivanovic (Serbia) 23, Mikel (Nigeria) 21, Kalou (Ivory Coast) 20, Bosingwa (Portugal) 17, Sahar (Israel) 15, Alex (Brazil) 12, Stoch (Slovakia) 4.
Total full international goals of current players
Ballack (Germany) 41, Shevchenko (Ukraine) 41, Drogba (Ivory Coast) 38, Lampard (England) 17, Pizarro (Peru) 13, Anelka (France) 12, J Cole (England) 10, Kalou (Ivory Coast) 9, Essien (Ghana) 8, Terry (England) 6, Deco (Portugal) 5, Carvalho (Portugal) 4, Ivanovic (Serbia) 4, Malouda (France) 3, Quaresma (Portugal) 3, Sahar (Israel) 3, Mikel (Nigeria) 2, Belletti (Brazil) 1, Stoch (Slovakia) 1.
Full caps won while with Chelsea
Lampard (England) 69, Terry (England) 53, Drogba (Ivory Coast) 46, Cech (Czech Republic) 44, Carvalho (Portugal) 43, J Cole (England) 43, Ferreira (Portugal) 42, Essien (Ghana) 34, Ballack (Germany) 29, Shevchenko (Ukraine) 24, A Cole (England) 21, Kalou (Ivory Coast) 20, Mikel (Nigeria) 16, Malouda (France) 15, Sahar (Israel) 15, Anelka (France) 14, Ivanovic (Serbia) 14, Bosingwa (Portugal) 11, Pizarro (Peru) 10, Deco (Portugal) 8, Stoch (Slovakia) 4, Alex (Brazil) 3.
Full international goals while with Chelsea
Drogba (Ivory Coast) 29, Lampard (England) 17, Shevchenko (Ukraine) 13, Ballack (Germany) 11, J Cole (England) 9, Kalou (Ivory Coast) 9, Essien (Ghana) 6, Terry (England) 6, Carvalho (Portugal) 4, Ivanovic (Serbia) 3, Sahar (Israel) 3, Pizarro (Peru) 2, Anelka (France) 1, Deco (Portugal) 1, Mikel (Nigeria) 1, Stoch (Slovakia) 1.
Top all-time international appearances
Full caps won while with Chelsea
Desailly (France) 74, Lampard (England) 69, Terry (England) 53, Gallas (France) 48, Makelele (France) 47, Drogba (Ivory Coast) 46, Cech (Czech Republic) 44, Petrescu (Romania) 44, Carvalho (Portugal) 43, J Cole (England) 43, Ferreira (Portugal) 42, Flo (Norway) 38, Gudjohnsen (Iceland) 36, Grønkjær (Denmark) 35, Essien (Ghana) 34, Forssell (Finland) 33, Lebœuf (France) 32, Ballack (Germany) 29, Gérémi (Cameroon) 28, Crespo (Argentina) 26, Shevchenko (Ukraine) 24,Wilkins (England) 24, Kharine (Russia) 23, McCreadie (Scotland) 23, Zenden (Holland) 23, Duff (Ireland) 22, Townsend (Ireland) 22, K Wilson (N Ireland) 22, Babayaro (Nigeria) 21, A Cole (England) 21, Wise (England) 21, Bridge (England) 20, Burley (Scotland) 20, Kalou (Ivory Coast) 20, Smertin (Russia) 20.
Top all-time international scorers
Goals scored while with Chelsea
Drogba (Ivory Coast) 29, Lampard (England) 17, Crespo (Argentina) 16, Greaves (England) 16, Flo (Norway) 15, Gudjohnsen (Iceland) 15, Hilsdon (England) 14, Lawton (England) 14, Shevchenko (Ukraine) 13, Forssell (Finland) 12, Ballack (Germany) 11, Bentley (England) 9, J Cole (England) 9, Kalou (Ivory Coast) 9, Mutu (Romania) 9, Hasselbaink (Holland) 7, Petrescu (Romania) 7, Windridge (England) 7, Younghusband (Philippines) 7.
Statistics by Paul Dutton
