Players

Players

As of 13 July 2007.

First-team squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Glen Johnson 3 DF Ashley Cole 4 MF Claude Makélélé 5 MF Michael Essien 6 DF Ricardo Carvalho 7 FW Andriy Shevchenko 8 MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain) 9 MF Steve Sidwell 10 MF Joe Cole 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF John Obi Mikel 13 MF Michael Ballack

No. Position Player 14 FW Claudio Pizarro 15 MF Florent Malouda 16 MF Arjen Robben 17 FW Scott Sinclair 18 DF Wayne Bridge 19 MF Lassana Diarra 20 DF Paulo Ferreira 21 FW Salomon Kalou 22 DF Tal Ben Haim 23 GK Carlo Cudicini 24 MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 26 DF John Terry (captain) 40 GK Henrique Hilário

Players out on loan

No. Position Player –– DF Khalid Boulahrouz (at Sevilla until June 2008) –– FW Hernán Crespo (at Internazionale until June 2008) –– DF Jimmy Smith (at Norwich City F.C., until December 2007 [60]) –– DF Michael Mancienne (at Queens Park Rangers, until June 2008 [61]) –– FW Ben Sahar (at Queens Park Rangers, until October 2007 [62])

For recent transfers, see List of English football transfers 2007-08.

Reserves and Youth Team

Main article: Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Youth Team

Player of the year (1967–2007)

See also: List of Chelsea F.C. players

Year Winner 1967 Peter Bonetti 1968 Charlie Cooke 1969 David Webb 1970 John Hollins 1971 John Hollins 1972 David Webb 1973 Peter Osgood 1974 Gary Locke 1975 Charlie Cooke 1976 Ray Wilkins 1977 Ray Wilkins 1978 Micky Droy 1979 Tommy Langley 1980 Clive Walker 1981 Petar Borota 1982 Mike Fillery 1983 Joey Jones 1984 Pat Nevin 1985 David Speedie 1986 Eddie Niedzwiecki 1987 Pat Nevin

Year Winner 1988 Tony Dorigo 1989 Graham Roberts 1990 Ken Monkou 1991 Andy Townsend 1992 Paul Elliott 1993 Frank Sinclair 1994 Steve Clarke 1995 Erland Johnsen 1996 Ruud Gullit 1997 Mark Hughes 1998 Dennis Wise 1999 Gianfranco Zola 2000 Dennis Wise 2001 John Terry 2002 Carlo Cudicini 2003 Gianfranco Zola 2004 Frank Lampard 2005 Frank Lampard 2006 John Terry 2007 Michael Essien