Nicolas Anelka
French footballer
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| July 8 2024 | Resigned from his position as president of Ümraniyespor. |
| January 25 2024 | Appointed as president of TFF First League club Ümraniyespor. |
| May 4 2021 | Departed from his role as sporting director at Hyères, with no first team games taking place during his tenure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 3 2021 | Appointed as sporting director of Hyères football club under the new ownership of Mourad Boudjellal. |
| 2020 | Featured in a Netflix documentary titled 'Anelka: Misunderstood'. |
| June 2020 | Admitted he signed the 2007 contract to help Bolton secure a larger transfer fee when he eventually left the club. |
| November 2018 | Became a youth forwards coach at Lille. |
| February 2017 | Joined the technical staff of Roda JC, a Dutch Eredivisie side, to help his friend and the club's shareholder Aleksey Korotaev. |
| July 3 2015 | Returned to Mumbai City FC and was named the team's player-manager. |
| January 2015 | Anelka agreed to join Algerian side NA Hussein Dey on an 18-month contract, but the move was blocked by the Algerian Football Federation. |
| November 5 2014 | Anelka scored his only other goal of the season in a home game against Delhi Dynamos, securing a victory. |
| November 2 2014 | In his first home match at DY Patil Stadium, Anelka scored the match's only goal to defeat Kerala Blasters. |
| October 28 2014 | Anelka made his debut for Mumbai City FC in a 5-1 defeat against Chennaiyin FC, following a three-match global ban. |
| September 15 2014 | Nicolas Anelka joined Mumbai City FC in the newly formed Indian Super League. |
| February 27 2014 | Received a five-match ban and £80,000 fine from the Football Association for the quenelle gesture, though the panel did not find him to be anti-Semitic. |
| 2013 | Plays for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. |
| December 28 2013 | Scored his first goal for West Brom in a 3-3 draw with West Ham United, scoring a first-half brace. During his goal celebration, he performed a controversial quenelle gesture. |
| August 28 2013 | Anelka confirmed he would remain with West Bromwich Albion and resume training after his compassionate leave. |
| August 22 2013 | Anelka reportedly walked out of a training session, with initial rumors suggesting retirement, which were later denied by the club as compassionate leave following the death of his agent. |
| July 4 2013 | Nicolas Anelka joined West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer after being released by Shanghai Shenhua, returning to the Premier League for the sixth time in his career. |
| January 26 2013 | Joined Italian side Juventus on a five-month loan deal, making his debut in the Champions League against Celtic. |
| 2012 | Subject of the Canal+ documentary 'L'Entrée des Trappistes' about his friendship with Omar Sy and Jamel Debbouze. |
| 2012 | Won Serie A with Juventus |
| 2012 | Temporarily loaned to Juventus in Serie A, briefly playing in Italian football. |
| August 25 2012 | Provided two assists for Didier Drogba and scored a late equaliser in a 3–3 draw with Shandong Luneng Taishan. |
| April 11 2012 | Appointed as part of the coaching staff to assist struggling manager Jean Tigana at Shanghai Shenhua. |
| March 16 2012 | Made his Chinese Super League debut and scored his first CSL goal in a 3–2 away defeat against Beijing Guoan. |
| February 21 2012 | Anelka scored his debut goal in a pre-season friendly match against Hunan Billows, just 40 seconds after the start of the match. |
| January 1 2012 | Nicolas Anelka moved to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, with an annual salary of around €12 million, turning down an offer from PSG. |
| December 12 2011 | Chelsea confirmed Anelka would join Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, finalizing his transfer. |
| 2010 | Birth of his second son, Kahil. |
| 2010 | Played a key role in France's World Cup playoff against the Republic of Ireland, scoring the winning goal in the 72nd minute. |
| 2010 | Nicolas Anelka played his final 6 appearances for the French national team in this year, scoring 0 goals during these matches. |
| 2010 | Won FA Cup with Chelsea |
| October 19 2010 | Anelka scored his 50th goal for Chelsea during a Champions League match against Spartak Moscow. |
| June 24 2010 | Chelsea announced Anelka had signed a one-year contract extension until 2012. |
| June 19 2010 | Excluded from the 2010 World Cup by the French Football Federation due to comments against national coach Raymond Domenech, effectively ending his international career. |
| January 16 2010 | On his return from injury, Anelka scored twice in a 7–2 victory over Sunderland. |
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