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Marcel Desailly, France footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Marcel Desailly
Marcel Desailly
France
7 September 1968
midfielder
Marcel Desailly is a French former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won several titles, including UEFA Champions League medals with both Marseille and AC Milan, and also played for Nantes and Chelsea, among other teams. At international level, he collected 116 caps between 1993 and 2004, scoring three goals, and was a member of the France international squads that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

Desailly is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest defenders in the history of the sport.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Desailly at the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Marcel David Desailly
Date of birth: (1968-09-07) 7 September 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth: Accra, Ghana
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s): Centre-back, defensive midfielder
⚽ Youth career:
1980–1986: Nantes
⚽ 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)

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Channel Image Marcel Desailly, The Rock [Skills & Goals]
4 years ago • 82.23K views
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Channel Image The Defender Who Made It Physically Impossible for Strikers To Touch The Ball
3 months ago • 45.73K views
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Channel Image Football's Greatest - Desailly
2 years ago • 12.34K views
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Channel Image Marcel Desailly, master of interceptions
3 years ago • 15.3K views
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Channel Image Marcel Desailly – The Rock 🪨🇫🇷 | Best Defensive Moments
4 years ago • 60.31K views
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Channel Image Thierry Henry vs Chelsea Home PL 1999/00 (Destroys Desailly)
2 years ago • 8.73K views
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3 years ago • 145.37K views
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Channel Image (Reupload)93/94 Marcel Desailly vs Barcelona
11 years ago • 90.63K views
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Channel Image Desailly vs Juventus (1996-97 Serie A 26R)
9 years ago • 40K views
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Channel Image Marcel Desailly all goals for Milan
7 years ago • 15.18K views
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Channel Image Laurent Blanc, Le Président [Goals & Skills]
4 years ago • 94.91K views
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From the archive: Marcel Desailly on building a winning mentality at Chelsea | News | Official Site - Chelsea

  • ✐ Chelsea
  • Sun, 07 Sep 2025 05:01:21 GMT

DNA Test confirms Marcel Desailly’s paternity of 10-year-old girl - Yahoo Sports

Marcel Desailly Named 'Awful' Premier League Icon Who Was 'Toughest' He Faced - GiveMeSport

Marcel Desailly: ‘I don’t know if I was a star, but I’m now a legend’ - The Guardian

How to Complete Thunderstruck Icon Marcel Desailly - EA Sports FC 25 Guide - IGN

  • ✐ IGN
  • Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:05:05 GMT

Marcel Desailly 'set for court date amid ongoing paternity row over 10-year-old daughter he has refused to acknowledge' which could see the Chelsea legend - who is 'struggling financially' - forced to pay £4000-a-month in alimony - MSN

  • ✐ MSN
  • Sun, 17 Aug 2025 11:50:54 GMT

“Not a leader” – Marcel Desailly gives best verdict yet on problem Chelsea player - chelsea.news

"Look At Qatar...": France Legend Marcel Desailly On Donald Trump's Policies Affecting FIFA World Cu.. - NDTV Sports

Marcel Desailly named 'scary' 52k-seater as the best Premier League stadium he played in - GiveMeSport

Why I did not pursue coaching after retiring from football - Marcel Desailly explains - GhanaWeb

  • ✐ GhanaWeb
  • Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

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