- Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack is a German football player. He is the current captain of the German national team, and plays club football for Chelsea F.C. in the English FA Premier League.
- Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard, Jr., (born 20 June 1978) is an English football player currently at Chelsea and previously with West Ham United and Swansea City. He is a central midfielder known for his powerful long-range shots and prolific goalscoring abilities from midfield. Lampard was born in Romford, Havering, England. He is the son of Frank Lampard Sr., the former England full back and two-time FA Cup winner with West Ham United.
- Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is a footballer from the Ivory Coast who currently plays for Chelsea FC in the English Premier League. In Didier's home country, la Cote d'Ivoire, his name "Drogba" has become synonymous with a 1-litre jug of locally brewed beer, alluding to the Ivorian's massive thighs and his force on the ball
- Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. Shevchenko began his career in the youth team at Dynamo Kyiv and soon played in the first team. He won five consecutive domestic league titles from 1994–99. Shevchenko played for A.C. Milan from 1999–2006, scoring 127 goals in 208 appearances and becoming the club's second-highest all-time goal scorer. He joined Chelsea in 2006.
- Michael Essien
Michael Essien (born December 3, 1982 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International footballer. He currently plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League. He is a central midfielder and plays as a deep-lying playmaker for the "Black Stars", the Ghana national football team.
- Petr Čech
Petr Čech is a Czech international footballer who is currently a goalkeeper for Chelsea F.C. Petr Čech has previously played for Viktoria Plzeň, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes, and is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He was voted into the all-star team at Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals, best Goalkeeper in the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League, …
- Marcel Desailly
Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as "Odenke Abbey") is a former French football player and a former star of the French national football team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level with several European clubs.
- Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélélé (born February 18, 1973 in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French international football player, who currently plays defensive midfield for Chelsea in the English Premiership. He is married to the French supermodel Noémie Lenoir with whom he has three sons named Kelyan, Hayden and Sam. Prior to joining Chelsea, Makélélé played for Nantes (1992-1997), Olympique de Marseille (1997-1998), Celta Vigo (1998-2000), …
- John Terry
John George Terry (born December 7, 1980 in Barking, London) is an English professional football player. Terry plays as a centre back and is the captain of both Chelsea in the English Premier League and the national football team of England. Terry is regarded as one of the best defenders in the world. He was voted best defender in the 2005 UEFA Champions League, PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2005, and was included in the FIFPro World XI for 2005 and 2006.
- Steve Sidwell
Steven James Sidwell (born 14 December 1982 in Wandsworth, London) is a professional footballer for Chelsea in the English Premier League.
- Joe Cole
Joseph "Joe" John Cole (born November 8, 1981 in Romford, London Borough of Havering) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and the England national team.
- Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben is a rare breed in modern day football. There may be many fast attacking midfielders nowadays, but very few are as capable as Robben is of dribbling the ball with such class inside the box and changing the pace of the game in such a way that thwarts any defenders attempts to steal the ball. He has a phenomenal knack for scoring and is an excellent shot, which also make deadly from outside the box.
- Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980, Whitechapel, England) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. Cole plays left back for Chelsea and for the England national team, a position from which he often uses his strong pace to try and support the forward players
- Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed "Sparky", is a former Welsh football player and currently a manager at Blackburn Rovers. As a Welsh international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals. He was a talented forward, able to hold up the ball for himself and bring other people into play.
- Florent Malouda
Florent Malouda (born June 13, 1980 in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French professional football player. Malouda plays as a left winger for Chelsea F.C. in the Premier League and the national football team of France. Malouda is a pacy, attacking left winger who can also play as a second striker or behind the front two.
- William Gallas
William Gallas, is a French international footballer of Guadeloupian descent who currently plays for Arsenal in the English Premier League. He is a defender who prefers to play in the centre, but he can also play at full-back on either side of the pitch.
- Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips (born 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, London) is an English football player of Jamaican and Grenadian descent. He is the adopted son of the famous player Ian Wright, the half-brother of fellow player Bradley Wright-Phillips and brother to the upcoming youth player Brett Wright. He grew up in Brockley South London and attended the state school Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, in New Cross Gate. He currently plays for Chelsea F.C.
- Wayne Bridge
Wayne Michael Bridge (born August 5, 1980) is an English football defender, who currently plays left back for Chelsea.
- Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit (born September 1, 1962) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a member of the Netherlands national team at the Euro 88 and the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and the World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He was a versatile player, as he played several positions during his career.
- Tommy Docherty
Thomas Henderson Docherty (born Gorbals, Glasgow on 24 August, 1928), usually known as Tommy Docherty or "the Doc", is a Scottish former footballer and football manager.
- Chris Sutton
Christopher Roy Sutton (born 10 March 1973 in Nottingham, England) is an English former footballer. In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham and Aston Villa. He has also been capped once by England. Sutton played in either defence, midfield or attack, although usually in the latter role.
- Ray Wilkins
Raymond Colin 'Butch' Wilkins MBE (born September 14 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) was an English football player, and now a highly respected coach and TV pundit and is the brother of Brighton & Hove Albion manager Dean Wilkins.
- Tal ben Haim
Tal Ben Haim (born March 31, 1982 in Rishon LeZion, Israel) is an Israeli professional football player. Ben Haim plays both centre back and right back, and is currently contracted to Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League and is a member of the Israel national football team.
- Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He has had spells as manager of Swindon Town, Chelsea, England, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and most recently Wolverhampton Wanderers. Although he has only enjoyed mixed success as a manager, he is arguably one of the finest British players his era, …
- John Boyle
John Boyle (born 25 December 1946) is a retired Scottish footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Motherwell, he signed for London side Chelsea as a 15-year-old whilst on holiday in the city. Boyle was one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless important, members of the successful Chelsea side of the period, usually playing in the midfield ball-winner role.
- Ricardo Carvalho
Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, <small>OIH</small> (born May 18, 1978 in Amarante, near Porto), pron., is a Portuguese football player, who currently plays as a central defender for Chelsea.
- Hernán Crespo
Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine international football player currently playing in the Italian Serie A for Internazionale, having signed from English Premier League champions Chelsea on a 2 year loan deal on 7 August 2006. He is famed for his powerful aerial ability, which allows him to score goals from considerable distances. He is also renowned for being one of the most effective goal poachers in the game, due to his anticipatory off-the-ball movement.
- Robert Huth
Robert Huth (born 18 August 1984 in Berlin, Germany) is a German footballer who currently plays for Middlesbrough. He was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He is often referred to as "The Unstoppable Force".
- Keith Dublin
Keith Dublin is an English former footballer who played at left-back. Dublin began his career with Chelsea, one of the first black footballers to play for the club. Despite being voted Chelsea's young player of the year in 1984, he struggled to hold down a place in the first team and when left-sided players Tony Dorigo and Clive Wilson were signed in 1987, he was sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for £50,000.
- Damien Duff
Damien Anthony Duff (born March 2, 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish footballer. He currently plays as a winger for FA Premier League club Newcastle United and internationally for the Republic of Ireland. After his performances in the Champions League for Chelsea and World Cup 2002 for Ireland, Duff was one of the most feared wingers in Europe. With pace, accurate crossing and impressive finishing combined with his much improved versatility, …
- Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. On 26 May 2007, Didier resigned as coach of Juventus F.C., a position he had held since the start of the 2006/07 season.
- Mark Bosnich
Mark Bosnich (born 13 January, 1972 in Fairfield, New South Wales), is widely regarded as one of Australia's best football (soccer) goalkeepers, representing his country on many occasions and playing for English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United, and Chelsea.
- Alec Chamberlain
Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain (born June 20 1964) is a former English goalkeeper currently employed by Watford as the club's goalkeeping coach. He made 790 appearances during his 25-year playing career.
- Carlo Cudicini
Carlo Cudicini is an Italian footballer. He is the son of former A.C. Milan goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini and grandson of Ponziana Trieste defender Guglielmo Cudicini (deceased). He currently plays for Chelsea, and is in competition for a first team place with Petr Čech and Henrique Hilário.
- Claudio Pizarro
Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio (born 3 October, 1978 in Callao, Peru) is a Peruvian professional football forward. Pizarro plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and for Peru national football team, for which he has 37 caps (as of July 6 2007).
- Ben Sahar
Ben Sahar (born 10 August, 1989 in Holon, Israel) is an Israeli footballer, currently playing at Chelsea F.C. of the English Premier League. Sahar is known as one of Israel's brightest talents, according to Chelsea. At 16, he was already the equivalent of a second year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the Israeli Under-21 national team and the Israeli national team.
- Mario Melchiot
Mario Melchiot (born November 4, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football defender who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League. Having been part of the youth system at Ajax Amsterdam, Melchiot played three seasons for the club, winning the Eredivisie in 1998 and the KNVB Cup in 1998 and 1999. He moved to Chelsea under the Bosman ruling in the summer of 1999, where he won the FA Cup in 2000.
- Scott Sinclair
Scott Sinclair (born March 26, 1989 in Bath, Somerset) is an English footballer who is on the books of English Premier League team Chelsea. He made his league debut for Chelsea on 6 May 2007, when he came off the bench to replace Shaun Wright-Phillips for the final ten minutes of the game against Arsenal.
- Terry Skiverton
Terry Skiverton (born 26 June1975 in Mile End, London) is an English football (soccer) player, currently captain of Yeovil Town. Skiverton began his career as a trainee at Chelsea F.C., but never made the first team. After a loan spell he made the permanent move to Wycombe Wanderers F.C. in 1996, and a year later dropped out of league football to join Welling United F.C.. He joined Yeovil from Welling United F.C. in 1999, …
- Jimmy Greaves
James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves (born 20 February, 1940) is an English former football player, England's third highest goalscorer, and more recently a television pundit.