--- title: "9 Played Chelsea Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Played Chelsea quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Played Chelsea sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/juan-mata-4871_proud_i-ll-always-be-proud-to-say-i-played-at_1143347.jpg" --- > [I'll always be proud to say I played at Chelsea, at Valencia, in the youth system at Real Madrid, in the youth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-mata/i-ll-always-be-proud-to-say-i-played-at-chelsea-at-valencia-in-the/) [Juan Mata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-mata/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/juan-mata-4871_proud_i-ll-always-be-proud-to-say-i-played-at_1143347.jpg) > [As I said, when I played at Chelsea I give always my best to help the team but now Manchester United is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nemanja-matic/as-i-said-when-i-played-at-chelsea-i-give-always-my-best-to-help-the/) [Nemanja Matic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nemanja-matic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/nemanja-matic-16660_best_as-i-said-when-i-played-at-chelsea-i-giv_1867731.jpg) > [When I played for Chelsea, I was still too young and not ready for the big jump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thorgan-hazard/when-i-played-for-chelsea-i-was-still-too-young-and-not-ready-for-the/) [Thorgan Hazard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thorgan-hazard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/thorgan-hazard-14425_big_when-i-played-for-chelsea-i-was-still-to_2890905.jpg) > [I like people like Robert De Niro and Anthony Hopkins. And Gianfranco Zola, who played for Chelsea and Italy. He's an artist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-daniels/i-like-people-like-robert-de-niro-and-anthony-hopkins-and-gianfranco/) [Phil Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-daniels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/phil-daniels-25026_anthony-hopkins_i-like-people-like-robert-de-niro-and-an_3222935.jpg) > [When we played Chelsea in North Carolina, the biggest cheer from the 55,000-strong crowd was for me. They had Raheem Sterling, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mullin/when-we-played-chelsea-in-north-carolina-the-biggest-cheer-from-the/) [Paul Mullin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mullin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/paul-mullin-6815_bench_when-we-played-chelsea-in-north-carolina_2775427.jpg) > [Michael Ballack was a very, very big player, he also played for Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. He was also the hero of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kai-havertz/michael-ballack-was-a-very-very-big-player-he-also-played-for/) [Kai Havertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kai-havertz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/173/kai-havertz-6176_bayern-munich_michael-ballack-was-a-very-very-big-play_67320.jpg) > [Of course, it helped that Chelsea also signed Eden, but it is not like they just sign every player's brother. Frank Lampard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thorgan-hazard/of-course-it-helped-that-chelsea-also-signed-eden-but-it-is-not-like/) [Thorgan Hazard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thorgan-hazard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/thorgan-hazard-14425_brother_of-course-it-helped-that-chelsea-also-si_410693.jpg) > [I played for Chelsea for three-and-a-half years and I gave them my best to win against them and show my quality again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nemanja-matic/i-played-for-chelsea-for-three-and-a-half-years-and-i-gave-them-my/) [Nemanja Matic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nemanja-matic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/nemanja-matic-16660_best_i-played-for-chelsea-for-three-and-a-hal_1338364.jpg) > [When I played against Chelsea, there was always a big motivation because it was a special game; it was always one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernando-torres/when-i-played-against-chelsea-there-was-always-a-big-motivation/) [Fernando Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernando-torres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/fernando-torres-6957_always_when-i-played-against-chelsea-there-was_3167371.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/played-chelsea/#itemlist", "name": "Played Chelsea Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'll always be proud to say I played at Chelsea, at Valencia, in the youth system at Real Madrid, in the youth system at Real Oviedo, and for United.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Juan Mata" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-mata/i-ll-always-be-proud-to-say-i-played-at-chelsea-at-valencia-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/juan-mata-4871_proud_i-ll-always-be-proud-to-say-i-played-at_1143347.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/juan-mata-4871_proud_i-ll-always-be-proud-to-say-i-played-at_1143347.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/juan-mata-4871_proud_i-ll-always-be-proud-to-say-i-played-at_1143347.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'll always be proud to say I played at Chelsea, at Valencia, in the youth system at Real Madrid, in the…” — Juan Mata", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As I said, when I played at Chelsea I give always my best to help the team but now Manchester United is my club and I will try to win there.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nemanja Matic" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nemanja-matic/as-i-said-when-i-played-at-chelsea-i-give-always-my-best-to-help-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/nemanja-matic-16660_best_as-i-said-when-i-played-at-chelsea-i-giv_1867731.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/nemanja-matic-16660_best_as-i-said-when-i-played-at-chelsea-i-giv_1867731.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/nemanja-matic-16660_best_as-i-said-when-i-played-at-chelsea-i-giv_1867731.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As I said, when I played at Chelsea I give always my best to help the team but now Manchester United is my…” — Nemanja Matic", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I played for Chelsea, I was still too young and not ready for the big jump.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thorgan Hazard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thorgan-hazard/when-i-played-for-chelsea-i-was-still-too-young-and-not-ready-for-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/thorgan-hazard-14425_big_when-i-played-for-chelsea-i-was-still-to_2890905.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/thorgan-hazard-14425_big_when-i-played-for-chelsea-i-was-still-to_2890905.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/thorgan-hazard-14425_big_when-i-played-for-chelsea-i-was-still-to_2890905.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I played for Chelsea, I was still too young and not ready for the big jump.” — Thorgan Hazard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like people like Robert De Niro and Anthony Hopkins. 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