FORMER Chelsea star Florent Malouda has joined the army in French Guiana.
The former winger, 44, spent six seasons with the Blues, winning the Champions League in 2012.
Malouda played 80 times for France after moving from Cayenne, French Guiana to Paris as a teenager.
However, his hometown still holds a dear place in his heart, as evidenced by his latest Instagram post.
The former Stamford Bridge favorite posed in his military gear in the Amazon rainforest.
Malouda has joined the civilian reserve of the 3rd Forest Infantry Regiment.
This department is defined by the French government as “a system that allows civilians (often recognized in their field) to make a voluntary contribution to promoting the values and missions of the military institution, without being military personnel themselves.”
Malouda captioned his post: “While traveling through the Amazon in my home area, I was able to take an initiation at the 3rd REI CEFE Authorities course at the Equatorial Forest Training Center.
“Thank you to @3e_rei for this moment of cohesion and for these values of team spirit in times of adversity. These are essential values in top sport.”
Malouda played four times for French Guiana in 2017.
Because the area is classified as part of France, the French Guiana team is not considered its own country, allowing Malouda to play for them.
The winger hung up his boots in 2018 after a spell in Luxembourg at FC Differdange 03.
He enjoyed an incredibly decorated career, winning 12 major trophies.
However, his Chelsea career ended in disappointing fashion as he was frozen out for the entire 2012/2013 season.
Despite the way he left, Malouda still seems to have a lot of love for the Blues.
Just three weeks ago he posted a photo of himself wearing this season's Blues away shirt.
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