Name
John Obi Mikel

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Born
1987 (36 years old)

Birth Place
Jos, Nigeria

Position
Defensive Midfield

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Black

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Height
188 cm

Weight
78 kg

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Player Manager ID
5116933

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Sport
Soccer

Team
_Retired Soccer

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Mikel John Obi (born 22 April 1987) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kuwait Premier League club Kuwait SC.

Mikel began his career with local club Plateau United, before joining Norwegian club Lyn at the age of 17 in 2004. In 2006, he made a controversial transfer to English club Chelsea after Manchester United claimed they had already signed him. He stayed with Chelsea for 11 years, before moving to China with Tianjin TEDA in 2017. After two years in China, he returned to England on a short-term deal with Middlesbrough, before joining Trabzonspor on a free transfer in July 2019. Mikel moved back to England in August 2020 joining Stoke City. In a 14-year international career between 2005 and 2019, he played 88 times for Nigeria, scoring six goals.


Career Honours

Olympics Bronze
2016

Nigeria U23

Premier League
2014-2015

Chelsea

Football League Cup
2014-2015

Chelsea

Africa Cup of Nations
2013

Nigeria

UEFA Europa League
2012-2013

Chelsea

FA Cup
2011-2012

Chelsea

UEFA Champions League
2011-2012

Chelsea

Premier League
2009-2010

Chelsea

FA Cup
2009-2010

Chelsea

FA Community Shield
2009

Chelsea

FA Cup
2008-2009

Chelsea

FA Cup
2006-2007

Chelsea

Football League Cup
2006-2007

Chelsea


Career Milestones


Former Youth Teams

2002-2004


Former Senior Teams

2004-2006

2005-2019

2006-2017

2017-2018

2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021


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ChelseaAppearancesEnglish Premier League2010-201128

ChelseaAssistsEnglish Premier League2010-20112



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