John Obi Mikel

Date of Birth

22 April 1987

Place of Birth

Jos, Nigeria

Height

6ft 2in

Reading: John Obi Mikel

Position

Midfielder

Squad no.

12

Years

2006-

Appearances

296

Goals

3

John Michael “Mikel” Nchekwube Obinna ( born 22 April 1987 ) is a nigerian external football player who presently plays for Chelsea F.C .

Chelsea career

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Following quickly on from the purchase of Salomon Kalou in the summer of 2006, the arrival of John Obi Mikel confirmed Chelsea ‘s decision to add arouse young endowment angstrom well as established stars to a squad that had precisely won back-to-back league titles. Having smoothed out some harsh edges both on and off the gear, coach Jose Mourinho increasingly used Mikel ‘s endowment in the holding midfield function, particularly when requiring a longer range of passing than other options including the celebrate Claude Makelele. As a junior Mikel had played more as an attacking midfielder. Named Chelsea Young Player of the year, he survived an wound daunt the week before the 2007 FA Cup Final to play the wholly game. Chelsea all in Manchester United in the first base final at the fresh Wembley. The 2007-08 season saw Mikel continue to grow in the ‘Makelele ‘ character, and by the end of it he had played more games than the old master of the position. There were hitches. An unfortunate send off at Old Trafford in Avram Grant ‘s first game was followed by another red card in a Carling Cup semi-final against Everton, his one-fourth since joining Chelsea. He started the 2008 League Cup Final get the better of by Spurs curtly after his retort from the Africa Cup of Nations but then spent a spell out of the slope before ending his second season with province in some significant games, including a home win over Manchester United when he was great, although he remained on the terrace for the Champions League Final against the same opposition. top displays became more commonplace in the 2008-09 season when, with Michael Essien injured for much of the political campaign, Mikel became the permanent wave anchor man – his steady touch a major contribution to the 2009 FA Cup Final acquire over Everton. One detail that has remained lacking from the midfielder ‘s bet on is goals, much like his early mentor Makelele. Two in his first season, both FA Cup goals in the January of 2007 against lower league confrontation, have not been added to since, though as he says, there are batch of others in the midfield who can contribute goals, allowing him to concentrate on stopping them. further injury to Essien in the 2009-10 season ensured that for the second temper running Mikel was the elementary choice as deep-lying midfielder. On his return from the Africa Cup of Nations in February he started every game until his own stifle and ankle problems in mid-april ruled him out of the season ‘s two-trophy climax, and the inaugural african World Cup Finals. He did however have his first league championship winners ‘ decoration. Mikel ‘s own on-pitch discipline problems are hanker behind him. He was merely reserve four times in a Double-winning campaign spent in a highly-competitive area of the pitch. Carlo Ancelotti revealed he was a exchangeable player in a exchangeable position in his young person but was able to use Essien more in the 2010-11 season and Mikel spent a time period out the side, due to injury and when a 4-4-2 geological formation was adopted for a period. Mikel did however pass the 200-game milestone for Chelsea during the season and started all but 10 league games. The nigerian began the 2011-12 season in Andre Villas-Boas ‘s new-look midfield, starting four of the hatchway five games, and remained a regular before a second joint injury – sustained against Tottenham Hotspur concisely before Christmas – intend he did n’t feature for the Blues for about two months. In the second one-half of the season, however, he re-emerged as a regular in midfield, starting six of our nine games in a interfering March and impressing under Roberto Di Matteo with a more attack lookout, playing more ahead passes and dominating from his bass position. arguably one of Mikel ‘s finest games in a Chelsea shirt was the 2012 Champions League Final against Bayern Munich. Mikel began the 2012-13 temper in a like vein to the direction he finished the previous one, and was rewarded with the offer of a five-year contract, which he signed early in December, tying him to the club until 2017. With entirely two deep-lying midfield roles available, he alternated with Frank Lampard and Ramires for much of the campaign, before sustaining a pelvis wound as the temper drew to a cheeseparing. He was an idle substitute in the 2013 Europa League Final against Benfica. On 21 September 2013, Mikel scored his beginning ever Premier League goal, and his beginning goal in over six years in a 2-0 win over Fulham .

Honours

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Chelsea

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  • League Cup: 1 (2007)
  • FA Cup: 4 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
  • Community Shield: 1 (2009)
  • Champions League: 1 (2012)
  • Europa League: 1 (2013)

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  • Chelsea Young Player of the Year: 2 (2007, 2008)

Stats

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Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006-07 22 0 6 2 4 0 9 0 1 0 42 2
2007-08 29 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 39 0
2008-09 34 0 5 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 49 0
2009-10 25 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 35 0
2010-11 28 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 37 0
2011-12 22 0 5 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 37 0
2012-13 22 0 3 0 1 0 9 0 3 0 38 0
2013-14 11 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 19 1
Total 193 1 26 2 15 0 54 0 8 0 296 3
Chelsea F.C. – current squad
1. Caballero • 2. Rudiger • 3. alonso • 4. Fabregas • 5. Zouma • 6. Rudiger • 7. Kante • 8. Barkley • 9. Morata •
10. Hazard • 11. Pedro • 13. Courtois • 14. Loftus-Cheek • 15. Moses • 16. Kenedy • 17. Musonda • 21. Zappacosta

• 22. Willian • 23. Batshuayi • 24. Cahill (C) • 27. Christensen • 28. Azpilicueta • 30. Luiz • 37. Eduardo
director : Conte