John Obi Mikel
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Michael Nchekwube Obinna | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 2006- |
Lyn Oslo Chelsea | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006- | Nigeria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mikel John Obi (born 22 April 1987) is a Nigerian football player. He plays for Chelsea and Nigeria national team.
Club career statistics
[change | change source]| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Norway | League | Norwegian Football Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005 | Lyn Oslo | Premier League | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006/07 | Chelsea | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2007/08 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2008/09 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Norway | 6 | 1||||||||||||||6||1 | |||||||||
| England | 85 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 128 | 2 | ||
| Total | 91 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 134 | 3 | ||
International career statistics
[change | change source]He captained Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup until their last game against Argentina on 26 June following a 2-1 loss. [2]
| Nigeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | ||
| Total | 21 | 2 |
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Home - Official Site - Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/26/nigeria-argentina-world-cup-match-report%7Ctheguardian.com%5B%5D
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "John Mikel Obi". www.national-football-teams.com.
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