Name
John Obi Mikel

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Born
1987 (37 years old)

Birth Place
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Position
Defensive Midfield

Status
Retired

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Black

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188 cm

Weight
78 kg

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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.
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Olympics Bronze
2016

Nigeria U23
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English Premier League
2014-2015

Chelsea
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English Football League Cup
2014-2015

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Africa Cup of Nations
2013

Nigeria
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UEFA Europa League
2012-2013

Chelsea
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English FA Cup
2011-2012

Chelsea
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UEFA Champions League
2011-2012

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English Premier League
2009-2010

Chelsea
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English FA Cup
2009-2010

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English FA Community Shield
2009

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English FA Cup
2008-2009

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English FA Cup
2006-2007

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English Football League Cup
2006-2007

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2002-2004


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2004-2006
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2005-2019
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2006-2017
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2017-2018
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2019
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2019-2020
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2020-2021
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2021


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