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Name
John Obi Mikel

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Born
1987 (37 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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League
_No League 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	English Premier League 2014-2015 Chelsea	English Football League Cup 2014-2015 Chelsea	Africa Cup of Nations 2013 Nigeria
UEFA Europa League 2012-2013 Chelsea	English FA Cup 2011-2012 Chelsea	UEFA Champions League 2011-2012 Chelsea	English Premier League 2009-2010 Chelsea
English FA Cup 2009-2010 Chelsea	English FA Community Shield 2009 Chelsea	English FA Cup 2008-2009 Chelsea	English FA Cup 2006-2007 Chelsea
English Football League Cup 2006-2007 Chelsea