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Mikel John Obi
Mikel John Obi
Nigeria
22 April 1987
midfielder
Mikel John Obi , also known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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 where he won multiple titles, including two Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and the 2011–12 Champions League. After leaving Chelsea, he had brief stints at Tianjin TEDA, Middlesbrough, Trabzonspor, Stoke City and Kuwait SC.

In a 14-year international career between 2005 and 2019, he played 91 times for Nigeria, scoring six goals. He went to five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (winning in 2013), two World Cups, and won a bronze medal at the Olympics in 2016.

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⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Mikel John Obi
Birth name: John Michael Nchekwube Obinna
Date of birth: (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth: Jos, Nigeria
Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position: Defensive midfielder
⚽ Youth career:
2002–2004: Plateau United
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006: Lyn 6 (1)
2006–2017: Chelsea 249 (1)
2017–2018: Tianjin TEDA 31 (3)
2019: Middlesbrough 18 (1)
2019–2020: Trabzonspor 19 (0)
2020–2021: Stoke City 39 (0)
2021: Kuwait SC 0 (0)
Total: 362 (6)
⚽ International career:
2016: Nigeria Olympic 6 (1)
2005–2019: Nigeria 91 (6)

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Channel Image The TRUTH behind how Chelsea hijacked Man Utd's move for Mikel John Obi | Transfer 360
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Channel Image Mikel John Obi's 6 goals for Chelsea FC
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Channel Image Mikel John Obi | Sir Alex Furious Over Picking Chelsea | Playing Messi | Family Feuds Over Money
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Channel Image John Obi Mikel - Beating The Press
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Channel Image The day John OBI Mikel showed Paul Scholes who is the boss!
9 months ago • 127.06K views
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Mikel John Obi: Player power is in every club, mafias. You do what you have to do to get the manager changed - The New York Times

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FIFA Club World Cup: John Obi Mikel backs Chelsea to shine on global stage - DAZN

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