Ghana Essien

Michael Essien

Michael Essien©Newone
AKAs:The Bison
Born:03-Dec-82 Age: 41
Passport:    fr
Height:1.78
Fav.foot: Right

Position: Defensive midfielder
Right-back
Sabail FK Ghana



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Michael Kojo Essien (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently a member of Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland's coaching staff. He also played for the Ghana national team, earning more than 50 caps. During his prime, Essien was considered one of the best midfielders in the world. He was known not only for his defensive ability, but also his knack for scoring long-range goals. Essien started his career, playing for Liberty Professionals in Ghana. In 2000, he moved to France to join Bastia, where he would spend three seasons and appear in over 60 matches before joining Ligue 1 title holders Lyon in 2003. At Lyon, Essien won back-to-back league titles in 2003–04 and 2004–05, and won Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 2005. The same year, Essien signed with Premier League side Chelsea for a £24.4 million transfer fee. The fee made him the most expensive African footballer at that time. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article



FR SC Bastia00/03
FR Olympique Lyonnais03/05
#4     uefaChampions 03/048
#4     uefaChampions 04/0510
England Chelsea05/12
#5 EPL 05/06 31
#5     uefaChampions 6
#5     FA Cup 2
#5     Comty. Shield 061
#5 EPL 06/0733
#5     uefaChampions 10
#5     FA Cup 3
#5     Comty. Shield 071
#5 EPL 07/0827
#5     League Cup 4
#5     FA Cup 2
#5     uefaChampions 12
#5 EPL 08/0911
#5     uefaChampions 5
#5     FA Cup 3
#5     Comty. Shield 09 1
#5 EPL 09/10 14
#5     uefaChampions 6
#5     League Cup 1
#5     FA Cup 0
#5     Comty. Shield 101
#5 EPL 10/1133
#5     uefaChampions 8
#5     FA Cup 2
#5 EPL 11/1214
#5     FA Cup 3
#5     uefaChampions 2
#5     Comty. Shield 120
#5 EPL 12/130
ES Real Madrid12/13
#15 La Liga 12/1321
#15     uefaChampions 7
#15     Copa del Rey 7
England Chelsea13/14
#5     uefaUEFA S. Cup 130
#5 EPL 13/145
#5     League Cup 3
#5     FA Cup 1
IT AC Milan14/15
#15 Serie A 13/147
#15     uefaChampions 2
#15     fifaICC 142
#15 Serie A 14/1513
#15     Coppa Italia 0
GR Panathinaikos15/16
#2 Super League 15/1612
Unattached16/17
ID Persib Bandung17/18
Unattached18/19
AZ Sabail FK19/20
#6     uefaEuropa Qualif 19/201
#6     Premyer Liqasi 0
RetiredJun20

GH Ghana
#8 World Cup 06 3
#8     Africa Cup 08 6
#8     Friendlies 09 1
#8     Africa Cup 10 1
-     Prelim.Squad 10 0
#8     Friendlies 11 0
#19     AfricaCup Qual 12 1
#5 World Cup 14 1
#5     Qualif WC 14 1
#5     Friendlies 14 2


Appearances, goals and cards for Essien
FA Premier League 2008/2009