Nigeria
John Obi Mikel
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Personal Information
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)
Playing position
Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club
Chelsea
Number
12
Youth career
Plateau United: 2002-2004
Senior career*
Lyn: 2004-2006
6x apps / 1x goal
Chelsea: 2006-
206x apps / 1x goal
National team‡
Nigeria: 2006-
51x apps / 4x goals
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2013
John Michael Nchekwube Obinna (born 22 April 1987), commonly known as Mikel John Obi, John Obi Mikel or John Mikel Obi, is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for English club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team.
05/2014
Nigeria news
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - CAF CUTS AWARDS LISTS TO FIVE
Last month CAF announced an initial list of 25 names for its main 2014 African Player of the Year award.
FIFA RANKING - GUINEA CLIMB HIGH IN FIFA WORLD RANKINGS
Guinea are Africa's highest risers in Fifa's world rankings for November.
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - VOTING FOR THE AWARDS ENDED
Voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 closed at 18:00 GMT on Monday, 24 November.
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH KESHI URGED TO 'WALK AWAY'
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has been urged not to try to stay in the job after failing to qualify the team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 6TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - NOMINEES REVEAL PRIDE
A week ago the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 was announced
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS
South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - NIGERIA - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW
Stephen Keshi re-appointed as Nigeria coach
AFRICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 - NIGERIA RECLAIM WOMEN's TITLE
Nigeria beat Cameroon 2:0 to win the African Women's Championship in Windhoek, Namibia, on Saturday.
FIFA RANKING - ALGERIA HIT NEW HIGH IN FIFA WORLD RANKINGS
The Desert Foxes, who in June took over from Ivory Coast as the top-ranked team in Africa, moved up five places.
