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
Cameroon once again insisted it would be ready to host the tournament
TP Mazembe are the African Confederation Cup holders.
African Champions League draw completed.
Gernot Rohr took charge of Nigeria in August 2016.
Eleven players made the cut for the Player of the Year 2017.
Senegal achieve highest ever Fifa World Ranking.
The asylum-seeking orphan who conquered the Premier League
Amr Fahmy will be assisted by former Ghana international Tony Baffoe.
Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Egypt qualify for World Cup 2018 in Russia.
There are three of five places for African nations still available.
