Michael Essien

Michael Essien is a Ghanaian footballer, born on 3 December 1982 in Accra, Ghana. Essien plays as a midfielder for Nordsjælland. Essien has scored 67 goals in 604 games for club and country and has won 12 trophies, including the Champions League and 4 league titles.

Essien's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions54558
Ghana599
Total60467

Goals per game: 0.11.

Essien's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 12
  • League titles: 4
  • Domestic cups: 7
  • Champions League: 1
  • Individual awards: 14

Lyon

  • Ligue 1: 2 (2003–04, 2004–05)
  • Trophée des Champions: 2 (2003, 2004)

Chelsea

  • Premier League: 2 (2005–06, 2009–10)
  • FA Cup: 3 (2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12)
  • Football League Cup: 1 (2006–07)
  • FA Community Shield: 1 (2009)
  • UEFA Champions League: 1 (2011–12)

Individual

  • Ligue 1 Player of the Month: 1 (2004)
  • Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 1 (2004–05)
  • Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2 (2002–03, 2004–05)
  • CAF Team of the Year: 4 (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009)
  • BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1 (2006)
  • Ghana Player of the Year: 1 (2007)
  • Chelsea Player of the Year: 1 (2007)
  • Chelsea Goal of the Year: 2 (2006–07, 2008–09)
  • 2008 Africa Cup of Nations: 1

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2000–2003: Bastia, 66 games, 11 goals
  2. 2003–2005: Lyon, 71 games, 7 goals
  3. 2005–2014: Chelsea, 168 games, 17 goals
  4. 2012–2013: Real Madrid (loan), 21 games, 2 goals
  5. 2014–2015: AC Milan, 20 games, 0 goals
  6. 2015–2016: Panathinaikos, 16 games, 1 goal
  7. 2017–2018: Persib Bandung, 29 games, 5 goals
  8. 2019–2020: Sabail, 14 games, 0 goals

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