Mikel John Obi

Mikel John Obi is a Nigerian association football player, born on 22 April 1987 in Jos, Nigeria. Obi plays as a defensive midfielder. Obi has scored 17 goals in 586 games for club and country and has won 12 trophies, including the Champions League and 2 league titles.

Obi's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions49511
Nigeria916
Total58617

Goals per game: 0.03.

Obi's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 12
  • League titles: 2
  • Domestic cups: 7
  • Champions League: 1
  • Other international club trophies: 1
  • Trophies with Nigeria: 1
  • Individual awards: 7

Chelsea

  • Premier League: 2 (2009–10, 2014–15)
  • FA Cup: 4 (2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12)
  • Football League Cup: 2 (2006–07, 2014–15)
  • FA Community Shield: 1 (2009)
  • UEFA Champions League: 1 (2011–12)
  • UEFA Europa League: 1 (2012–13)

Nigeria

  • Africa Cup of Nations: 1 (2013)

Individual

  • FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Ball: 1 (2005)
  • CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year: 1 (2005)
  • Chelsea Young Player of the Year: 2 (2007, 2008)
  • CAF Team of the Year: 2 (2005, 2013)
  • Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1 (2013)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2004–2006: Lyn, 6 games, 1 goal
  2. 2006–2017: Chelsea, 249 games, 1 goal
  3. 2017–2018: Tianjin TEDA, 31 games, 3 goals
  4. 2019: Middlesbrough, 18 games, 1 goal
  5. 2019–2020: Trabzonspor, 19 games, 0 goals
  6. 2020–2021: Stoke City, 39 games, 0 goals
  7. 2021: Kuwait, 0 games, 0 goals

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