John Michael Nchekwube Obinna
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Chelsea F.C. player
Nigeria international footballer
Olympic medalist
association football player
human
midfielder
John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, better known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer renowned for his long and successful spell as a midfielder at Chelsea FC and for captaining the Nigerian national team.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Michael Nchekwube Obinna canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chelsea F.C. player
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Nigeria international footballer ⓘ Olympic medalist ⓘ association football player ⓘ human ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Obi Mikel
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Mikel John Obi ⓘ |
| captainOf | Nigeria national football team ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1987-04-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Obinna ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.88 m ⓘ |
| leagueDebutForClub | Premier League debut for Chelsea F.C. in 2006 ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Nigeria national football team ⓘ |
| notableFor | ball retention and defensive discipline in midfield ⓘ |
| numberOfAppearancesForClub | Chelsea F.C. – over 370 appearances in all competitions ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2006 Africa Cup of Nations
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2008 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ 2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ 2014 FIFA World Cup ⓘ Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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| placeOfBirth | Jos, Nigeria ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Chelsea F.C.
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Kuwait SC ⓘ Lyn Fotball ⓘ Middlesbrough F.C. ⓘ Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Tianjin TEDA F.C.
Trabzonspor football club ⓘ
surface form:
Trabzonspor
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| positionPlayed |
central midfielder
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defensive midfielder ⓘ |
| retiredFromInternationalFootball | 2019 ⓘ |
| retiredFromProfessionalFootball | 2022 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 12 at Chelsea F.C. ⓘ |
| signedForClub | Chelsea F.C. in 2006 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| wonCompetition |
Africa Cup of Nations 2013 with Nigeria
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FA Community Shield ⓘ
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FA Community Shield 2009 with Chelsea F.C.
FA Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ FA Cup 2008–09 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ FA Cup 2009–10 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ FA Cup 2011–12 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ Football League Cup 2006–07 ⓘ
surface form:
Football League Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea F.C.
Football League Cup 2014–15 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ Olympic bronze medal in men’s football at Rio 2016 with Nigeria ⓘ Premier League 2009–10 ⓘ
surface form:
Premier League 2009–10 with Chelsea F.C.
2014–15 Premier League season ⓘ
surface form:
Premier League 2014–15 with Chelsea F.C.
UEFA Champions League 2011–12 with Chelsea ⓘ
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UEFA Champions League 2011–12 with Chelsea F.C.
2013 UEFA Europa League Final ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Europa League 2012–13 with Chelsea F.C.
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| yearsActiveAsProfessional | 2004–2021 ⓘ |
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