John Obi Mikel

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association football player human midfielder

John Obi Mikel is a Nigerian former professional footballer best known as a defensive midfielder who starred for Chelsea FC and captained Nigeria’s national team to multiple major tournaments, including winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

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instanceOf association football player ⓘ
human ⓘ
midfielder ⓘ
captained Nigeria national football team ⓘ
clubHonour FA Community Shield ⓘ
surface form: FA Community Shield 2009 with Chelsea

FA Cup ⓘ
surface form: FA Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea

FA Cup 2008–09 with Chelsea ⓘ
FA Cup 2009–10 with Chelsea ⓘ
FA Cup ⓘ
surface form: FA Cup 2011–12 with Chelsea

EFL Cup ⓘ
surface form: Football League Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea

EFL Cup ⓘ
surface form: Football League Cup 2014–15 with Chelsea

Premier League ⓘ
surface form: Premier League 2009–10 with Chelsea

Premier League 2014–15 with Chelsea ⓘ
UEFA Champions League 2011–12 with Chelsea ⓘ
UEFA Europa League ⓘ
surface form: UEFA Europa League 2012–13 with Chelsea
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1987-04-22 ⓘ
fullName John Michael Nchekwube Obinna ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
leagueDebutFor Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
majorTournament Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

2014 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
2016 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ
2018 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
nationalTeam Nigeria national football team ⓘ
nickname Mikel ⓘ
notableFor captaining Nigeria to 2013 Africa Cup of Nations title ⓘ
long-term career at Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
placeOfBirth Jos, Nigeria ⓘ
playedFor Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
Kuwait SC ⓘ
Lyn Fotball ⓘ
Middlesbrough F.C. ⓘ
Plateau United F.C. ⓘ
Stoke City F.C. ⓘ
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. ⓘ
surface form: Tianjin TEDA F.C.

Trabzonspor football club ⓘ
surface form: Trabzonspor
positionPlayed central midfielder ⓘ
defensive midfielder ⓘ
retiredFromProfessionalFootball true ⓘ
shirtNumberAtChelsea 12 ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
wonMedal 2016 Olympic bronze medal in men’s football ⓘ
wonTournament Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
yearsAtClub Chelsea F.C. 2006–2017 ⓘ
youthClub Pepsi Football Academy ⓘ
Plateau United F.C. ⓘ

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