Wp/kus/Michael Essien
| Sex or gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | Ghana |
| Country for sport | Ghana |
| Name in native language | Michael Essien |
| Birth name | Michael Kojo Essien |
| Given name | Michael |
| Family name | Essien |
| Date of birth | 3 December 1982 |
| Place of birth | Accra |
| Native language | Akan |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Akan |
| Occupation | association football player |
| Position played on team / speciality | midfielder |
| Educated at | St. Augustine's College |
| Work period (start) | 2000 |
| Sport | association football |
| Participant in | 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2002 African Cup of Nations, 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, 2010 Africa Cup of Nations |
| League | Premier League |
| Official website | http://www.michaelessiengh.com/home.html |
Michael Kojo Essien (du'am yʋʋm, 3 December 1982) anɛ Ghana nid onɛ ka bɔɔl nwɛ'ɛb da an tʋʋma, ka o mwɛ'ɛb zin'ig anɛ midfida ka nanna o yʋ'ʋn pɛ'ɛsi Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland's coaching staff la ni. O mɛn da an kabitin bɛ Ghana national team la ni bɛ wʋʋ nɔɔrin 50. O nwɛ'ɛb saŋa laa, Essien da anɛ midfilda tita'ar yinne dunia la wʋsa. Essien da ka'nɛ ye onɛ tɔn'ɔn takid la zug ma'aanɛ, amaa onɛ mɛn da tɔn'ɔn zi'enid lalli ka yaŋidi dit gɔɔlnam la[1]. Essien da pin'ili o nwɛ'ɛb lanɛ Liberty Professionals bɛ Ghana la. Ka 2000 nii, o du'oe keŋ France pɛ'ɛs Bastia, dinɛ ka o bɛ anina yʋma atan' ka nwɛ' gaad nwɛ'ɛb 60 ka naam pɛ'ɛs Ligue 1 title holders Lyon bɛ 2003 ni. Lyon nii, Essien di back-to-back league titles bɛ 2003–04 nɛ 2004–05 ni, ka di Ligue 1 Player tita'ar bɛ yʋum kana ni 2005. Ka onɛ da bɛ France yʋma anu la zugɔ, o paam suori an teŋkana nid. Ka 2005 nii, Essien keŋ Premier League ni bɛ Chelsea ka ba yɔɔd o £24.4 million transfer fee, onɛ da an Africa bɔɔlnwɛ'ɛd kanɛ ligidi kpi'em bɛ bɔɔl pin'ilʋg wʋsa[2]. Chelsea nii, Essien da sʋŋ kilab la ka ba di'e Premier League bɛ 2006 nɛ 2010 ni, pɛ'ɛs nɛ three FA kapnam atan' nɛ League kab yinne. O di UEFA Champions League bɛ 2011–12 ni[3], ka ba nɔk o ni'iŋ runner-up bɛ 2007–08 UEFA Champions League ni. O di Chelsea Goal bɛ yʋʋmkana ni nɔɔr ayi', bɛ 2006–07 nɛ 2008–09 yʋʋm la ni.
O pin'ilʋg yɛla
Ba du'au nɛ Accra tis Aba Gyandoh nɛ James Essien, Essien keŋnɛ Gomoa Nyanyano DC Primary nɛ JSS. O pin'il o bɔɔl nwɛ'ɛb lanɛ onɛ da naae St. Augustine's College bɛ Cape Coast, nwɛ'ɛdi bɛ Liberty Professionals.
Essien suor da yɔ'ɔg ya onɛ da nwɛ' 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship bɛ New Zealand la[4]. Ka Europeandim pin'ili kpans o, ka Essien paam kpansib bɛ Manchester United bɛ April 2000 ni. O da nwɛ' bɛ kilab under-17 tiim ni ka di tis Derby Teŋ la[5].
Klabnam
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bastia | 2000–01 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2001–02 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2002–03 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 76 | 12 | ||||
| Lyon | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| 2004–05 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 9 | ||
| Total | 71 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 13 | ||
| Chelsea | 2005–06 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 168 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 256 | 25 | ||
| Real Madrid (loan) | 2012–13 | La Liga | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| Milan | 2013–14 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Panathinaikos | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Persib Bandung | 2017 | Liga 1 | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
| Sabail | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 402 | 43 | ||||||||||||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 9 | |
Gbanvɛɛnsa
- ↑ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/568078-ranking-the-top-10-midfielders-in-world-football-xavi-iniesta-sneijder
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1351_afr_foot_vote/page4.shtml
- ↑ https://citisportsonline.com/2021/05/17/michael-essien-makes-chelsea-title-prediction-under-thomas-tuchel/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060307083804/http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/PrevSquad/0%2C4355%2CGHA-U17-1999-3611-19%2C00.html
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/manchesterunited0000unse/page/197