Michael Essien is a professional footballer who plays in the DM position. Career honours include Champions League Winner, English Champion, French champion, French Super Cup winner, English FA Community Shield Winner, FA Cup Winner, English League Cup winner. Michael Essien is 43 years old.

Michael Essien

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Ghana

DM

03 December 1982 (43)

178 cm

• Career
• Profile
• FUT
• Statistics
• Relations
• Transfers
• Honours

Player Information

Market Value

- €

03 December 1982

43 Age

Nationality

Ghana

Height / Weight

178 cm / 84 kg

Contract Until

-

Place of Birth

Accra

Position Info

Main Position Defensive Midfielder

Other Central Midfielder, Right-Back

Strong Foot

DM

CM

RB

Club Career

Michael Essien career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)

Season	Team		M	11		A
19/20	Sabayil		11	6	0	0	2	0
	Premier League		10	5	0	0	2	0
	UEFA Europa League		1	1	0	0	0	0
18/19	Sabayil		4	1	0	0	0	0
	Premier League		4	1	0	0	0	0
15/16	Panathinaikos		11	11	0	0	0	0
	Super League		11	11	0	0	0	0
14/15	Milan		13	7	0	0	1	1
	Serie A		13	7	0	0	1	1
13/14	Milan		9	5	0	0	1	0
	Serie A		7	3	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League		2	2	0	0	0	0
13/14	Chelsea		9	5	0	1	5	0
	Premier League		5	2	0	0	2	0
	FA Cup		1	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup		3	2	0	1	3	0
12/13	Real Madrid K		35	31	2	1	7	0
	LaLiga		21	19	2	0	4	0
	Copa del Rey		7	6	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League		7	6	0	1	2	0
11/12	Chelsea		19	11	0	1	3	0
	Premier League		14	10	0	1	3	0
	FA Cup		3	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League		2	1	0	0	0	0
10/11	Chelsea		44	41	4	5	5	1
	Premier League		33	32	3	3	4	1
	FA Cup		2	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League		8	7	1	2	1	0
	Community Shield		1	1	0	0	0	0
09/10	Chelsea		22	19	4	1	4	0
	Premier League		14	13	3	0	2	0
	EFL Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League		6	5	1	1	2	0
	Community Shield		1	1	0	0	0	0
08/09	Chelsea		19	17	3	0	1	0
	Premier League		11	10	1	0	0	0
	FA Cup		3	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League		5	5	2	0	1	0
07/08	Chelsea		46	39	6	7	9	1
	Premier League		27	23	6	3	5	1
	FA Cup		2	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup		4	3	0	1	0	0
	UEFA Champions League		12	11	0	3	4	0
	Community Shield		1	1	0	0	0	0
06/07	Chelsea		55	54	6	3	10	0
	Premier League		33	33	2	3	5	0
	FA Cup		5	4	1	0	0	0
	EFL Cup		6	6	1	0	2	0
	UEFA Champions League		10	10	2	0	3	0
	Community Shield		1	1	0	0	0	0
05/06	Chelsea		42	37	2	2	6	0
	Premier League		31	27	2	1	5	0
	FA Cup		4	3	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup		1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League		6	6	0	1	0	0
04/05	Lyon		50	49	9	0	10	1
	Ligue 1		37	36	4	0	10	1
	Coupe de France		2	2	0	0	0	0
	Trophee des Champions		1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League		10	10	5	0	0	0
03/04	Lyon		46	35	4	0	7	1
	Ligue 1		34	25	3	0	6	1
	Coupe de France		2	1	0	0	0	0
	Trophee des Champions		1	1	1	0	1	0
	Coupe de la Ligue		1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League		8	7	0	0	0	0
02/03	Bastia		31	31	6	0	11	1
	Ligue 1		29	29	6	0	11	1
	Coupe de France		1	1	0	0	0	0
	Coupe de la Ligue		1	1	0	0	0	0
01/02	Bastia		30	29	5	0	6	2
	Ligue 1		24	23	4	0	4	2
	Coupe de France		4	4	0	0	2	0
	Coupe de la Ligue		2	2	1	0	0	0
00/01	Bastia		14	4	1	0	0	0
	Ligue 1		13	4	1	0	0	0
	Coupe de France		1	0	0	0	0	0
Total			510	432	52	21	88	8

National Team Career

Michael Essien career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)

Season	Team		M	11		A
2014	Ghana		3	2	0	0	1	0
	World Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games		2	2	0	0	1	0
2010	Ghana		1	0	0	0	0	0
	Africa Cup of Nations		1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	Ghana		1	1	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games		1	1	0	0	0	0
2008	Ghana		7	7	3	3	0	0
	Africa Cup of Nations		6	6	2	3	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games		1	1	1	0	0	0
2007	Ghana		3	3	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games		3	3	0	0	0	0
2006	Ghana		12	12	2	1	3	0
	World Cup		3	3	0	0	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games		9	9	2	1	1	0
2002	Ghana		4	4	0	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games		2	2	0	0	0	0
	Africa Cup of Nations		2	2	0	0	1	0
Total			31	29	5	4	5	0

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2018-2020	Sabayil	15	7	0	0
2015-2016	Panathinaikos	11	11	0	0
2013-2015	Milan	22	12	0	0
2005-2014	Chelsea	256	223	25	20
2012-2013	Real Madrid	35	31	2	1
2003-2005	Lyon	96	84	13	0
2000-2003	Bastia	75	64	12	0

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2002-2014	Ghana	31	29	5	4

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
19.03.18	Persib Bandung		Released
13.03.17		Persib Bandung	Signed
19.09.16	Panathinaikos		Released
30.06.15	Milan	Panathinaikos	Signed
24.01.14	Chelsea	Milan	500k €
29.06.13	Real Madrid	Chelsea	Loan Return
30.08.12	Chelsea	Real Madrid	Loan
18.08.05	Lyon	Chelsea	38M €
30.06.03	Bastia	Lyon	11.7M €
29.08.00	Liberty	Bastia	Signed

Club Honors

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Champions League Winner	1	Chelsea FC	11/12
English Champion	2	Chelsea FC	09/10 05/06
French champion	2	Olympique Lyon	04/05 03/04
French Super Cup winner	2	Olympique Lyon	04/05 03/04
English FA Community Shield Winner	1	Chelsea FC	09/10
FA Cup Winner	3	Chelsea FC	2012 2009 2007
English League Cup winner	1	Chelsea FC	2007

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