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| Player name | Michael Essien |
| Fullname | Michael Kojo Essien |
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| Date of birth | December 3, 1982(age 27) |
| City of birth | Accra |
| Current club | Chelsea |
| Number | 5 |
| Position | Midfielder, Defender |
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Michael Kojo Essien (also referred to as Mickaël Essien) (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. He is an all-round midfielder who can play multiple midfield roles (defensively and offensively). He has often been touted as a box-to-box midfielder for his ability to exert boundless energy in supporting offensive and defensive play. At Chelsea, his versatility as a player has been put to effective use in various roles. He has often been deployed as a defensive midfielder, but has also played as a centre midfielder, a right-sided lateral defender or a right-sided midfielder, even as a Right Back, and a Center Back. For the Ghana national football team, Essien has played primarily in a central midfield role, with combined opportunities to go forward or support defensive play. He also has a good eye for goal and has on occasion scored important, sometimes breath-taking goals for both club and country. One of his trademark abilities is to hit a shot from distance. Between the summer of 2007 and the summer of 2009, Essien was the most expensive African footballer on account of his £24.4 million move from French club Olympique Lyonnais to Chelsea FC. This achievement is now surpassed by Togolese player Emmanuel Adebayor, who moved from Arsenal to Manchester City for £25 million in the summer of 2009. Essien is often referred to as "the Bison" for his tough tackling style, boundless energy and physical presence on the pitch.
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Ashley Cole pictured for the first time without his wedding ring - Daily Mail
Daily Mail--The rest of the time he has spent holed up in the complex alongside team-mate -Michael Essien-, with sources reporting Cole looks 'miserable'. ...
Date : Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:22:48 GMT+00:00
Chelsea - Let Me Have a Moan! - Vitalfootball
Vitalfootball--You seem to forget we have Ashley Cole,Zhirkov, Jose Bosingwa, -MICHAEL ESSIEN- and Petr Cech unavailable.We don`t need a centre-back, we don`t need a right ...
Date : Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:55:21 GMT+00:00
Chelsea vs. Manchester City - Sports betting previews
Sports betting previews--Yuri Zhirkov, Jose Bosingwa, -Michael Essien- and Deco are the other absentees through injuries ,while the good news is the return of Frank Lampard after ...
Date : Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:44:09 GMT+00:00
Hilario checks in - Yahoo! Eurosport
Yahoo! Eurosport---...- League in midweek but Florent Malouda is expected to continue at left-back. Jose Bosingwa, -Michael Essien- and Deco (all knee) all remain sidelined.---
Date : Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:54:47 GMT+00:00
Love rat sidesteps Sun's big question - The Sun
The Sun--He is at the clinic with crocked team-mate -Michael Essien- and physio Thierry Laurent. A source said: "Ashley is in another world. He's trying to get on with ...
Date : Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:12:25 GMT+00:00
Essien, Messi get FIFA post - Accra Daily Mail
Accra Daily Mail--Ghana midfield supremo -Michael Essien- has been appointed by FIFA to serve as one of the 11 global soccer stars who will promote messages encouraging people ...
Date : Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:00:56 GMT+00:00
Photos: Inter 2-1 Chelsea - Advantage Mourinho? - Who Ate All The Pies (blog)
Who Ate All The Pies (blog)---...- Serie A's best team to convince me that they are a better team than Chelsea, even when Chelsea are without the likes of Ashley Cole and -Michael Essien-. ...
Date : Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:56:04 GMT+00:00
Cheryl Cole split: Ashley refuses to take off wedding ring - Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk--Since then he has had daily treatment from physio Thierry Laurent, along with his fellow injury-hit Chelsea star -Michael Essien-.---
Date : Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:47:22 GMT+00:00
Ghana: Michael Essien goes on screen - AfricaNews
AfricaNews--Ghana's ace midfielder -Michael Essien- has taken to acting alongside his football profession. The Chelsea ace is playing a cameo character in a new episode ...
Date : Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:26 GMT+00:00
Nyandeni in front line of Fifa's health drive - Sowetan
Sowetan--The other big names include reigning Fifa Player of the Year Lionel Messi of Argentina, Ghana's -Michael Essien-, Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast and Portugal's ...
Date : Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:20:07 GMT+00:00
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