John Obi Mikel

Fans 95
Team Chelsea
Nationality Nigeria
Position Midfield
Date of Birth22.4.1987
Grades:Latest: 5     Season : 6.08
Mikel John Obi (born April 22, 1987 in Jos, Nigeria ) is a Nigerian footballer. He is a central midfielder who currently plays for Chelsea . He was born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, the son of a former civil servant. "Nchekwube" means "hope" and "Obi" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Obinna" (meaning "Father´s heart"). Obi was playing top-flight football for Plateau United aged 15 and, by 2003, was gaining headlines for his country at the FIFA Under-17 World Championships held in Finland . After a brief spell in South Africa with Ajax Cape Town , Mikel gained global recognition in 2005 by starring at the FIFA World Youth Championship where Nigeria beat all opponents and made it to the final but lost only to Argentina by 2–1. During the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championships, commentators continually misspelled his middle name of "Michael" as "Mikel." He decided to keep the new name, saying that it had a special ring to it.  

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29/11 vs. Arsenal Premier League 70'
30/05 vs. Everton FA Cup 63'
04/04 vs. Newcastle Premier League 44'

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As I wrote in , Pt II will now cover the remaining two groups, and instead of adding the nicknames in this part, I will extend it in another one, Pt III which I'll write tomorrow with some statistics ...
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