Obi-John Mikel

Obi john mikel in a Jedi costume Full name	John Michael Nchekwube Obinna[1]
Date of birth	22 April 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth	Jos, Nigeria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2][3][4]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	middlesbrough
Youth career
2002–2004	Plateau United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Lyn	6	(1)
2006–2016	Chelsea	249	(1)
2019-	middlesbrough	16	(1)
National team‡
2006–	Nigeria	78	(5)
2016	Nigeria Olympic	6	(1)
Honours[show]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:34, 18 August 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of (21:37, 12 November 2016 (UTC))

John Michael Nchekwube Obinna (born 22 April 1987), variously known as John Obi Mikel, John Mikel Obi or Mikel John Obi, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for english club middlesbrough in the championship and the Nigeria national team.

Contents

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• 1Club career
  • 1.1Controversial transfer to England
    • 1.1.1Transfer resolved
  • 1.2Chelsea
    • 1.2.12006–07 season
    • 1.2.22007–08 season
    • 1.2.32008–09 season
    • 1.2.42009–10 season
    • 1.2.52010–11 season
    • 1.2.62011–12 season
    • 1.2.72012–13 season
    • 1.2.82013–14 season
    • 1.2.92014–15 season
    • 1.2.102015–16 season
    • 1.2.112016–17 season
  • 1.3Tianjin TEDA
• 2International career
  • 2.12016 Summer Olympics
• 3Career statistics
  • 3.1Club
  • 3.2International
• 4Honours
• 5Personal life
• 6Notes
• 7References
• 8External links

Club career

Mikel was born in Jos, Nigeria, as John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, the son of Michael Obi, who runs an inter-state transport company in Jos, the capital of Plateau State.^[5] As his father was a member of the Igbo ethnic group,^[6] "Nchekwube" means "hope" and "Obi" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Obinna" (meaning "Father's heart").^[7]