Michael Essien
Michaël Kojo Essien
Born: December 3, 1982
Accra, Ghana
Position: M - Defensive Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 187
Career: 2000-2019
Foot: right
Michael Essien scored 57 goals and recorded 13 assists in his 528-game career with the SC Bastia, Olympique Lyon, Chelsea FC, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Panathinaikos and Persib Bandung. He began playing during the 2000 season and last took the pitch during the 2019 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | LG1 | SC Bastia | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001-02 | LG1 | SC Bastia | 24 | 23 | 2028 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 44.4 | |
| 2002-03 | LG1 | SC Bastia | 29 | 29 | 2522 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 46.2 | |
| 2003-04 | LG1 | Olympique Lyon | 34 | 25 | 2322 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 | |
| 2004-05 | LG1 | Olympique Lyon | 37 | 36 | 3198 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18.2 | |
| 2005-06 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 31 | 27 | 2459 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | |
| 2006-07 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 33 | 33 | 2970 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 | |
| 2007-08 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 27 | 23 | 2096 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 37.5 | |
| 2008-09 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 11 | 10 | 767 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| 2009-10 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 14 | 13 | 1195 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 | |
| 2010-11 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 33 | 32 | 2797 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 | |
| 2011-12 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 14 | 10 | 919 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 2012-13 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 21 | 19 | 1691 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | |
| 2013-14 | Serie A | AC Milan | 7 | 3 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 2013-14 | EPL | Chelsea FC | 5 | 2 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2014-15 | Serie A | AC Milan | 13 | 7 | 682 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2015 | SLG1 | Panathinaikos | 12 | 10 | 907 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| 2015-16 | SLG1 | Panathinaikos | 12 | 10 | 907 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| 2017 | IL1 | Persib Bandung | 29 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 387 | 328 | 27028 | 43 | 13 | 250 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 28.7 | ||||
| Cup | 64 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 528 | 448 | 27028 | 57 | 13 | 250 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 38.0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | Country | Level | League | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | France | I | Division 1 | SC Bastia |
| 2001-02 | France | I | Division 1 | SC Bastia |
| 2002-03 | France | I | Ligue 1 | SC Bastia |
| 2003-04 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyon |
| 2004-05 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyon |
| 2005-06 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2006-07 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2007-08 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2008-09 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2009-10 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2010-11 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2011-12 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2012-13 | Spain | I | La Liga | Real Madrid |
| 2013-14 | England | I | Premier League | Chelsea FC |
| 2013-14 | Italy | I | Serie A | AC Milan |
| 2014-15 | Italy | I | Serie A | AC Milan |
| 2015 | Greece | I | Super League | Panathinaikos |
| 2017 | Indonesia | I | Liga 1 | Persib Bandung |
