Chelsea v
Last game: Barclays Premier League
Sat 15th Nov - The Hawthorns
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Michael Essien
| Player details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael Essien |
| Age | 25 |
| Club | Chelsea |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Squad No | 5 |
| Born | Accra,Ghana |
| Height | 1.78m |
| Player rating | 6.0 (what is this?) |
| From | To | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | Chelsea | 19 Aug 2005 | £ 24,500,000 |
| Bastia | Lyon | 2 Jul 2003 | Undisclosed |
| Competition | Team | Apps | G | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Premier League | Chelsea | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group 5 | Ghana | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chelsea Squad List
Goalkeeper:
- 1 Petr Cech
- 23 Carlo Cudicini
- 40 Henrique Hilario
Defender:
- 2 Branislav Ivanovic
- 3 Ashley Cole
- 6 Ricardo Carvalho
- 17 Jose Bosingwa
- 18 Wayne Bridge
- 19 Paulo Ferreira
- 26 John Terry
- 33 Alex
- 35 Juliano Belletti
Midfielder:
- 5 Michael Essien
- 8 Frank Lampard
- 12 John Mikel Obi
- 13 Michael Ballack
- 15 Florent Malouda
- 20 Deco
- 27 Mineiro
- 43 Miroslav Stoch
Attacking Midfielder:
- 10 Joe Cole
Striker:
- 9 Franco Di Santo
- 11 Didier Drogba
- 16 Scott Sinclair
- 21 Salomon Kalou
- 39 Nicolas Anelka
On Loan:
- 14 Jimmy Smith (to Sheff Wed)
- 17 Shaun Cummings (to MK Dons)
- 17 Ben Sahar (to Portsmouth)
- 21 Ryan Bertrand (to Norwich)
- 24 Claudio Pizarro (to W Bremen)
- 36 Jack Cork (to Southamptn)
- 42 Michael Mancienne (to Wolves)
Michael Essien NEWS
14th November 2008
Essien not setting return date
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has refused to set a date for his comeback from a knee injury.
9th November 2008
Essien unconvinced by Gunners
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien believes Arsenal place too much emphasis on playing beautiful football.
2nd November 2008
Essien expects long lay-off
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien believes it could be as late as March before he returns to action.
24th October 2008
Scolari reveals double boost
Ashley Cole could return against Liverpool, while Michael Essien may also be back a month earlier than expected.
15th October 2008
Prem stars up for African gong
Four English-based players have been nominated for the African Footballer of the Year award.
11th September 2008
Cech warns Robinho
Petr Cech says the Chelsea squad are determined to show Robinho he made a mistake in joining Manchester City.
