Sun 8th Nov - Stamford Bridge
| Player details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael Essien |
| Age | 26 |
| Club | Chelsea |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Squad No | 5 |
| Born | Accra,Ghana |
| Height | 1.78m |
| Player rating | 6.6 (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 | 10 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Rnd | Chelsea | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group D | Chelsea | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rnd3 GrpD | Ghana | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18th November 2009
The Ghanaian FA are to investigate the absence of three key members of their squad for a midweek friendly.
12th November 2009
Michael Essien is not worried that Chelsea will struggle without their African stars in January.
5th October 2009
Michael Essien has told skysports.com how important Chelsea's win over Liverpool was.
16th September 2009
Michael Essien and Salomon Kalou are delighted Chelsea's Champions League campaign has started positively.
6th September 2009
Michael Essien found the scoresheet as Ghana beat Sudan to become the first African WC qualifiers.
16th August 2009
Burnley failed to sign up a young Michael Essien as club policy prevented them paying his £60-a-week wages.