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Chelsea v
Michael Essien
| 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 | 9 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Rnd | Chelsea | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group D | Chelsea | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rnd3 GrpD | Ghana | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chelsea Squad List
Goalkeeper:
- 1 Petr Cech
- 22 Ross Turnbull
- 30 Rhys Taylor
- 40 Henrique Hilario
Defender:
- 2 Branislav Ivanovic
- 3 Ashley Cole
- 6 Ricardo Carvalho
- 17 Jose Bosingwa
- 19 Paulo Ferreira
- 26 John Terry
- 33 Alex
- 35 Juliano Belletti
- 41 Sam Hutchinson
- 43 Jeffrey Bruma
Midfielder:
- 5 Michael Essien
- 8 Frank Lampard
- 12 Mikel John Obi
- 13 Michael Ballack
- 15 Florent Malouda
- 18 Yuri Zhirkov
- 20 Deco
- 24 Nemanja Matic
Attacking Midfielder:
- 10 Joe Cole
Striker:
- 11 Didier Drogba
- 21 Salomon Kalou
- 23 Daniel Sturridge
- 39 Nicolas Anelka
- 45 Fabio Borini
On Loan:
- 5 Slobodan Rajkovic (to FC Twente)
- 5 Liam Bridcutt (to Stockport County)
- 9 Franco Di Santo (to Blackburn Rovers)
- 15 Miroslav Stoch (to FC Twente)
- 16 Scott Sinclair (to Wigan Athletic)
- 18 Jack Cork (to Coventry City)
- 24 Ryan Bertrand (to Reading)
- 25 Tom Taiwo (to Carlisle United)
- 28 Lee Sawyer (to Southend United)
- 42 Michael Mancienne (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- 50 Jacob Mellis (to Southampton)
- - Sergio Tejera (to Real Mallorca)
Michael Essien NEWS
5th October 2009
Essien hails crucial win
Michael Essien has told skysports.com how important Chelsea's win over Liverpool was.
16th September 2009
Blues duo pleased with start
Michael Essien and Salomon Kalou are delighted Chelsea's Champions League campaign has started positively.
6th September 2009
Essien sees Ghana through
Michael Essien found the scoresheet as Ghana beat Sudan to become the first African WC qualifiers.
16th August 2009
Burnley passed up Essien deal
Burnley failed to sign up a young Michael Essien as club policy prevented them paying his £60-a-week wages.
13th August 2009
Essien expecting good times
Michael Essien believes Chelsea are ready to return to the glory days under Jose Mourinho this season.
29th July 2009
Essien tougher after injury
Chelsea's Michael Essien feels he is now mentally tougher after his injury-hit campaign last season.
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