Mikel John Obi
b. 1987
Nigerian association football player (born 1987)
- Born
- 22 Apr 1987 · Jos
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 22 Apr 1987BornBorn in Jos
- 2004 – 2006TeamLyn 1896 FK
- 2005TeamNigeria national under-20 football team
- 2005AwardTitle of honor
- 2006 – 2017TeamChelsea F.C.
- 2006 – 2019TeamNigeria men's national football team
- 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2017 – 2018TeamTianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.
- 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
- 2019TeamMiddlesbrough F.C.
- 2019 – 2020TeamTrabzonspor
- 2020 – 2021TeamStoke City F.C.
- 2021TeamKuwait SC
- 2021AwardTitle of honor
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1987 – today).
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Mikel John Obi (born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna; 22 April 1987), also known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Mikel began his career with local club Plateau United, before joining Norwegian club Lyn at the age of 17 in 2004. In 2006, he made a controversial transfer to English club Chelsea after Manchester United claimed they had already signed him.
He stayed with Chelsea for 11 years where he won multiple titles, including two Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and the 2011–12 Champions League. After leaving Chelsea, he had brief stints at Tianjin TEDA, Middlesbrough, Trabzonspor, Stoke City and Kuwait SC.
In a 14-year international career between 2005 and 2019, he played 91 times for Nigeria, scoring six goals. He went to five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (winning in 2013), two World Cups, and won a bronze medal at the Olympics in 2016.
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