John Obi Mikel: Blues and Nigeria's tough B2B midfielder
John Obi Mikel is the true definition of hard work and effort. He did have his fair share of criticism and mockery for a couple of shenanigans during his tenure with Chelsea, but he really took things up a notch whenever he wore the Nigerian jersey.
Mikel was a tough defender that could also take the ball upfront as a box-to-box midfielder when he was at his best. Regardless of his mistakes, he cemented himself as a steady part of Chelsea’s starting XI, winning 9 titles in 11 years with the Blues, including one UEFA Champions League.
Stats:
Club goals: 11
Club Assists: 19
Match: 498
Nigeria national team:
Goals: 6
Matches: 88
Achievements:
1X CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER
1X AFRICA CUP WINNER
2X EPL CHAMPION
1X EUROPA LEAGUE WINNER
1X ENGLISH SUPER CUP WINNER
2X ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP WINNER
4X ENGLISH FA CUP WINNER
VIKINGSB
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The writer of this article has been arrested by Nigerians for saying that Mikel Obi is an Ivorian 🤣
Ciyeikprtz
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one of the legend i witness, from u20 world cup at Holland, the guy never look back, i remember the U20 worldcup produced most of our favorites. Aguero, kyuit, messi, macherano. Taye Taiwo