Afrofootball - John 'Obi' Mikel

CAF Player Of The Year

2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - CAF CUTS AWARDS LISTS TO FIVE

Last month CAF announced an initial list of 25 names for its main 2014 African Player of the Year award.

3 Dec 2014

FIFA rankings

FIFA RANKING - GUINEA CLIMB HIGH IN FIFA WORLD RANKINGS

Guinea are Africa's highest risers in Fifa's world rankings for November.

27 Nov 2014

Club Player Of The Year Stars in Europe

2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - VOTING FOR THE AWARDS ENDED

Voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 closed at 18:00 GMT on Monday, 24 November.

26 Nov 2014

Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Coaches National teams

NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH KESHI URGED TO 'WALK AWAY'

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has been urged not to try to stay in the job after failing to qualify the team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

23 Nov 2014

Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Fixtures+Results

2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 6TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals

19 Nov 2014

Club Player Of The Year Stars in Europe

2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - NOMINEES REVEAL PRIDE

A week ago the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 was announced

17 Nov 2014

Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Fixtures+Results

2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.

16 Nov 2014

Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Coaches National teams

2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - NIGERIA - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

Stephen Keshi re-appointed as Nigeria coach

1 Nov 2014

Africa Cup

AFRICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 - NIGERIA RECLAIM WOMEN's TITLE

Nigeria beat Cameroon 2:0 to win the African Women's Championship in Windhoek, Namibia, on Saturday.

26 Oct 2014

Featured FIFA rankings

FIFA RANKING - ALGERIA HIT NEW HIGH IN FIFA WORLD RANKINGS

The Desert Foxes, who in June took over from Ivory Coast as the top-ranked team in Africa, moved up five places.

24 Oct 2014

Nigeria

John Obi Mikel
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Personal information
Full name
John Michael Nchekwube Obinna
Date of birth
22 April 1987
Place of birth
Jos, Nigeria
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position
Midfielder

Club information
Current team
Tianjin TEDA

Youth career

Plateau United
2002-2004

Senior career

Lyn
2004-2006
6x apps / 1x goal

Chelsea
2006-2016
249x apps / 1x goal

Tianjin TEDA
2017-
0x apps / 0x goal

National team

Nigeria
2006-
78x apps / 5x goals

Nigeria Olympic
2016
6x apps / 1x goal

Nigeria

Tianjin Teda F.C. Season 2017-

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