Mikel Obi Biography and other facts about Him

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Mikel Obi Biography and other facts about Him

Looking at Mikel Obi Biography and other facts about Him, this guy was good, when I mean he was good indeed, comparing to this club mates like Drogba, Lampard and the rest of them, he was very good. He has played a lot of Nigerian games, during his time, he team-mates where Osaze, Obafemi Martins, Vincent Onyeama and the rest of them, he was indeed a very good footballer.

Origin

Mikel John Obi born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna 22 April1987), also known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, he 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.

Mikel was born in Jos, Plateau State, the son of Michael Obi, who runs an inter-state transport company in Jos. His father was a member of the Igbo ethnic group.

Football Career

Mikel started his football career at the age of 12 when picked as a talented footballerfrom over 3,000 young talents to play in Pepsi Football Academy, a team that at thetime was well known for travelling across Nigeria scouting young footballers withthe potential to play professionally. Obi stood out to scouts and was later picked to play for top-flight club Plateau United, a side that had previously developed stars Celestine Babayaro, Victor Obinna and Chris Obodo, among others, that went on to success in European leagues.

Later known as John Obi Mikel, he made headlines for his country at the FIFA Under-17 World Championships held in Finland. Following the tournament,he went on to a trial at South Africa club Ajax Cape Town, ultimately joining Oslo-based club Lyn Football in Norway.

On 29 April 2005, a few days after Mikel turned 18, Premier League club Manchester United announced that they had struck adeal with Lyn to sign him.

United's website also claimed that they had done a deal directly with the teenager and that he had signed a contract to join them. Mikel's agents were bypassed as the club persuaded him to sign a four-year contract without representation. Lyn allegedly sent a fax to his agents abroad, claiming their services were no longer required by Mikel. Reports said the deal was initially worth £4 million, and would see Mikel arrive at Old Trafford in January 2006.

Before playing for a foreign club, he first of all played for Nigerian National team, from under 17 (golden eaglets) to senior team (super eagles), he has been a top goal scorer and has played many matches for Chelsea his club and his country.

Clubs Mikel Obi has played for

Mike Obi was good footballer in his time and has played for a good number of football clubs, here I will make list of them.

Lyn

Chelsea

Tianjin TEDA

Middlesbrough

Trabzonspor

Stoke City

Kuwait SC