Michael ESSIEN

Michael Essien - Chelsea FC - FA Cup Final 2007

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 19 May 2007

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    • POSITION
      Midfielder
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 03 December 1982
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Accra, Ghana
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Ghana
  • WORLD CUP
  • CLUBS
  • Chelsea FC
    • Club Career Dates
      2005-2014
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 20th August 2005 as a sub in a 1-0 win at home to Arsenal (Aged: 22)
    • Club Career
      168 Premier League games 17 goals.
  • Olympique Lyonnais
    • Club Career Dates
      2003 - 2005
    • League Debut
    • Club Career
      League appearances 61 (+ 10 as sub) 7 goals.
      Plus 17 (+ 1 as sub) European matches 5 goals..
  • Milan
    • Club Career Dates
      2014- 2015
    • League Debut
      8th. February 2014 in 3-1 away defeat to Napoli
    • Club Career
      20 League games.
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Michael ESSIEN - Chelsea FC - FA Cup Final 2007

CHELSEA 1:0 MANCHESTER UNITED (0:0) a.e.t. Drogba (116)
(19.05.07, Wembley Stadium, London - 89, 826)
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Chelsea: Petr Cech, Paulo Ferreira, Michael Essien, John Terry, Wayne Bridge, Claude Makelele, John Obi Mikel, Frank Lampard, Shaun Wright-Phillips (Salomon Kalou 93), Joe Cole (Arjen Robben 46, Ashley Cole 108), Didier Drogba
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Manchester United: Edwin Van der Sar, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Gabriel Heinze, Michael Carrick (John O'Shea 112), Darren Fletcher (Alan Smith 92), Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs (Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 112), Wayne Rooney
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Referee - Steve Bennett
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(The pictures above show Michael during the 2007 FA Cup final against Manchester United. Chelsea won the game 1-0 thanks to an extra time winner from Didider Drogba in what was the first FA Cup final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium. Chelsea had also won the last FA Cup final to be played at the old Wembley, beating Aston Villa 1-0 back in 2000.)