Michael ESSIEN

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Date: 13 April 2005

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- POSITION
  Midfielder
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Friday, 03 December 1982
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Accra, Ghana

INTERNATIONAL
Ghana
- Debut
  Against Egypt on 4th. January 2002 in 2-0 defeat.

WORLD CUP
- Debut
  12 June 2006 Ghana 0-2 Italy
- World Cup Games
  2006 (3), 2014 (1)

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 - Olympique Lyonnais - UEFA Champions League 2004/05 and 2003/04.

La photo ci-dessus montre Michael Essien joueur de football Olympique Lyonnais, pendent la UEFA Champions League

2004/05 contre PSV Eindhoven.

Groupe F

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LYON 2:2 MANCHESTER UNITED (2:0) Cris (35), Frau (45)
(15.09.04, Lyon)
Gregory Coupet, Anthony Reveillere, Cris, Claudio Cacapa, Eric Abidal, Michael Essien, Juninho Pernambucano, Sylvain Wiltord (Jeremy Clement 88), Florent Malouda, Sidney Govou (Hatem Ben Arfa 75), Pierre-Alain Frau (Nilmar 65)
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S. PRAGUE 1:2 LYON (1:1) Essien (25), Wiltord (58)
(28.09.04, Prague)
Gregory Coupet, Anthony Reveillere, Cris, Claudio Cacapa, Jeremy Berthod, Michael Essien, Juninho Pernambucano (Lamine Diatta 83), Sylvain Wiltord (Pierre-Alain Frau 73), Florent Malouda, Mahamadou Diarra, Sidney Govou (Nilmar 86)
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FENERBAHCE 1:3 LYON (1:1) Juninho (55), Cris (66), Frau (87)
(19.10.04, Istanbul)
Gregory Coupet, Anthony Reveillere, Claudio Cacapa, Cris, Eric Abidal, Michael Essien, Mahamadou Diarra, Juninho Pernambucano (Lamine Diatta 79), Sidney Govou (Pierre-Alain Frau 85), Florent Malouda, Sylvain Wiltord (Nilmar 90)
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LYON 4:2 FENERBAHCE (1:1) Essien (22), Malouda (53), Nilmar (93, 94)
(03.11.04, Lyon)
Gregory Coupet (Nicolas Puydebois 72), Anthony Reveillere, Cris, Lamine Diatta, Eric Abidal, Mahamadou Diarra, Michael Essien, Juninho Pernambucano, Sidney Govou (Nilmar 70), Florent Malouda, Pierre-Alain Frau (Hatem Ben Arfa 83)
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MANCHESTER UNITED 2:1 LYON (1:1) Diarra (40)
(23.11.04, Manchester)
Nicolas Puydebois, Anthony Reveillere, Lamine Diatta, Cris, Jeremy Berthod, Mahamadou Diarra, Michael Essien, Juninho Pernambucano, Sidney Govou (Sylvain Wiltord 60), Pierre-Alain Frau (Brian Bergougnoux 72), Nilmar (Florent Malouda 72)
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LYON 5:0 S. PRAGUE (2:0) Essien (7), Nilmar (18, 51), Idangar (83), Bergougnoux (90). (08.12.04, Lyon)
Gregory Coupet, Anthony Reveillere, Lamine Diatta (Johann Truchet 80), Jeremy Berthod, Mahamadou Diarra (Yohann Gomez 55), Michael Essien, Florent Malouda (Sylvain Idangar 67), Jeremy Clement, Frau, Nilmar, Brian Bergougnoux
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Huitièmes de finale
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WERDER BREMEN 0:3 LYON (0:1) Wiltord (9), Diarra (77), Juninho (80)
(23.02.05, Bremen)
Gregory Coupet, Eric Abidal, Lamine Diatta, Cris, Mahamadou Diarra, Michael Essien, Juninho Pernambucano, Florent Malouda, Frau (Nilmar 63), Sidney Govou (Hatem Ben Arfa 88), Sylvain Wiltord (Jeremy Clement 77)
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LYON 7:2 WERDER BREMEN (3:1) Wiltord (8, 54, 63), Essien (17, 29), Malouda (60), Berthod (78). (08.03.05, Lyon)
Gregory Coupet, Eric Abidal, Lamine Diatta, Cris (Jeremy Clement 62), Jeremy Berthod, Mahamadou Diarra, Michael Essien, Juninho Pernambucano, Florent Malouda, Sidney Govou (Frau 74), Sylvain Wiltord (Nilmar 67)
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Quarts de finale
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LYON 1:1 PSV EINDHOVEN (1:0) Malouda (12). (05.04.05, Lyon)
Gregory Coupet, Eric Abidal, Anthony Reveillere, Claudio Cacapa, Cris, Mahamadou Diarra, Michael Essien, Juninho Pernambucano, Florent Malouda, Sidney Govou, Sylvain Wiltord
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PSV EINDHOVEN 1:1 LYON (0:1) - PSV a été gagne 4-2 sur penalties
Wiltord (10). (13.04.05, Eindhoven)
Gregory Coupet, Eric Abidal, Anthony Reveillere, Claudio Cacapa, Cris, Mahamadou Diarra, Michael Essien, Juninho Pernambucano, Florent Malouda, Sidney Govou (Hatem Ben Arfa 87), Sylvain Wiltord (Nilmar 95)

La photo ci-dessus montre Michael Essien joueur de football Olympique Lyonnais, pendent

la UEFA Champions League 2003/04 contre Celtic. Photo G. Herringshaw. ©

UEFA Champions League 2003/04. Groupe F

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LYON 1:0 ANDERLECHT (1:0) Juninho (pen 26). (17.09.03, Lyon)
1-Gregory Coupet, 2-Eric Deflandre, 3-Edmilson, 20-Patrick Muller, 12-Anthony Reveillere, 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 4-Michael Essien, 8-Juninho Pernambucano (10-Eric Carriere 70), 24-Vikash Dhorasoo, 14-Sidney Govou (11-Florent Malouda 72), 9-Giovane Elber (18-Guy Luyindula 88)
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CELTIC 2:0 LYON (0:0) (30.09.03, Glasgow)
1-Gregory Coupet, 2-Eric Deflandre, 3-Edmilson, 20-Patrick Muller, 12-Anthony Reveillere, 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 8-Juninho Pernambucano, 10-Eric Carriere (4-Michael Essien 62), 24-Vikash Dhorasoo (18-Guy Luyindula 74), 14-Sidney Govou (11-Florent Malouda 79), 9-Giovane Elber
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LYON 1:1 BAYERN MUNICH (0:1) Luyindula (88). (21.10.03, Lyon)
1-Gregory Coupet, 2-Eric Deflandre (11-Florent Malouda 46), 3-Edmilson, 20-Patrick Mueller, 12-Anthony Reveillere, 4-Michael Essien, 24-Vikash Dhorasoo (10-Eric Carriere 70), 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 8-Juninho Pernambucano, 14-Sydney Govou (18-Guy Luyindula 68), 9-Giovane Elber
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BAYERN MUNICH 1:2 LYON (1:1) Juninho (6), Elber (53). (05.11.03, Munich)
1-Gregory Coupet, 12-Anthony Reveillere, 20-Patrick Muller, 3-Edmilson, 23-Jeremy Berthod, 4-Michael Essien (14-Sidney Govou 76), 8-Juninho Pernambucano (10-Eric Carriere 90), 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 11-Florent Malouda, 18-Peguy Luyindula, 9-Giovane Elber (5-Cacapa 78)
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Huitièmes de finale
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REAL SOCIEDAD 0:1 LYON (0:1) Schurrer (og 18). (25.02.04, San Sebastian)
1-Gregory Coupet, 2-Eric Deflandre, 20-Patrick Muller, 3-Edmilson, 22-Romain Sartre (23-Jeremie Berthod 66), 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 4-Michael Essien, 8-Juninho Pernambucano, 11-Florent Malouda, 14-Sidney Govou (24-Vikash Dhorasoo 80), 18-Peguy Luyindula
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LYON 1:0 REAL SOCIEDAD (0:0) Juninho (77). (09.03.04, Lyon)
1-Gregory Coupet (25-Remy Vercoutre 17), 2-Eric Deflandre, 3-Edmilson, 20-Patrick Muller, 11-Florent Malouda, 4-Michael Essien, 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 8-Juninho Pernambucana, 24-Vikash Dhorasoo (23-Romain Sartre 88), 14-Sidney Govou, 18-Peguy Luyindula (9-Giovane Elber 82)
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Quarts de finale
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FC PORTO 2:0 LYON (1:0) (23.03.04, Porto)
1-Gregory Coupet, 2-Eric Deflandre (12-Anthony Reveillere 73), 3-Edmilson, 20-Patrick Muller, 11-Florent Malouda, 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 4-Michael Essien, 8-Juninho Pernambucano (24-Vikash Dhorasoo 46), 14-Sidney Govou, 18-Peguy Luyindula, 9-Giovane Elber
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LYON 2:2 FC PORTO (1:1) Luyindula (14), Elber (90). (07.04.04, Lyon)
1-Gregory Coupet, 23-Jeremy Berthod, 20-Patrick Muller, 3-Edmilson, 4-Michael Essien (12-Anthony Reveillere 60), 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 24-Vikash Dhorasoo (2-Eric Deflandre 76), 11-Florent Malouda, 8-Juninho Pernambucano (31-Bryan Bergougnoux 60), 18-Peguy Luyindula, 9-Giovane Elber