SOCCER PLAYER

Michael Essien

1982 - Today

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Michael Kojo Essien (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland. During his prime he was regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world. A midfielder, Essien started his career playing for Liberty Professionals in Ghana. In 2000, he moved to France to join Bastia, where he would spend three seasons and appear in over 60 matches before joining Ligue 1 title holders Lyon in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Essien is the 1,217th most popular soccer player (down from 1,008th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Essien ranks 1,217 out of 21,273. Before him are Carlos Romero, Umberto Caligaris, José Luis Brown, Manuel Fleitas Solich, Sophus Nielsen, and Eusebio Tejera. After him are Glen Johnson, Álvaro Arbeloa, Angelo Sormani, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Géza Toldi, and Sjaak Swart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Michael Essien ranks 29. Before him are Nick Vujicic, Ranbir Kapoor, Alexandra Breckenridge, Tuba Büyüküstün, Jessica Biel, and Riz Ahmed. After him are Buakaw Banchamek, Lang Lang, Levon Aronian, Hamit Altıntop, Lee Joon-gi, and Kieran Culkin.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Michael Essien ranks 15 out of 162. Before him are Abedi Pele (1964), John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), Peter Mensah (1959), and Efua Dorkenoo (1949). After him are Ama Ata Aidoo (1942), Peter Poreku Dery (1918), Clement Quartey (1938), Christian Atsu (1992), Kofi Kingston (1981), and Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ghana

Among soccer players born in Ghana, Michael Essien ranks 3. Before him are Marcel Desailly (1968), and Abedi Pele (1964). After him are Christian Atsu (1992), Asamoah Gyan (1985), Samuel Kuffour (1976), Tony Yeboah (1966), Sulley Muntari (1984), Stephen Appiah (1980), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Gerald Asamoah (1978), and Baba Rahman (1994).

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