Michael Kojo Essien (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and is currently a member of Danish...

Loick Essien (born 1990), British musician Michael Essien (born 1982), Ghanaian former footballer, currently coaching FC Nordsjælland. Nduese Essien (born...

Champions League place would not be certain. Long-term injuries to Michael Essien and Joe Cole marked the period while Didier Drogba was not included...

their third season under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, signing Michael Essien from Lyon and Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City for more than...

notably including Dragan Džajić, Claude Papi, Johnny Rep, Roger Milla, Michael Essien, Alex Song, Sébastien Squillaci, Jérôme Rothen, Antar Yahia and Florian...

Andriy Shevchenko, Phillip Lahm, Hasan Salihamidžić, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Essien, André Schürrle, Ricardo Carvalho, Dietmar Hamann, Florent Malouda,...

Drogba Chelsea 106 3rd Michael Essien Chelsea 50 2006 1st Didier Drogba Chelsea 79 2nd Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 76 3rd Michael Essien Chelsea 36 2007 1st Frédéric...

Midfielder 2005 Frank Lampard (2) 2006 John Terry (2) Defender 2007 Michael Essien  Ghana Midfielder 2008 Joe Cole  England 2009 Frank Lampard (3) 2010...

Coupet  France Lyon Cris  Brazil Lyon Mahamadou Diarra  Mali Real Madrid Michael Essien  Ghana Chelsea Cesc Fàbregas  Spain Arsenal William Gallas  France Chelsea...

midfield, where he was pitted against makeshift Chelsea right-back Michael Essien. This went against the prediction of The Guardian's David Pleat, who...

Terry and Ramires, who had both missed the final due to suspension, and Michael Essien, who was an unused substitute in 2012. Gianfranco Zola, Jody Morris...

subsequently forced to counter this tactic by withdrawing Lampard and Michael Essien further back in midfield to relieve the pressure on Makélélé. On 5 November...

Byrne James McAvoy Legends Júlio César Ricardo Carvalho Roberto Carlos Michael Essien Robert Pires Rosana Francielle Didier Drogba Robbie Keane Eric Cantona...

January, with a Gaël Givet own goal opening the scoring. A 30-yard Michael Essien drive sandwiches two goals by Frank Lampard, and Didier Drogba completes...

he competed with players such as Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Claude Makélélé, and Michael Essien for playing time in central midfield. He moved to...

Year for the first time, ahead of Samuel Eto'o and Chelsea teammate Michael Essien. His performances during the season saw him named in the PFA Premier...

Milan's Andrea Pirlo in the 2005 Champions League semi-finals, Chelsea's Michael Essien man-marking Liverpool's Steven Gerrard in the 2009 Champions League...

their Champions League campaign with a 1–4 away win against Žilina. Michael Essien opens the scoring after 13 minutes, and Nicolas Anelka's quick double...

nominees for the honour were Chelsea and Ghana international midfielder Michael Essien, and Nigeria and Portsmouth striker Nwankwo Kanu, who previously won...

- 1 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal Manchester United - - - 1 1 2 22nd Michael Essien  Ghana Lyon Chelsea - - - 1 - 1 23rd Luis García  Spain Liverpool -...

Seedorf  Netherlands Milan 7 24 Fabio Cannavaro  Italy Real Madrid 5 Michael Essien  Ghana Chelsea 5 26 Wayne Rooney  England Manchester United 4 27 Iker...

the original (PDF) on November 11, 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2010. Lynch, Michael (4 July 2010). "Uruguay ends the dream for gutted Ghana". Sydney Morning...

LW (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 22) Chelsea Academy Midfielders 5 Michael Essien CM / DM (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 29) Lyon 6 Oriol Romeu DM...

Manchester United 14 Miroslav Klose 21 Werder Bremen Bayern Munich 15 Michael Essien 20 Chelsea 16 Juan Román Riquelme 19 Boca Juniors Villarreal 17 Petr...

Lewis-Skelly has garnered stylistic comparisons to the likes of Arturo Vidal & Michael Essien, all-action midfielders capable of imposing themselves onto games. As...

Sumner, a WAGs Boutique participant whose supposed relationship with Michael Essien was the subject of some doubt, as "fake WAGs". As if to emphasise the...

transfer fees on players such as Tiago (£10 million) from Benfica, Michael Essien (£24.4 million) from Lyon, Didier Drogba (£24 million) from Marseille...

decided to sign Malouda. In an outstanding Lyon team containing Juninho, Michael Essien, Grégory Coupet and Mahamadou Diarra, Malouda established himself on...

Internacional Corinthians 1–0 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8.71% 7th Michael Essien Chelsea Barcelona 1–0 2008–09 UEFA Champions League 7.89% 8th Luis Ángel...

22 Internazionale Barcelona 15= Gianluigi Buffon 19 Juventus 15= Michael Essien 19 Chelsea 17 Iker Casillas 17 Real Madrid 18 Carles Puyol 14 Barcelona...