Michael Essien Biography
In Ghana, soccer is almost a religion and it was here that Michael Essien was born. He started playing soccer on the streets of Accra, his home town and rose up the ranks to now play in one of soccer's most prestigious stadiums, Chelsea's stamford Bridge. Take 5 minutes of your time and read up on this Essien biography, to find out how the player managed such a quick and steep rise.
Michael Essien – SC Bastia
Michael Essien Biography – SC Bastia Although playing for the local club, called Liberty Professionals FC, Michael Essien wasn't expecting the big break from his club. When being selected for the Ghana U-17 World Championship squad in 1999, he focused all his efforts on this tournament, knowing that considerable European scouts will be present there.
After pulling a great World Championship, Essien received what he had hoped, being offered a professional contract by French club SC Bastia. This was not a club that would have any relegation or league-winning pressures, so it was a perfect environment for Michael Essien to grow his skills and get some match experience under his boots.
With Essien being still at a young age, Bastia's head coach tried to find the best position in the team for the footballer, as he played as either left back, central defender or right back. It was only until one of Bastia's central midfielders got injured that Michael Essien was tried on the position that he still plays now.
In his 3 seasons at Bastia, Michael Essien earned not only the club's fans' hearts, but also the praises of several important French sport newspapers, who started comparing him to French defensive midfielder Patrick Vieira, due to his ability to go box-to-box.
Michael Essien Biography – Olympique Lyonnais
It was inevitable that a bigger club than Bastia would take on such a great footballer as Essien and this inevitable happened in 2003 when Olympique Lyonnais signed him; despite the higher offered made by rivals Paris Saint Germain. In his two years with the Lyon club, Essien managed to win the league twice and was also voted as Player of the Year in 2005.
Despite the success at the French club for the footballer, Essien was going to take his career one step forward in the summer of 2005, as he signed a deal with Chelsea, after a few scandals related to his transfer and his declaration that he would"go on strike" if he would not be granted a move to the Stamford Bridge side.
Michael Essien Biography – Chelsea
As a footballer, Essien couldn't go much further than Chelsea, which is a top team both professionally and from a salary's point of view. He immediately won a spot in the first squad and missed few matches since his arrival to the club. Although he maintained his role as a defensive midfielder that he previously established himself in at Lyon, his coach Jose Mourinho often plays him as central defender when needed.
Although since Michael Essien arrived to Chelsea, the club brought other top quality midfielders such as Michael Ballack or John Obi Mikel, the powerful Ghanaian managed to resist the tough competition and retain his first choice role in the Chelsea squad.
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