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Mikel John Obi

Also known as Juan Obi Mikel, Jon Obi Mikel

Nigerian association football player (born 1987)

AI overview

Mikel John Obi is a Nigerian soccer player born in 1987 who had a long professional career playing at the highest levels of the sport. He matters because he became one of Nigeria's most prominent footballers and represents an important figure in his country's sports history.

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Vinony's link graph records 391 inbound references to Mikel John Obi, and connects out to midfielder, EFL Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

It is catalogued under topics including 1987 births, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players and 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players.

Vinony links it to 62 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: Nigeria
Place of birth: Jos
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Hausa
Participant in: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Hair colour: black hair
Sport: association football
Member of team: Kuwait SC
Position played: midfielder
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Nigeria
Mass: 86
Image: John Obi Mikel 2018.jpg
Height: 188

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Commons category: John Obi Mikel
date of birth: 1987-04-22
sport number: 12
start of work period: 2004-00-00
name in native language: Mikel John Obi
birth name: John Michael Nchekwube Obinna
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 202474

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mikel John Obi (Listen MON; born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna; 22 April 1987), also known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mikel John Obi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.