| Name: | Michael Essien |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Date of Birth: | 03/12/1982 |
| Height: | 5' 10" (177cm) |
| Weight: | 13st 6lbs (85.35kg) |
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| Clubs: | Lyon, Bastia |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Michael Essien signed a two-year extension to his existing contract in June 2010 that will keep him at the club until 2015.
It was welcome news for a player who has suffered two bad seasons with injury and missed the first African World Cup as a result.
The midfielder, nicknamed 'The Bison' by fans in his home country of Ghana, ruptured a cruciate ligament on international duty in early September 2008, and it wasn't until March that season that Chelsea fans saw him again.
His comeback was a half-hour cameo in the FA Cup quarter-final as Coventry were swept aside, before he landed a starting role in Turin for a crucial Champions League tie against Juventus.
In typical Essien style, he came back with a performance full of running and commitment, weighing in with an equalising goal on the stroke of half-time to dampen home spirits.
Source: http://www.chelseafc.com/page/PlayerProfileDetail/0,,10268~27901,00.html
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