| Michael Essien | |||||||||||||||
| Personal Data | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Name (Japanese) | Height | Weight | Foot | |||||||||||
| Michael Essien | マイケル・エッシェン | 177 cm | 85 kg | right | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Main Position(s) | Date of birth | Place of birth | ||||||||||||
| Ghana | Defensive Midfielder | 03.12.1982 | Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||
| Career statistics (Club) | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Club | Nat | Division | Pos | M | S | G | A | In | Out | YC | SYC | RC | Age |
| 2000-01 | SC Bastia | FRA | Ligue 1 | DMF | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2001-02 | SC Bastia | FRA | Ligue 1 | DMF | 24 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2002-03 | SC Bastia | FRA | Ligue 1 | DMF | 29 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 2003-04 | Olympique Lyon | FRA | Ligue 1 | DMF | 34 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2004-05 | Olympique Lyon | FRA | Ligue 1 | DMF | 37 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 2005-06 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Pr. League | DMF | 31 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2006-07 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Pr. League | DMF | 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2007-08 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Pr. League | DMF | 27 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2008-09 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Pr. League | DMF | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2009-10 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Pr. League | DMF | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2010-11 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Pr. League | DMF | 33 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2011-12 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Pr. League | DMF | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2012-13 | Real Madrid | SPA | Pr. Division | DMF | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2013-14 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Pr. League | DMF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2013-14 | AC Milan | ITA | Serie A | DMF | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2014-15 | AC Milan | ITA | Serie A | DMF | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 2015-16 | Panathinaikos | GRC | Superleague | DMF | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2017 | Persib Bandung | IND | L1 | DMF | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Nat.: Nationality 国籍 （Country code 国名略称一覧） Pos : Main Position 主なポジション |
| M: Matches 試合数 S: Starting Lineup 先発出場 G: Goals 得点 A: Assists アシスト |
| In: Substitue in 途中出場 Out: Substitue out 途中交代 Min: Minutes 出場時間(分) M/M: Minutes per Matches 平均出場時間(分) |
| YC: Yellow Cards 警告 SYC: Second Yellow Cards 累積警告 RC: Red Cards 退場 |
| Transfers History | |||||||||||||||
| Season | Date | Moving from | Moving to | Transfer fee | |||||||||||
| 2000-01 | Aug 30, 2000 | Liberty Professionals Accra | GHA | SC Bastia | FRA | € | |||||||||
| 2003-04 | Jul 1, 2003 | SC Bastia | FRA | Olympique Lyon | FRA | 11,70 Mill. € | |||||||||
| 2005-06 | Aug 19, 2005 | Olympique Lyon | FRA | Chelsea FC | ENG | 38,00 Mill. € | |||||||||
| 2012-13 | Aug 31, 2012 | Chelsea FC | ENG | Real Madrid | SPA | Loan | |||||||||
| 2012-13 | Jun 30, 2013 | Real Madrid | SPA | Chelsea FC | ENG | End of loan | |||||||||
| 2013-14 | Jan 25, 2014 | Chelsea FC | ENG | AC Milan | ITA | Free Transfer | |||||||||
| 2015-16 | Jul 1, 2015 | AC Milan | ITA | Panathinaikos Athens | GRC | Free Transfer | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | Sep 20, 2016 | Panathinaikos Athens | GRC | Without Club | – | ||||||||||
| 2016-17 | Mar 14, 2017 | Without Club | Persib Bandung | IND | – | ||||||||||
| 2017-18 | Mar 20, 2018 | Persib Bandung | IND | Without Club | – | ||||||||||
| 2018-19 | Mar 16, 2019 | Without Club | FK Sabail | AZE | – | ||||||||||