Michael Essien

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Ghana
5		Ghana	Jan 4, 2002	59	9	Fred Osam Duodu	19 years 01 month 01 day
	Ghana U20
4		Ghana U20	Jun 18, 2001	7	1	Emmanuel Kwesi Afranie	18 years 06 months 15 days
	Ghana U17
-		Ghana U17	Nov 11, 1999	5	-	Cecil Jones Attuquayefio	16 years 11 months 08 days

Stats of Michael Essien

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			53	9	5	-	3	13	9	-	-	1	478'	4.301'
	World Cup qualification	22	4	1	-	1	5	4	-	-	1	448'	1.791'
	International Friendlies	17	3	1	-	-	6	2	-	-	-	467'	1.400'
	Africa Cup of Nations	9	2	3	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	376'	751'
	World Cup	4	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	289'
	Afrika-Cup Quali	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	70'

World Cup qualificationInternational FriendliesAfrica Cup of NationsWorld CupAfrika-Cup Quali

Detailed stats

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	Matchday	Club	Venue	Date	Home team		Away team		Result	Pos.
	World Cup qualification Africa
	First Round 1st leg		Accra	Oct 16, 2003		Somalia		Ghana	0:5										90'
	First Round 2nd leg		Kumasi	Nov 19, 2003		Ghana		Somalia	2:0	Not in squad
	Group 2		Ouagadougou	Jun 5, 2004		Burkina Faso		Ghana	1:0										90'
	Group 2		Kumasi	Jun 20, 2004		Ghana		South Africa	3:0										90'
	Group 2		Kampala	Jul 3, 2004		Uganda		Ghana	1:1									58'	58'
	Group 2		Kumasi	Sep 5, 2004		Ghana		Cape Verde	2:0		1			70'					90'
	Group 2		Kumasi	Oct 10, 2004		Ghana		DR Congo	0:0					90'					90'
	Group 2			Mar 27, 2005		DR Congo		Ghana	1:1	Not in squad
	Group 2		Kumasi	Jun 5, 2005		Ghana		Burkina Faso	2:1	Not in squad
	Group 2		Johannesburg	Jun 18, 2005		South Africa		Ghana	0:2		1								90'
	Group 2		Kumasi	Sep 4, 2005		Ghana		Uganda	2:0		1			43'				64'	64'
	Group 2		Praia	Oct 8, 2005		Cape Verde		Ghana	0:4										90'
	Group E		Kumasi	Jun 1, 2008		Ghana		Libya	3:0	CM									90'
	Group E		Rantsala	Jun 8, 2008		Lesotho		Ghana	2:3	CM									90'
	Group E			Jun 14, 2008		Gabon		Ghana	2:0	DM									90'
	Group E		Kumasi	Jun 22, 2008		Ghana		Gabon	2:0	DM				66'					90'
	Group E		Tripoli	Sep 5, 2008		Libya		Ghana	1:0	RM								22'	22'
	Group E			Oct 11, 2008		Ghana		Lesotho	3:0	Cruciate ligament tear
	Group 4		Kumasi	Mar 29, 2009		Ghana		Benin	1:0										90'
	Group 4		Bamako	Jun 7, 2009		Mali		Ghana	0:2	RM								90'	90'
	Group 4		Khartoum	Jun 20, 2009		Sudan		Ghana	0:2	DM									90'
	Group 4		Accra	Sep 6, 2009		Ghana		Sudan	2:0	DM	1								90'
	Group 4		Cotonou	Oct 11, 2009		Benin		Ghana	1:0	DM									90'
	Group 4		Kumasi	Nov 15, 2009		Ghana		Mali	2:2									82'	82'
	Group D		Kumasi	Jun 1, 2012		Ghana		Lesotho	7:0	Not in squad
	Group D		Lusaka	Jun 9, 2012		Zambia		Ghana	1:0	Not in squad
	Group D		Kumasi	Mar 24, 2013		Ghana		Sudan	4:0	Not in squad
	Group D		Khartoum	Jun 7, 2013		Sudan		Ghana	1:3	Not in squad
	Group D		Rantsala	Jun 16, 2013		Lesotho		Ghana	0:2	Not in squad
	Group D		Kumasi	Sep 6, 2013		Ghana		Zambia	2:1								55'		35'
	3rd round 1st leg		Kumasi	Oct 15, 2013		Ghana		Egypt	6:1	CM		1							90'
	3rd round 2nd leg		Kairo	Nov 19, 2013		Egypt		Ghana	2:1	DM									90'
Squad: 23, Starting eleven: 22, Substituted in: 1, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 1,