1982 - Today
Michael Kojo Essien (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and is currently a member of Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland's coaching staff. He was also capped for the Ghana national team more than 50 times. During his prime, Essien was considered one of the best midfielders in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Essien has received more than 3,805,630 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Michael Essien is the 900th most popular soccer player (up from 1,016th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 7th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Michael Essien ranks 900 out of 16,880. Before him are Emil Kostadinov, Marc-André ter Stegen, Luuk de Jong, Thiago Motta, Ernst Ocwirk, and Elek Schwartz. After him are Sadio Mané, José Luis Brown, Anatoly Tarasov, Shigemaru Takenokoshi, Schubert Gambetta, and Dudu Georgescu.
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 894
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 895
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 896
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 897
1926 - 1980
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 898
1908 - 2000
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 899
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 900
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 901
1956 - 2019
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 902
1918 - 1995
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 903
1906 - 1980
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 904
1920 - 1991
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 905
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 906
Among people born in 1982, Michael Essien ranks 24. Before him are Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, Eduardo Saverin, Mikel Arteta, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Cobie Smulders, and Thiago Motta. After him are Elisha Cuthbert, Tuba Büyüküstün, Jamie Dornan, Antonio Cassano, Natalie Dormer, and Bergüzar Korel.
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 18
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 19
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 20
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 21
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 22
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 23
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 24
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 25
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 26
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 27
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 28
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 29
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 30
Among people born in Ghana, Michael Essien ranks 10 out of 121. Before him are Nana Akufo-Addo (1944), Marcel Desailly (1968), Sylvanus Olympio (1902), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), Jerry Rawlings (1947), and Peter Turkson (1948). After him are Peter Mensah (1959), John Kufuor (1938), John Atta Mills (1944), William Boyd (1952), Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), and Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931).
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 4
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 5
1902 - 1963
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6
1703 - 1759
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 7
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 8
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 9
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 10
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 11
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 12
1944 - 2012
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 13
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 14
1915 - 1992
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 15
1931 - 1979
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 16
Among soccer players born in Ghana, Michael Essien ranks 3. Before him are Abedi Pele (1964) and Marcel Desailly (1968). After him are Tony Yeboah (1966), Samuel Kuffour (1976), Asamoah Gyan (1985), Sulley Muntari (1984), Stephen Appiah (1980), Gerald Asamoah (1978), Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), Alphonso Davies (2000), and Derek Boateng (1983).
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 2
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 3
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 4
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 5
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 6
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 7
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 9
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 10
2000 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 11
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 12