Nigerian John Obi Mikel has ended his football career at the age of 35. The midfielder won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012 and played 91 caps for Nigeria. “All good things come to an end, there is a saying. Today is that day for my football career,” Mikel writes on Instagram.
The controlling midfielder played more than 350 games for Chelsea, winning the Europa League and two Premier League in addition to the Champions League. The Nigerian left the ‘Blues’ in early 2017 and went on to play in China, Turkey and Kuwait. Mikel also came back to England twice, to play for Middlesbrough and Stoke City for a while. As a dispensary player, Mikel took bronze at the Rio Games in 2016 with the Nigeria Olympic team.
“When I look back on my career spanning twenty years, I have to say that I am very satisfied with everything I have achieved. And more importantly, with the person who made it for me. This is not a goodbye, but the start of a new one. adventure, a new chapter in my life. I look forward to what the future has in store for me.”