Dalglish won the Ballon d'Or Silver Award in 1983, the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1983, and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983. [59], Essien rejected an offer from Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory in September 2016. Domestically, Zambrotta won Two Serie A titles and reached a Champions League final with Juventus. He, therefore, considered joining Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp until he was eligible to move to England. He placed 22nd in 2005. He soon cemented his place in José Mourinho's side, starting in 31 domestic league matches, as well as 11 appearances in other cup competitions. [64], On 16 March 2019, Essien signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Sabail FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League, which will also see him coach their U19 team.[65][66]. Cahill is the all-time leading goalscorer for Australia, having scored 50 goals in 108 caps between 2004 and 2018. [71] Since then, Essien has announced that he will be standing down from the Ghana national side for the near future to focus on his career with Chelsea, having suffered two significant injuries while playing for Ghana in recent years. Koop FIFA 21-spelerskaarten rechtstreeks bij onze leveranciers. From Zinedine Zidane and Didier Drogba to Andrea Pirlo and Michael Essien, the ratings for the new FIFA 20 Ultimate Team icons are here. For more His recovery was said to take up to six months. Two years later, he led Milan to win the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final and was the tournament's top goal scorer. Zambrotta won 98 caps for the Italian national team. Essien also put in impressive performances against Marseille, Blackburn Rovers and Fulham, the latter a match in which he scored the only goal and received a red card. It was feared Essien would miss the 2008–09 Premier League season after sustaining anterior cruciate ligament damage on 5 September while playing for Ghana. If the world class Brazilian is on the game, it would be interesting to see his posture - the winger was born with a crooked spine, warped knees and his left leg a few inches shorter than his right. Michaël Essien 87 - live prices, in-game stats, comments and reviews for FIFA 20 Ultimate Team FUT. He opened the new campaign by scoring on his season debut against Lens in a 1–1 draw and converted five more league goals, which included one in a surprising 2–0 victory over the defending champions Lyon. [69], During an international match played against Libya on 5 September 2008, Essien ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing for Ghana in the World Cup qualification stage and was out of action for six months, missing the majority of the 2008–09 season, before returning on 4 March to play for Chelsea Reserves against Aston Villa Reserves. At club level, Cafu won several domestic and international titles while playing in Brazil, Spain and Italy; he is best known for his spells at Sao Paulo, Roma and AC Milan, teams with which he made history. In the 2009–10 Premier League season, Essien put in an excellent performance against Blackburn Rovers on 24 October 2009 and scored his first goal of the season with a swerving 35-yard shot on 52 minutes in a 5–0 victory at Stamford Bridge. [72] Having recovered from those injuries, Essien subsequently promised his availability to his nation "very soon". [23][24] On 23 May 2004, Lyon sealed their third consecutive league title by defeating Lille 3–0 at the Stade Gerland. [42] He was runner-up to that year's winner, Frédéric Kanouté. READ MORE: Wonderkids you'll need to sign on FIFA 20 Career Mode. In the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, Essien turned in another strong performance, driving the team to the semifinals with his power-packed performances. I'm aiming for prime essien if it's 2x better than the base. Later in the competition, Essien scored a late winner in the quarter-final second leg against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium to send Chelsea through to the semifinals with a 2–1 victory on the night and a 3–2 win on aggregate. Di Matteo immediately showed favour towards veteran Chelsea players like Essien, Lampard and John Terry. [22] He featured regularly for the rest of the campaign, making 33 more league appearances and scoring two more goals, against Bordeaux and Rennes respectively. On 16 May 2006, Essien was selected to be part of the team that represented Ghana at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. © 2021 Gfinity. You can pick up 87 Essien for around 500/600k TOTWs . Essien appeared as a substitute in the match. But again dunno if I would chuck all 23 tokens into him. [7] European scouts began to take notice, and Essien had a trial at Manchester United in April 2000. He has won the Chelsea Goal of the Season award twice, in the 2006–07 and 2008–09 seasons. He took the number 5 shirt for the 2017 Liga 1 season, the same number he wore during his nine years at Chelsea. In addition to his work-rate, physicality, and defensive skills, Essien also possessed good technique, vision, tactical intelligence, and leadership qualities,[81] and was a powerful striker of the ball from distance. EA are teasing out more and more information as we lead up to the release of FIFA 20, some eagle-eyed Reddit users have found some suspiciously similar photographs of some football legends which match the outline of the silhouettes shown below. During his prime, Essien was considered one of the best midfielders in the world.[4]. Terwijl zowel voetbal als de wereld in ongekende tijden verkeren door het coronavirus, kunnen de voetbalcompetities hoogstwaarschijnlijk niet worden uitgespeeld of op een later moment worden hervat. The match he missed was as a result of a red card endured in the previous league match. The front page of EA Sports FIFA. [43] He also extended his contract on 12 March 2007.[44]. [49] He made his 150th Premier League appearance for Chelsea as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Sunderland. Wonderkids you'll need to sign on FIFA 20 Career Mode, 7 reasons why PES 2020 will challenge FIFA 20, All confirmed FIFA 20 Ultimate Team Icons. African legends Michael Essien and Didier Drogba have been included in the newly released Fifa 20 Ultimate Team icons. Packs . Essien played in Ghana's 0–2 defeat to Italy, their 2–0 victory over the Czech Republic, and the 2–1 victory over the United States, and helped Ghana become the only African team to reach the second-round of the 2006 World Cup. Michael Essien is only the second African player to make FIFA 20's Icon list. The match he missed was as a result of a red card endured in the previous league match. He played in the club's under-17 team's defeat to Derby County. The Ghanaian was rated by EA Sports with 73 in his pace, 72 in his shooting, 77 in his passing, 77 in his dribbling, 79 in his defending and 84 in his physicality. His late dramatic equalising goal against Arsenal was also voted as Chelsea Goal of the Season for 2006–07. [19] However, Essien rejected PSG's contract offer, instead of agreeing to terms with the two-time defending champions Lyon, who paid Bastia €7.8 million for the transfer. In just the fifth minute of play, Essien scored his first goal for the club, and four minutes later, Diarra scored a goal. CM. Squads ... 87. de Jong. 732. 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