What Teams Has Michael Essien Played For? Clubs and Years

Q: What teams has Michael Essien played for?

Michael Essien played for 5 clubs in the top five European leagues and the Turkish Süper Lig: Bastia (2000–2003), Lyon (2003–2005), Chelsea (2005–2014), Real Madrid (2012–2013) and Milan (2014–2015).

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, Michael Essien (born 1982) played for 5 clubs in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and the Turkish Süper Lig: Bastia, Lyon, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Milan.

Club	League	Years
Bastia	Ligue 1	2000–2003
Lyon	Ligue 1	2003–2005
Chelsea	Premier League	2005–2014
Real Madrid	La Liga	2012–2013
Milan	Serie A	2014–2015

Only clubs of these six leagues are in the data; spells in other countries, loans and youth years may be missing.

Which club pairs is Michael Essien an answer for?

In Who Played Both, if two of these clubs meet, Michael Essien is one of the right answers.

Bastia – Lyon 34 players
Chelsea – Milan 31 players
Milan – Real Madrid 21 players
Chelsea – Real Madrid 18 players
Chelsea – Lyon 9 players
Lyon – Milan 8 players
Lyon – Real Madrid 6 players

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Türkçe: Michael Essien hangi takımlarda oynadı?

Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.