John Michael Nchekwube Obinna
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Chelsea F.C. player
Nigeria international footballer
Olympic medalist
association football player
human
midfielder
John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, better known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer renowned for his long and successful spell as a midfielder at Chelsea FC and for captaining the Nigerian national team.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Michael Nchekwube Obinna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2790717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John Michael Nchekwube Obinna Context triple: [John Obi Mikel, fullName, John Michael Nchekwube Obinna]
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A.
Obi Ngwa
Obi Ngwa is a local government area in Abia State, southeastern Nigeria, known for its predominantly Igbo population and agrarian communities.
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B.
Ngor Okpala
Ngor Okpala is a local government area in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria, known for its predominantly Igbo communities and agrarian economy.
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C.
Ekpang Nkukwo
Ekpang Nkukwo is a traditional Nigerian one-pot dish of grated cocoyam and water yam wrapped in cocoyam leaves and cooked with assorted meats, fish, and palm oil, especially associated with the Efik and Ibibio people of southern Nigeria.
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D.
Jude Akuwudike
Jude Akuwudike is a Nigerian-British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including a role in the war drama "Beasts of No Nation."
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E.
Fam Udeorji
Fam Udeorji is a television producer best known for serving as an executive producer on the acclaimed horror-comedy series "Swarm."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Michael Nchekwube Obinna Target entity description: John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, better known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer renowned for his long and successful spell as a midfielder at Chelsea FC and for captaining the Nigerian national team.
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A.
Obi Ngwa
Obi Ngwa is a local government area in Abia State, southeastern Nigeria, known for its predominantly Igbo population and agrarian communities.
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B.
Ngor Okpala
Ngor Okpala is a local government area in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria, known for its predominantly Igbo communities and agrarian economy.
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C.
Ekpang Nkukwo
Ekpang Nkukwo is a traditional Nigerian one-pot dish of grated cocoyam and water yam wrapped in cocoyam leaves and cooked with assorted meats, fish, and palm oil, especially associated with the Efik and Ibibio people of southern Nigeria.
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D.
Jude Akuwudike
Jude Akuwudike is a Nigerian-British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including a role in the war drama "Beasts of No Nation."
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E.
Fam Udeorji
Fam Udeorji is a television producer best known for serving as an executive producer on the acclaimed horror-comedy series "Swarm."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chelsea F.C. player
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Nigeria international footballer ⓘ Olympic medalist ⓘ association football player ⓘ human ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Obi Mikel
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Mikel John Obi ⓘ |
| captainOf | Nigeria national football team ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1987-04-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Obinna ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.88 m ⓘ |
| leagueDebutForClub | Premier League debut for Chelsea F.C. in 2006 ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Nigeria national football team ⓘ |
| notableFor | ball retention and defensive discipline in midfield ⓘ |
| numberOfAppearancesForClub | Chelsea F.C. – over 370 appearances in all competitions ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2006 Africa Cup of Nations
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2008 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ 2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ 2014 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2019 Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
linked to:
Africa Cup of Nations
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| placeOfBirth | Jos, Nigeria ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Chelsea F.C.
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Kuwait SC ⓘ Lyn Fotball ⓘ Middlesbrough F.C. ⓘ Tianjin TEDA F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.
Trabzonspor ⓘ
linked to:
Trabzonspor football club
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| positionPlayed |
central midfielder
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defensive midfielder ⓘ |
| retiredFromInternationalFootball | 2019 ⓘ |
| retiredFromProfessionalFootball | 2022 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 12 at Chelsea F.C. ⓘ |
| signedForClub | Chelsea F.C. in 2006 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| wonCompetition |
Africa Cup of Nations 2013 with Nigeria
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FA Community Shield 2009 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
FA Community Shield
FA Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ FA Cup 2008–09 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ FA Cup 2009–10 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ FA Cup 2011–12 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ Football League Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
Football League Cup 2006–07
Football League Cup 2014–15 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ Olympic bronze medal in men’s football at Rio 2016 with Nigeria ⓘ Premier League 2009–10 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
Premier League 2009–10
Premier League 2014–15 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
2014–15 Premier League season
UEFA Champions League 2011–12 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA Champions League 2011–12 with Chelsea
UEFA Europa League 2012–13 with Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
linked to:
2013 UEFA Europa League Final
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| yearsActiveAsProfessional | 2004–2021 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: John Michael Nchekwube Obinna Description of subject: John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, better known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer renowned for his long and successful spell as a midfielder at Chelsea FC and for captaining the Nigerian national team.
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