Mikel Obi Named As Chelsea’s Youngest Player To Make 100 EPL Appearances.

Super Eagles veteran and former Chelsea FC midfielder, John Obi Mikel has been named by the London Club as the club’s youngest player to make a centurion appearance in the English Premier League.

Chelsea’s official website confirmed on Saturday that the former Super Eagles captain is the youngest player to reach one hundred Premier League appearances for the Blues.

The Nigerian reached the milestone when he started for Chelsea in their 2-0 win over Arsenal on February 7, 2010, at age 22 years and 291 days.

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Mikel Obi is ahead of John Terry, who is second on the list, making his 100th appearance a month beyond turning 23, in a 4-0 win over Leicester City, Newton (23 years and 88 days) and Mount (23 years and 100 days)

Mikel Obi joined Chelsea in the summer of 2006 and made 22 appearances in the top-flight in his first season.