John Mikel Obi

Central midfielders · Stoke City · Championship · 2020/2021

John Mikel Obi is a Controller / Box to box at Stoke City. In the 2020/2021 Championship season, the Xilytics score is 71 out of 100 against central midfielders in the same league and season — 52 once adjusted for league strength. He produced 0 goals and 1 assists in 3,201 minutes, at a 6.88 match rating. His profile leans on Passing Quality (95) and Defending (63), while Chance Creation (14) is his clearest area to improve. Across 5 seasons of 900+ minutes — 10,016 minutes in all, 3 competitions from 2015/2016 to 2020/2021 — his Xilytics score averages 49. His best season scored 61 (2019/2020) and his weakest 39 (2018/2019). Season to season he lands in much the same place. A career figure of this length repeats at 0.82 for central midfielders — measured by correlating each player's odd seasons against his even ones. See his full ability radar, percentile ranking on every metric, role fit and most-similar players below.

John Mikel Obi scouting report: Central midfielders at Stoke City, Championship, 2020/2021. Radar analysis, strengths, similar players and season stats.