Obi Mikel: Chelsea missing Caicedo as defence leaks goals
Chelsea remain unbeaten but have conceded 12 goals in six games; Obi Mikel and Merson diagnose different causes as Alonso hunts a settled defence.
Malo Gusto
Defender · Chelsea
58
Matches
37
In the starting XI
1 113
Minutes
3
Goals
5
Assists
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Chelsea
Leeds
League Cup
|
6:3 | |
Arsenal
Chelsea
Premier League
|
2:1 | |
Chelsea
Brighton
Premier League
|
4:3 | |
Fulham
Chelsea
Premier League
|
2:3 | |
France
England
World Cup
|
4:6 | |
France
Spain
World Cup
|
0:2 | |
France
Morocco
World Cup
|
2:0 | |
Paraguay
France
World Cup
|
0:1 | |
France
Sweden
World Cup
|
3:0 | |
Norway
France
World Cup
|
1:4 |
Season statistics
58
Matches
37
In the starting XI
3
Goals
5
Assists
1 113
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 2025 | 31 |
| World Cup | 2026 | 8 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2025 | 8 |
| Friendlies | 2026 | 3 |
| Premier League | 2026 | 3 |
| FA Cup | 2025 | 3 |
Career path
- 2024 — 2027 — now Chelsea 135 matches
- 2021 — 2023 Olympique Lyon 61 matches
- 2021 — 2022 Olympique Lyon B 8 matches
- 2020 Olympique Lyonnais U19 6 matches
- 2020 Olympique Lyon UEFA U19 5 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Chelsea | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 25/26 | Chelsea | Premier League | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 268 |
| 25/26 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 476 |
| 25/26 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| 25/26 | Chelsea | EFL Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
| 24/25 | Chelsea | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 857 |
| 24/25 | Chelsea | UEFA Conference League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 268 |
| 24/25 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 24/25 | Chelsea | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 24/25 | Chelsea | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 23/24 | Chelsea | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 756 |
| 23/24 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 5 | 0 | 3 | 410 |
| 23/24 | Chelsea | EFL Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
| 22/23 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 600 |
| 22/23 | Olympique Lyon | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 21/22 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 880 |
| 21/22 | Olympique Lyon | UEFA Europa League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 445 |
| 21/22 | Olympique Lyon B | Championnat National 1 - Groupe C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | Chelsea | FIFA Club World Cup | 7 | 0 | 1 | 505 |
| 20/21 | Olympique Lyon B | Championnat National 1 - Groupe C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 540 |
| 20/21 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19/20 | Olympique Lyonnais U19 | Championnat National U19 - Groupe B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 366 |
| 19/20 | Olympique Lyon UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 19/20 | Olympique Lyonnais U19 | Coupe Gambardella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Chelsea | 135 | 3 | 17 | 8 678 | |
| Total | Olympique Lyon | 61 | 0 | 6 | 3 960 | |
| Total | France | 16 | 0 | 4 | 613 | |
| Total | France U21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 541 | |
| Total | Olympique Lyon B | 8 | 1 | 1 | 630 | |
| Total | Olympique Lyonnais U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 456 | |
| Total | Olympique Lyon UEFA U19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160 | |
| Total | France U19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 247 | |
| Total | France U16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
| Total | France U17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
Transfers
Transfers- 22/23 Lyon Chelsea €30.00M
- 22/23 Chelsea Lyon
- 21/22 Olymp. Lyon B Lyon
- 20/21 Olymp. Lyon U19 Olymp. Lyon B
- 19/20 Olymp. Lyon U17 Olymp. Lyon U19
- 18/19 Ol. Lyon Yth. Olymp. Lyon U17
- 16/17 Bourgoin Jugend Ol. Lyon Yth.
Teammates
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