A total of 2 former clubs that Michael Essien played for successfully won trophies in the 2023-2024 season. The two clubs are none other than Real Madrid and Persib Bandung.
As is known, Michael Essien is a former footballer who has played for many clubs throughout his football career. It is recorded that there are 10 different clubs that men from Ghana have played for while actively playing.
Some of the clubs are elite European teams such as Real Madrid, Chelsea and AC Milan. With these clubs, Michael Essien successfully won many prestigious trophies in his football career.
Now Michael Essien is no longer active as a football player. He decided to hang up his boots after last playing for a club from the Azerbaijan League, Al Sabail.
Currently, he is listed as an assistant coach at a club from the Danish League, Nordsjaelland. Even though he is no longer an active football player and works at a club that is foreign to him, Michael Essien still pays attention to his former clubs.
Moreover, two of his former clubs, namely Real Madrid and Persib Bandung, successfully won trophies in the 2023-2024 season. Real Madrid successfully won two trophies at once this season.
First, Los Blancos successfully won the La Liga title for the 2023-2024 season. This is the 36th league title won by the Spanish capital club in its history. This also further distances them from being chased by their eternal rival, Barcelona with 27 titles.
Apart from that, the team that Michael Essien played for between 2012 and 2013 also successfully won the Champions League. El Real beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 which made them win their 15th trophy in the most prestigious football event in Europe.
Following the success of Real Madrid, Persib Bandung also successfully won the 2023-2024 League 1. The team strengthened by Michael Essien in 2017 succeeded in becoming champions after defeating Madura United with an aggregate of 6-1 in the top match.
Maung Bandung won at Si Jalak Harupat with a score of 3-0. Bojan Hodak’s men then slaughtered Laskar Sape Kerrab again with a score of 3-1 when they visited Bangkalan Stadium, Madura.
This is Persib Bandung’s third Indonesian League title since football competitions in Indonesia entered the professional era in 1994-1995. Previously, the team from this flower city successfully became champions in the 1994, 2014 and now 2023-2024 editions. Seeing his two former clubs win, Michael Essien was also proud and gave direct words exclusively in his personal Instagram upload.
