Mikael Forssell

Mikael Kaj Forssell (born 15 March 1981) is a Finnish international football striker.

Forssell began his professional career in 1997 for HJK, having progressed through the team's youth teams, but he only remained at the club for a single season, making 17 league appearances, before he moved to England to join Chelsea in 1998. He never broke into the Chelsea team (making 33 league appearances in seven years), and spent two loan spells at Crystal Palace, one at Borussia Mönchengladbach, and two at Birmingham City. He switched permanently to the latter club in 2005, but injury problems restricted him to 65 league appearances in three seasons. He joined German side Hannover 96 in July 2008 on a free transfer, but once again struggled with form and injury problems, and he left the club in 2011, having made 44 league appearances. This was followed by an unsuccessful season back in England, this time with Leeds United; 15 league games failed to yield a single goal. Forssell returned to current club HJK in October 2012.

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'People will soon forget great Morata's dry spell at Chelsea'

Sporting News 30 Mar 2018

Mikael Forssell has backed Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata to return to form after the Spaniard ended his 2018 goal drought against Leicester City ... However, Forssell, himself a former Chelsea striker, believes the striker's critics will soon forget his dry spell, provided he can continue scoring. "Of course it is psychologically tough not to score," Forssell told Goal.�"A high price has been paid to acquire him and he knows it....

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On This Day in Football: Messi reaches Barca milestone

Sportslens 16 Jan 2018

On This Day in Football. Messi reaches Barca milestone - originally posted on Sportslens.com. On this day in 2010, Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal for Barcelona and became the youngest player in the club’s history to reach that milestone ... Pedro struck in the 70th minute to double his side’s lead ... The fourth goal came from Mikael Forssell as Chelsea advanced to the next round ... Football Blog ....

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Arjen Robben still bobbin’ along

Scotsman 15 Oct 2017

There is a perceived step down in difficulty for Celtic this week in facing up to a faltering Bayern Munich in the Champions League ... After all, the German champions can boast, what Celtic defender Mikael Lustig this week called “the world's best No.9”, in Robert Lewandowski ... And as a man, he was a great man ... I needed to take two players, so I asked one, Mikael Forssell, he was a good guy, a great player ... Mikael said he would go ... ....

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Brendan Rodgers’ admiration for Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben

Scotsman 15 Oct 2017

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Terry is Chelsea's inspiration, says Forssell

Sporting News 04 May 2017

Mikael Forssell won the Premier League with John Terry in 2004-05 and he is sad to see such an "inspiration" finally leave the club after two decades of glory at Chelsea ... Forssell met Terry when the striker arrived at Stamford Bridge as a 17-year-old wonderkid and he regards his former team-mate as possibly the greatest ever to wear the blue shirt.�....

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"I have not retired!" says university student Forssell>

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Sporting News (NewsDB Live) 03 Mar 2017

Mikael Forssell helped Chelsea win their first title in 50 years, but is currently without a club after leaving Finish giants�HJK, his boyhood club, in the winter.� ... Now 35-years-old, Forssell was part of the group that experienced life both before and after the Roman Abramovich takeover at Stamford Bridge - along with the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole .�....

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SHOWCASE-Soccer-Five memorable West Ham United v Chelsea matches

DNA India 03 Mar 2017

Mid-table West Ham United host runaway Premier League leaders Chelsea at London Stadium on Monday. Mid-table West Ham United host runaway Premier League leaders Chelsea at London Stadium on Monday. We look at five memorable clashes between them. Division One - December 1966 ... - - ... - - ... Defoe score again just after the break, but Mikael Forssell brought the visitors level and John Terry scored a winner in the third minute of injury time ... - -....

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Hazard is 'back on top of the world' and Costa must stay, says Forssell>

Sporting News (NewsDB Live) 01 Mar 2017

Ex-Chelsea striker Mikael Forssell thinks that Eden Hazard's recovery from his poor�form of last season is a huge achievement with the Belgian having helped inspire�the�Blues' title charge under Antonio Conte ... Now 35,�Forssell remains in the game of football having played for HJK last season and he is on the lookout for a new club as he works simultaneously on his coaching badges.�. Lampard is one Chelsea's greatest - Forssell....

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Lampard is one of the greatest to wear Chelsea's shirt, says Forssell

Sporting News (NewsDB Live) 24 Feb 2017

Mikael Forssell has saluted his former team-mate Frank Lampard as one of the 'most influential players' to pull on a Chelsea shirt ... Chelsea plan a half-time tribute to Lampard during their match against Swansea City on Saturday and Forssell has offered his own appreciation of the former England midfielder ... Forssell and Lampard both joined Chelsea before Roman Abramovich took over the club in 2003 and spent four years playing together....

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Nordic football fans reflect on their domestic seasons

The Guardian 14 Nov 2016

As internationals once again break up domestic schedules across Europe, we’ve heard from Scandinavian football fans about how their clubs fared this season ... It’s the only option’ ... Read more ... Twitter ... We were never really close to qualifying for major tournaments when we had players like Jari Litmanen, Sami Hyypiä, Mikael Forssell and Jussi Jääskeläinen in their prime, so I can’t imagine how would we make with the current crop of players....

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