Michael Essien joins Diego Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo in having dubious statue

Michael Essien joins the illustrious company of Diego Maradona and Cristiano Ronaldo in having a questionable statue of himself erected.

Michael Essien has become the latest footballer to have a less-than-accurate state of himself which has taken social media by storm.

This statue of Michael Essien was unveiled in Ghana yesterday, sending social media into overdrive and inviting plenty of comparisons to the statues of Diego Maradona and Cristiano Ronaldo. (Twitter)

The Ghana national football team player, who has represented clubs like Chelsea and Real Madrid, retweeted a picture of the statue that was erected in his homeland that saw immediate comparisons to the ugly statues of Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Maradona.

The statue shows Essien in his Chelsea kit, which actually helps one identify the former Blues midfielder since the statue in no way resembles the player.

Michael Essien has been something of a football nomad after leaving Chelsea. The star midfielder spent time at Real Madrid, Milan and Panathinaikos after leaving the London side, with none of those moves lasting longer than two seasons.

He currently plies his trade for Indonesian club Persib Bandung.