Michel Souza da Silva

Michel
Personal information
Full nameMichel Souza da Silva
Date of birthAugust 22, 1986
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Penafiel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2011Penafiel83(34)
2011–2012Paços Ferreira28(9)
2012–2015Benfica0(0)
2012–2013→ Braga (loan)3(0)
2013–2014→ Al-Wakrah (loan)23(7)
2015–Penafiel1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michel Souza da Silva (born August 22, 1986), known simply as Michel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese club Penafiel.

Club career

Michel moved to Portugal initially as a futsal player, but he switched to association football shortly after because of his physical strength and powerful shots.[1] He started his career with Penafiel in the third division, scoring 13 goals in 32 games in his first season, which ended in promotion.

In mid-July 2011, after two more years with the club in the second level, Michel joined Paços de Ferreira in the top flight.[2] During his only season with the club, he ranked as team top scorer as it retained its division status, notably netting against Sporting (twice) and Benfica in two defeats.[3][4]

On May 31, 2012 Michel moved to Benfica, alongside Paços teammate Luisinho.[5] On August 31, however, he joined fellow league club Braga on loan, in a deal that saw Lima go in the opposite direction.[6][7]

In January 2013 Braga terminated Michel's loan early, and he returned to Benfica.[8] In August he went on loan again, now to Qatar's Al-Wakrah.[9] On 1 September 2014, Michel returned to Portugal,[10] and has not played since.

On February 2, 2015, without playing since May 2014, Michel returned to Penafiel of Primeira Liga.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Olho Clinico-Michel" [Clinical eye-Michel]. A Outra Visão. April 27, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Michel reforça Paços" [Michel strengthens Paços] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sporting come back from the dead to earn first Liga win". PortuGOAL. September 10, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Benfica sprint ahead at table top". PortuGOAL. October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Michel e Luisinho na Luz: talentos adiados na segunda" [Michel and Luisinho at the Luz: wasted years in Second Division] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. May 31, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Benfica buy Braga's Lima". UEFA.com. September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Lima no Benfica e Michel no Braga" [Lima in Benfica and Michel in Braga] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Braga vai devolver Michel ao Benfica" [Braga will return Michel to Benfica] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. January 27, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Benfica: Michel vai jogar no Al-Wakrah" [Benfica: Michel will play in Al-Wakrah] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Michel regressa a Portugal para "voltar a jogar"" [Michel returns do Portugal for "return to play"]. rr.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Braz, Alexandre (2 February 2015). "Penafiel acerta retorno de Michel, atacante brasileiro que pertencia ao Benfica" [Penafiel makes Michel's return, Brazilian forward that belonged to Benfica]. LANCE!Net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Liga Portugal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

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