Michel Souza da Silva

Michel Souza da Silva (born 22 August 1986), known simply as Michel, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Michel
Personal information
Full name Michel Souza da Silva
Date of birth (1986-08-22) 22 August 1986
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Penafiel 83 (34)
2011–2012 Paços Ferreira 28 (9)
2012–2015 Benfica 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Braga (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Al-Wakrah (loan) 23 (7)
2015 Penafiel 1 (0)
Total 138 (50)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, 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 F.C. 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 Segunda Liga, Michel signed for F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the Primeira Liga.[2] During his only season, he ranked as team top scorer as they retained their division status, notably netting against Sporting CP (twice) and S.L. Benfica in two defeats.[3][4]

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

In late 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 SC.[9]

Michel returned to Portugal on 1 September 2014,[10] and the following 2 February he rejoined Penafiel, who now competed in the top level.[11][12]

References
  1. "Olho Clinico-Michel" [Clinical eye-Michel] (in Portuguese). 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 the second] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. May 31, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  6. "Benfica buy Braga's Lima". UEFA. September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  7. "Lima no Benfica e Michel no Braga" [Lima in Benfica and Michel in Braga]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). August 31, 2012. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  8. "Braga vai devolver Michel ao Benfica" [Braga will return Michel to Benfica] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 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 to Portugal to "play again"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. September 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  11. Braz, Alexandre (February 2, 2015). "Penafiel acerta retorno de Michel, atacante brasileiro que pertencia ao Benfica" [Penafiel agree return of Michel, Brazilian forward that belonged to Benfica]. Lance! (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  12. "Contratos de trabalho desportivo e contratos de formação desportiva recepcionados na Liga Portugal dia 02 de Fevereiro de 2015" [Sporting work contracts and sporting training contracts registered at Liga Portugal on 02 February 2015] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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