Michel (footballer, born 1986)

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

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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.[1]

In mid-July 2011, after two more years with the club in the Segunda Liga, Michel signed for F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[2] In his only season, he ranked as team top scorer as they retained their Primeira Liga status, notably netting against Sporting CP (twice) and S.L. Benfica in two defeats.[3][4]

Michel moved to Benfica on 31 May 2012, alongside Paços teammate Luisinho.[5] On 31 August, however, he joined S.C. Braga of the same league 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] He went on loan again in August, 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 tier.[11][12]

References
  1. Figueiredo, Ricardo (27 April 2011). "Olho Clinico-Michel" [Clinical eye-Michel] (in Portuguese). A Outra Visão. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. "Michel reforça Paços" [Michel strengthens Paços] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. "Sporting come back from the dead to earn first Liga win". PortuGOAL. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. "Benfica sprint ahead at table top". PortuGOAL. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 7 August 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. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. "Benfica buy Braga's Lima". UEFA. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. Silva Pires, Tiago (31 August 2012). "Lima no Benfica e Michel no Braga" [Lima in Benfica and Michel in Braga]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  8. "Braga vai devolver Michel ao Benfica" [Braga will return Michel to Benfica] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  9. "Benfica: Michel vai jogar no Al-Wakrah" [Benfica: Michel will play in Al-Wakrah] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. "Michel regressa a Portugal para "voltar a jogar"" [Michel returns to Portugal to "play again"] (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 agree return of Michel, Brazilian forward that belonged to Benfica]. Lance! (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 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. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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