André Micael
Micael with Zawisza Bydgoszcz in 2013
Personal information
Full name André Micael Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989[1]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1999−2006 Moreirense
2006−2008 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008−2011 Moreirense 56 (1)
2011−2013 Olhanense 32 (1)
2013−2015 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 64 (2)
2015−2018 Moreirense 51 (2)
2018 Al-Faisaly 0 (0)
2018−2019 Gaz Metan Mediaș 12 (0)
2019–2020 Paços Ferreira 7 (0)
2020–2022 Varzim 60 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:44, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

André Micael Pereira (born 4 February 1989), known as Micael, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Guimarães, Micael progressed through the ranks of local teams Moreirense F.C. and Vitória S.C. before making his senior debut with the former in the third division in September 2008. He was a regular as they won promotion to the Segunda Liga in the 2009–10 season. In January 2011, he transferred to Primeira Liga club S.C. Olhanense to replace Jardel, who had been sold to S.L. Benfica.[2]

In 2013, Micael signed for Zawisza Bydgoszcz of Poland's Ekstraklasa. In his first season, he and compatriots Alvarinho and Bernardo Vasconcelos won the Polish Cup on penalties against Zagłębie Lubin,[3] and months later under Portuguese manager Jorge Paixão and with Joshua Silva besides him in defence, the team beat Legia Warsaw 3–2 in the Polish SuperCup.[4]

Micael returned to Moreirense, now in the top flight, on a three-year contract on 11 June 2015.[5] On 29 January 2017, he played in their 1–0 victory over S.C. Braga in the Taça da Liga final at the Estádio Algarve, their first major honour.[6]

After a year abroad with Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly FC[7] and CS Gaz Metan Mediaș of Romania's Liga I,[8] Micael signed a one-year deal at newly promoted F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 8 July 2019.[9] On his debut on 3 August he scored in a 1–1 home draw with G.D. Estoril Praia in the second round of the league cup (advancing on penalties).[10] In his second league fixture on 20 September, he was sent off in a 2–1 defeat of C.D. Aves that was the first victory of the campaign for the side.[11]

Rarely used in his year at Paços, Micael dropped down a league and joined Varzim S.C. on 31 July 2020.[12]

Honours

Moreirense

Zawisza Bydgoszcz

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "André Micael" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Olhanense: André Micael confirmado para substituir Jardel" [Olhanense: André Micael confirmed to replace Jardel] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 Koźmiński, Piotr (3 May 2014). "Bydgoszcz conquista primeira Taça da Polónia" [Bydgoszcz conquer first Polish Cup] (in Portuguese). UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Polónia: Jorge Paixão conquista Supertaça" [Poland: Jorge Paixão conquers Supercup]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "André Micael de regresso ao Moreirense" [André Micael back at Moreirense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Moreirense conquista Taça da Liga pela 1.ª vez" [Moreirense conquer League Cup for the 1st time] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "André Micael confirmado como reforço do Al-Faisaly" [André Micael confirmed as addition to Al-Faisaly]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Dobrescu, Petre (31 August 2018). "Andre Micael și Antoni Ivanov, noile achiziții de la Gaz Metan Mediaș" [André Micael and Antoni Ivanov, new acquisitions for Gaz Metan Mediaș]. Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "André Micael e Kevem reforçam defesa do Paços de Ferreira" [André Micael and Kevem bolster Paços de Ferreira defence] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Paços de Ferreira elimina Estoril nos penáltis" [Paços de Ferreira eliminate Estoril on penalties]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Paços alcança primeira vitória no campeonato" [Paços achieve first league victory]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. ↑ Leal, Luís (31 July 2020). "André Micael reforça Varzim" [André Micael bolsters Varzim]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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