André Micael

André Micael Pereira (born 4 February 1989), known as Micael, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central defender for F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

André Micael
Micael with Zawisza Bydgoszcz in 2013
Personal information
Full name André Micael Pereira
Date of birth (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Paços Ferreira
Number 4
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– Paços Ferreira 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2019

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.[1]

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,[2] and months later under Portuguese manager Jorge Paixão and with Joshua Silva besides him in defence, the team beat Legia Warsaw 3–2 for the Polish SuperCup.[3]

Micael returned to Moreirense, now in the top flight, on a three-year contract on 11 June 2015.[4] 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.[5]

After a year abroad with Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly FC[6] and CS Gaz Metan Mediaș of Romania's Liga I,[7] Micael signed a one-year deal at newly promoted F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 8 July 2019.[8] 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.[9]

Honours

Moreirense

Zawisza Bydgoszcz

References
  1. "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.
  2. Koźmiński, Piotr (3 May 2014). "Bydgoszcz conquista primeira Taça da Polónia" [Bydgoszcz conquer first Polish Cup] (in Portuguese). UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. "Polónia: Jorge Paixão conquista Supertaça" [Poland: Jorge Paixão conquers Supercup]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. "André Micael de regresso ao Moreirense" [André Micael back at Moreirense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. "Paços alcança primeira vitória no campeonato" [Paços achieve first league victory]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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