Mickaël Meira

Mickaël Meira (born 25 January 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Armenian club Lori FC.

Mickaël Meira
Personal information
Full name Mickaël Meira
Date of birth (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994
Place of birth Ajaccio, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lori
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2003 GFCO Ajaccio
2003–2006 GRAP
2006–2007 Benfica
2007–2009 Fátima
2009–2013 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Sporting B 12 (0)
2014 AEL Limassol 0 (0)
2015–2016 Atlético 30 (0)
2016–2017 Boavista 4 (0)
2018–2019 Zimbru Chișinău 11 (0)
2019 SCM Gloria Buzău 0 (0)
2020– Lori 1 (0)
National team
2011 Portugal U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2020

Club career

Meira was born in Ajaccio, France to a Portuguese father, and emigrated to Portugal at the age of 9. He started playing football in the latter country with Grupo Recreativo Amigos da Paz, finishing his development at Sporting CP after signing in 2009.[1]

On 16 December 2013, Meira made his professional debut with the latter club's B-team, appearing in a 2–0 home win against S.C. Braga B for the Segunda Liga championship.[2] The following 31 August he signed with AEL Limassol from Cyprus, showing resentment towards his former employer for treatment he received in a farewell message;[3] in the following transfer window, however, he returned to Portugal and joined Atlético Clube de Portugal,[4] going on to spend one and a half seasons in the second level with the team.

On 2 June 2016, Meira moved to Boavista F.C. on a three-year contract.[5] His first Primeira Liga appearance took place on 18 September of the same year, in a 1–2 home loss to C.D. Feirense.[6]

After one year out of football, Meira competed in the Moldovan National Division with FC Zimbru Chișinău.[7] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, he joined SCM Gloria Buzău of Romania's Liga II,[8] but was one of several players released by manager Ilie Stan at the halfway point.[9]

Remaining in Eastern Europe, Meira signed with Lori FC for the rest of the Armenian Premier League season on 7 February 2020.[10]

References
  1. "Juniores: Sporting, 2 – Benfica, 3" [Juniors: Sporting, 2 – Benfica, 3] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 2–0: Betinho bisa e decide" [Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 2–0: Betinho grabs brace and decides it]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. "Mickael Meira no Limassol" [Mickael Meira to Limassol]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. "Mickaël Meira assina pelo Atlético" [Mickaël Meira signs for Atlético] (in Portuguese). Mundo dos Guarda-Redes. February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. "Boavista apresenta Mickael Meira para a baliza" [Boavista present Mickael Meira for goal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. "Erros de Tagliapietra ofereceram a vitória ao Feirense" [Tagliapietra mistakes gave win to Feirense]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 September 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  7. Cortez, Rodrigo (6 February 2019). "Moldávia: antigo guarda-redes do Sporting vive dias difíceis" [Moldávia: former Sporting goalkeeper going through hard times]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. "Cel mai asteptat sezon de Liga a 2-a incepe maine! Vezi ce transferuri au facut cluburile si cum arata echipele" [The most awaited season of the Liga II starts tomorrow! See what transfers the clubs have made and how the teams look] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  9. Anghel, Marius (24 December 2019). "Ilie Stan a alcătuit lista cu jucători pe care nu-i mai vrea la SCM Gloria. „Nu pot face față rigorilor sau la ceea ce vreau eu." Analiza primei părți a sezonului și planurile de viitor" [Ilie Stan made the list of players he doesn't want at SCM Gloria anymore. "I can't cope with the rigors or what I want." Analysis of the first part of the season and future plans] (in Romanian). Liga 2. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  10. "Lori FC signs deal with member of Sporting". News.am. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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