Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira (born 12 March 1996), simply known as Michael, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Al Hilal as a

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

, Michael started his career with hometown side Escolinha Diamante Verde. In 2012 he moved to

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

, having failed trials at

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, Vila Nova and

. In 2015, after spending a period representing amateur side Euro Brasil, Michael joined Monte Cristo in the third division of the

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. He made his senior debut on 29 August of that year, starting in a 0–5 away loss against Caldas. In 2016 Michael signed a contract with Goiânia; initially assigned to the under-20s, he was promoted to the first team ahead of the year's second division of the Campeonato Goiano. He scored his first senior goal on 14 August, netting the game's only in a home success over Evangélica. On 26 December 2016, Michael joined

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in the state league first division. A regular starter, he scored a

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in a 5–1 home routing of Vila Nova the following 12 March.

Goiás

On 13 April 2017, after being named the breakthrough player of the 2017 ''Goianão'', Michael was presented at Goiás. He made his debut for the club on 13 May, coming on as a half-time substitute for Jean Carlos in a 1–0 home defeat to

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for the Série B championship. Michael scored his first professional goal on 7 July 2017, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against Luverdense. He was mainly utilized as a substitute during his first season, as his side narrowly avoided relegation. Michael became a regular starter during the 2018 campaign, contributing with seven goals in 33 appearances as his side achieved promotion to Série A. He made his top tier debut on 28 April 2019, starting in a 1–0 away defeat of

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. Michael scored his first goal in the first division on 5 May 2019, but in a 2–1 loss at Cruzeiro. During the months of October and November, he scored six goals in 12 appearances.

Flamengo

On 10 January 2020, Goiás announced the transfer of Michael to

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for a fee of €7.5 million.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Goiás *

: 2018 Flamengo *

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Al-Hilal *

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: 2021–22

Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Newcomer:

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* Bola de Prata Best Newcomer:

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2021

References

External links

Goiás EC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Michael 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Mato Grosso Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Saudi Professional League players Goiânia Esporte Clube players Goianésia Esporte Clube players Goiás Esporte Clube players CR Flamengo footballers Al Hilal SFC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia