Michee Efete (born 11 March 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for club Ross County. Efete began his career with Norwich City and played for the clubs U23's in the

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. He most notably spent a spell playing in the Icelandic Premier Division for Breiðablik before returning to England and playing in Non-League for

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, Bath City,

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and Wealdstone. He has been capped at U20 level by

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Career

Norwich City

Born in

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to Congolese parents, Efete joined Crystal Palace as a youngster before joining Norwich City in 2012 as part of their youth academy. He played 25 games for the Under-23s in his sides

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campaigns during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. On 30 August 2016 he made his debut for Norwich in a 6–1 win over Peterborough United in the

alongside the likes of

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, Todd Cantwell,

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and Harry Toffolo. He would also play in The Canaries 5–0 victory over

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and 4–1 win over Milton Keynes Dons in the same competition. In the summer of 2017 he was loaned out to Icelandic Premier Division side Breiðablik where he would play 8 games, scoring in a 3–2 win over Víkingur Reykjavík. Upon his return he signed for

on loan for the 2017–18 season.

Non-League

Efete was released by Norwich in the summer of 2018 and would sign permanently with

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side

. In October 2018 he joined Bath City on loan, later moving to

on loan in January 2019.

Wealdstone

In June 2019, Efete signed for Wealdstone. He scored his first goal for the club on 7 September 2019, in a 1-0 win against Oxford City, and netted a total of 7 times as Wealdstone won the

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title, earning the club promotion to the fifth tier of English football. Efete signed a new two-year contract with the club in September 2020. On 17 October 2020, Efete scored his first goal at

level, in Wealdstone's 4-3 victory over

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, and would go on to make 22 appearances in

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, although he missed much of the second half of the season due to being placed on furlough. He departed the club at the end of the season

Grimsby Town

On 22 June 2021, Efete signed a one-year deal with Grimsby Town, his first professional contract since his Norwich days. Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the

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, though Efete was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium. On 20 June 2022, Grimsby announced Efete has signed a new two-year contract of their 2022–23

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campaign. Efete was part of the Grimsby side that reached the

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quarter finals for the first time since 1939, he played the full 90 minutes of the 2-1 win away at

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side

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that sealed the achivement. On 31 January 2024, Efete departed the club having had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

Ross County

Efete signed a short-term contract with

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club Ross County on 1 February 2024.

Career statistics

Honours

Wealdstone *

: 2019–20 Grimsby Town *

play-off winners:

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References

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