Michel Macedo Rocha Machado (born 15 February 1990) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Early career

Michel was born in

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. He began his career in Soft Lazer (a

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academy), and joined

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's youth setup in 1997, aged seven. After playing for Botafogo's futsal club, he joined the football team as a

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, but was reconverted to full-back in the process. After impressing in a match against

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

in 2005, Macedo joined the latter shortly after. He was regarded as one of the best youth prospects during his time at

Estádio da Gávea The Estádio da Gávea ("''Gávea Stadium''", in English), also known as Estádio José Bastos Padilha is a football stadium, inaugurated on September 4, 1938, in the Lagoa neighborhood, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has a maximum capacity of 4, ...

Almería

On 23 June 2008, Macedo moved to

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strugglers

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

, in a seven-year contract. He was awarded the #16 jersey. Macedo made his debut for the

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ns on 16 November, in a 2–1 home win against

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, after came off the bench to replace Juanma Ortiz in the 87th minute. His first start came on 10 May of the following year, in a 3–1 success against

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also at the

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; it were his two only appearances of the campaign, which the ''rojiblancos'' eventually finished 11th. On 20 September, Macedo scored his first goal as a professional, netting the winner against

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. He was an undisputed starter during the following two seasons, but was later challenged by new signing Rafita in 2011–12, with the latter appearing in 35 matches while the former only appeared in 22, and was subsequently loaned to Atlético Mineiro in the summer.

Atlético Mineiro (loan)

On 19 July 2012, Macedo was loaned to

Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro or Atlético, and colloquially as Galo (, "Rooster"), is the largest professional football club based in the city of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mi ...

. He expressed his desire to return to his country, after having some personal problems in Spain. Macedo only made his league debut almost a year later, in a 0-1 away defeat against

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

on 13 June 2013; late in the month, the deal was renewed for another year. He finished the campaign with 16 appearances, including 72 minutes in the Copa Libertadores Final, a 2–0 home win against Olimpia, but acted mainly as a backup to

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. On 7 May 2014 Macedo was released by ''Galo'', after being deemed surplus to requirements by new manager

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Return to Almería

On 9 July 2014 Macedo returned to Almería, being immediately assigned to the first-team squad. He subsequently renewed his link for a further year on the 21st. On 23 August 2014 Macedo played his first match after his return, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

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Las Palmas

On 15 July 2016, Macedo signed a two-year deal with

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

in the first division.

Club statistics

Honours

;Atlético Mineiro *

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

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;Corinthians *

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macedo, Michel 1990 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Esporte Clube Juventude players Ceará Sporting Club players La Liga players Segunda División players UD Almería players UD Las Palmas players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain