Mickaël Meira (born 25 January 1994) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Meira was born in

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French language, French: ; or ; , locally: ; ) is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a communes of France, French commune, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, and head o ...

, 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 Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

after signing in 2009. 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 in the Segunda Liga. The following 31 August he signed with

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

from Cyprus, showing resentment towards his former employer for treatment he received in a farewell message. In the following transfer window, he returned to Portugal and joined

Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese sports club based in the parish of Alcântara, in the west side of Lisbon. The club was established on 18 September 1942 through the merger of two local clubs from Alcântara: Carcavelinhos Football ...

, going on to spend one and a half seasons in the second tier with the team. Meira moved to

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese professional sports club from the of Porto that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football, at the Estádio do B ...

on 2 June 2016 on a three-year contract. His first

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appearance took place on 18 September, in a 1–2 home loss to

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese association football, football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of football in ...

. After a year out of football, Meira competed in the

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with

FC Zimbru Chișinău Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău, commonly known as Zimbru Chișinău or simply Zimbru, is a Moldovan professional Association football, football club based in Chișinău, which competes in the Moldovan Liga, Liga, the highest tier of Football in Mo ...

. Ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he joined

SCM Gloria Buzău SCM may refer to: Organizations * Catalan Mathematical Society (Catalan: ) * Colombian Mathematical Society (Spanish: ) * SCM Corporation, an American typewriter and calculator manufacturer * SCM Holdings, a holding company owned by Ukrainian tyc ...

of Romania's

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, but was one of several players released by manager

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at the halfway point. Remaining in Eastern Europe, Meira signed with

Lori FC Lori FC () was an Armenian association football, football club based in Vanadzor, Lori Province. Originally founded in 1936, Lori has participated in the domestic football competition of Soviet Armenia. After retiring from professional football i ...

for the rest of the

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season on 7 February 2020. On 25 January 2021, he agreed to a two-year deal at

FC Petrocub Hîncești Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești, commonly known as Petrocub Hîncești (), or simply Petrocub, is a Moldovan professional association football, football club from Hîncești. They play in the Moldovan Super Liga, Liga, the top tier of Football in Mo ...

from Amora FC. Meira joined Hyères FC of the French

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a Association football, football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of French football league system be ...

in January 2022.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meira, Mickael 1994 births Living people French sportspeople of Portuguese descent 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Ajaccio Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players C.D. Fátima players Sporting CP B players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Boavista F.C. players Amora F.C. players AEL Limassol players Moldovan Super Liga players FC Zimbru Chișinău players FC Petrocub Hîncești players FC Gloria Buzău players Armenian Premier League players Lori FC players Championnat National 2 players Hyères FC players Football Superleague of Kosovo players FC Feronikeli 74 players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Armenia