American professional esports player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael LaBelle (born September 21, 1989), is a web-based entertainer, video producer, and a professional FIFA player for New York Red Bulls, previously known by the pseudonyms michs09 and Dirty Mike. He is known mostly for providing tips via nontraditional methods through YouTube[1] and Twitch outlets.[2]
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| Team | New York Red Bulls | |||||||||||||||||
| Games | FIFA series | |||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Dirty Mike | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Michael LaBelle September 21, 1989 Houston, Texas | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2006–present | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–present | New York Red Bulls | |||||||||||||||||
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LaBelle began his professional esports career in 2006 after qualifying for the World Final of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC). LaBelle has won seven national titles in FIFA, and represented the United States at the FIWC,[3] ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup[4]), WCG (World Cyber Games),[5] VG World Finals (Virgin Gaming),[6] IeSF World Championship (International Esports Federation), WSVG (World Series of Video Games),[7] Hyundai Global Championship, WCG Pan American Championship[8] and as an ESL (Electronic Sports League) Major Series Player.[9]
In 2018, LaBelle signed with the New York Red Bulls as an esports competitor.[10]
Since May 2016, LaBelle's channel has grown to over 283,000 subscribers and received over 37 million total views. He has been featured in the Houston Chronicle[11] and Houston Press.[12] He has also been featured on TV shows WCG Ultimate Gamer [13] (Season 2) and Great Day Houston[14] with Deborah Duncan on KHOU.
LaBelle had his celebration motion captured and featured in FIFA 14 (Le Cirque LaBelle).[15]
He has also worked as a gaming analyst and host for KICKTV[16] and Copa90.[17]
As of May 2016, LaBelle is sponsored by SteelSeries,[18] G2A, and EGSPN.
LaBelle was born on September 21, 1989, in Houston, Texas.[21] As a child, he played games such as Duck Hunt and Mario Kart.[10]
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