Michael (footballer, born 1993)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is de Morais.

Michael Vinícius Silva de Morais (born 19 April 1993), simply known as Michael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Bangladesh Premier League club Rahmatganj.

Michael

Personal information
Full name	Michael Vinícius Silva de Morais
Date of birth	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	São Francisco de Sales, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2010–2011	Rio Preto
2011–2012	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Fluminense	25	(8)
2014	→ Criciúma (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ Estoril (loan)	14	(1)
2016	→ América Mineiro (loan)	21	(3)
2018	Resende	1	(0)
2018	América
2018	Ferroviária
2019	Cascavel CR	3	(0)
2019	Linköping City	19	(14)
2020	Iwate Grulla Morioka	0	(0)
2020	Vasalund	9	(0)
2021	Asante Kotoko	4	(2)
2022	River	4	(0)
2022	Artsul	2	(0)
2022–2023	Rahmatganj	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Career

In April 2019, Michael went on a trial at FC Linköping City in Sweden. The trial went well, and the club announced that they had signed with the player on 17 April.^[1] The player signed for one year and got shirt number 23.^[2] On the same day as the official announcement - on 19 January - Michael got his debut against BK Forward and also scored in that game.^[3]