André Micael Pereira (born 4 February 1989), known as Micael, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved ...

, Micael progressed through the ranks of local teams Moreirense F.C. and

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães or sometimes just Vitória, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Est ...

before making his senior debut with the former in the third division in September 2008. He was a regular as they won promotion to the Segunda Liga in the 2009–10 season. In January 2011, he transferred to

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

club

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense (), commonly known as Olhanense, is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its Association football, football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Algarve Football Association Portuguese Di ...

to replace Jardel, who had been sold to

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

. In 2013, Micael signed for

Zawisza Bydgoszcz Zawisza Bydgoszcz () is a sports club from Bydgoszcz, Poland, founded in 1946. Its name commemorates a legendary Polish 15th-century knight, Zawisza Czarny (Zawisza the Black). The club holds many sections: football, track and field athletics, b ...

of Poland's

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

. In his first season, he and compatriots Alvarinho and

Bernardo Vasconcelos Bernardo Lino Castro Paes Vasconcelos (born 10 June 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker. In a professional career which spanned nearly 15 years, he played mostly in Cyprus, representing five teams. Club ...

won the

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on penalties against

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, and months later under Portuguese manager Jorge Paixão and with Joshua Silva besides him in defence, the team beat

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

3–2 in the

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. Micael returned to Moreirense, now in the top flight, on a three-year contract on 11 June 2015. On 29 January 2017, he played in their 1–0 victory over S.C. Braga in the

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the ...

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at the

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, their first major honour. After a year abroad with Saudi Arabian club

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and

CS Gaz Metan Mediaș Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș (), commonly known as Gaz Metan Mediaș or simply as Gaz Metan, was a Romanian professional football club based in Mediaș, Sibiu County. Founded in 1945 as ''Karres Mediaș'', the team spent most of its exist ...

of Romania's

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

, Micael signed a one-year deal at newly promoted F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 8 July 2019. On his debut on 3 August he scored in a 1–1 home draw with

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese professional sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its Association football, football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home g ...

in the second round of the league cup (advancing on penalties). In his second league fixture on 20 September, he was

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in a 2–1 defeat of C.D. Aves that was the first victory of the campaign for the side. Rarely used in his year at Paços, Micael dropped down a league and joined Varzim S.C. on 31 July 2020.

Honours

Moreirense *

: 2016–17 *

Segunda Divisão : : The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa ( English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the second level of the Portuguese pyrami ...

: 2009–10 Zawisza Bydgoszcz *

: 2013–14 *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Micael, Andre 1989 births Living people Footballers from Guimarães Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Ekstraklasa players Liga I players Moreirense F.C. players S.C. Olhanense players Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Al Faisaly FC players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Varzim S.C. players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen