Micael (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Micael dos Santos Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Presidente Prudente, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dynamo | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 2019 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Independente de Limeira | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Houston Dynamo 2 (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Houston Dynamo 2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Houston Dynamo | 56 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:49, 18 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Micael dos Santos Silva (born 12 August 2000), simply known as Micael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Micael represented Inter de Limeira as a youth before moving to cross-town rivals Independente de Limeira for the 2019 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. In July 2019, after featuring regularly with the latter side, he joined Atlético Mineiro on loan, being initially assigned to the under-20 team.[1]
Atlético Mineiro
[edit]Micael signed a permanent deal with Galo in 2020, and helped the under-20s to win the year's Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 title. He made his professional debut on 9 December 2021, in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4–3 away defeat to Grêmio.[2]
Houston Dynamo
[edit]On 27 April 2022, Micael joined Houston Dynamo 2, the reserve team of the MLS side, on a season-long loan.[3] On 13 August, he made his MLS debut for the first team in a 3–2 defeat to CF Montréal.[4]
On 16 February 2023, Houston Dynamo announced the permanent acquisition of Micael on a two-year deal, with an option for a further two seasons.[5] After starting the season with the B-team, he soon established himself as a first-choice in the first team.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 18 February 2025.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independente de Limeira | 2019 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2021 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Houston Dynamo 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| Houston Dynamo | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 5[e] | 2 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 80 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 115 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Four appearances in Leagues Cup, five appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Three appearances and two goals in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
Honours
[edit]- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
- Copa do Brasil: 2021
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2021, 2022
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2022
- Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20: 2020
References
[edit]- ^ "Atlético-MG planeja compra definitiva de lateral que é destaque na base" [Atlético-MG plan permanent transfer of full-back who is a spotlight in the youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Grêmio vence o Atlético-MG na Arena, mas é rebaixado à Série B pela terceira vez" [Grêmio beat Atlético-MG at the Arena, but are relegated for the third time]. ge (in Portuguese). 9 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Dynamo 2 sign Brazilian defender Micael Dos Santos Silva to MLS NEXT Pro Professional Contract". Houston Dynamo FC. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo vs. Montréal 2 - 3". Soccerway. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo sign Brazilian defender Micael". Major League Soccer. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Micael at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Micael at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Presidente Prudente
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Major League Soccer players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Houston Dynamo 2 players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen