Kingsley Michael
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kingsley Dogo Michael | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Abuja | ||
| 2017–2018 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Bologna | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Perugia (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cremonese (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Reggina (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Nigeria U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2021– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Kingsley Dogo Michael (born 26 August 1999) is a Nigerian football player. He plays in Italy for Bologna and for the Nigeria national team[1]
Club career[]
He joined Italian club Bologna on 29 August 2017[2] and was assigned to their Under-19 team. At the end of the 2017–18 Serie A season he made some bench appearances for Bologna's senior squad, but did not see any time on the field.[3]
On 15 August 2018, he joined Serie B club Perugia on a season-long loan.[4] He made his Serie B debut for Perugia on 24 August 2018 in a game against Brescia as a 79th-minute substitute for Raffaele Bianco.[5]
He made his Serie A debut for Bologna on the opening day of the 2019–20 season, he started the game against Verona on 25 August 2019.
On 2 September 2019, Michael joined Cremonese on loan until 30 June 2020.[6]
On 1 February 2021, Michael moved to Serie B side Reggina, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[7]
International[]
He represented Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 2015 African U-17 Championship,[8] where Nigeria finished 4th, and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which Nigeria won. Michael scored a goal in the 3–0 quarterfinal victory over Brazil,[9] but did not appear in the semifinal or final.
He made his debut for the Nigeria national football team on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde, a 2–1 away victory. He started the game and played the whole match.[10]
References[]
- ^ "2022 World Cup: Nigeria announce expanded squad for qualifiers". BBC. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Kingsley Michael signs for Bologna". Bologna. 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Cagliari v Bologna game report". ESPN. 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Kingsley joins Perugia". Bologna. 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 24 August 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, Kingsley Michael in prestito alla Cremonese". Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Calciomercato Reggina: ufficiale, arrivano Orji Okwonwko e Michael Kingsley" [Reggina transfer market: official, Orji Okwonwko and Michael Kingsley arrive]. CityNow (in Italian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria v Guinea game report". Confederation of African Football. 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Brazil v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Cape Verde v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
External links[]
- Kingsley Michael at Soccerway
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