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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cremonese (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Abuja | ||
| 2017–2018 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Bologna | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Perugia (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2019– | → Cremonese (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Nigeria U17 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:56, 23 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Kingsley Dogo Michael (born 26 August 1999) is a Nigerian football player. He plays in Italy for Cremonese, on loan from Bologna.
Club career
He joined Italian club Bologna on 29 August 2017[1] 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.[2]
On 15 August 2018, he joined Serie B club Perugia on a season-long loan.[3] 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.[4]
On 2 September 2019, Michael joined Cremonese on loan until 30 June 2020.[5]
International
He represented Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 2015 African U-17 Championship,[6] 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,[7] but did not appear in the semifinal or final.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nigeria v Guinea game report". Confederation of African Football. 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Brazil v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 1 November 2015.
External links
- Kingsley Michael at Soccerway
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- 1999 births
- People from Owerri
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- A.C. Perugia Calcio players
- U.S. Cremonese players
- Serie B players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Abuja F.C. players
- Nigerian football midfielder stubs