Peter Godly Michael (born 10 May 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Godly Michael | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Calabar, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Crown FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Rivers United | ||
| 2018–2020 | Vålerenga | 13 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Skeid (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Øygarden (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Sogndal | 28 | (7) |
| 2022 | Grorud | 10 | (6) |
| 2023 | VPS | 28 | (17) |
| 2024– | CFR Cluj | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U17 | |||
| Nigeria U20 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Norway edit
In February 2018, Michael signed a four-year contract with Eliteserien side Vålerenga.[1]
VPS edit
On 29 March 2023, Michael joined VPS in Finland for an undisclosed fee.[2]
Michael was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month four times in a row in July, August, September and October 2023.[3][4] On 14 September 2023, VPS exercised their option to keep Michael in Vaasa until the end of 2024.[5]
On 18 October 2023, Michael was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Season, per voting by the fans.[6] On 1 December 2023, Michael was awarded the Veikkausliiga Player of the Year trophy, and he was also named The Best Forward of the Season.[7]
CFR Cluj edit
On 19 January 2024, Michael signed with Romanian club CFR Cluj for an undisclosed fee,[8][9][10] rumoured to be worth around €500,000.[11][12] Ten days later, he scored on his Liga I debut by coming on as a substitute, in a 4–1 win over Voluntari.[13]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | 2018 | Eliteserien | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| Skeid (loan) | 2019 | Norwegian First Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Øygarden (loan) | 2020 | Norwegian First Division | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 6 | ||
| Sogndal | 2020 | Norwegian First Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Norwegian First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Norwegian First Division | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| Grorud | 2022 | Norwegian First Division | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 6 | ||
| VPS | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 19 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2023–24 | Liga I | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 41 | 9 | 3 | — | 126 | 44 | ||||
Honours edit
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2023[16]
- Veikkausliiga Forward of the Year: 2023[17]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023[18]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2023, August 2023, September 2023, October 2023
References edit
- ^ "Peter Godly Michael har signert". www.vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Tervetuloa Vepsuun Peter Godly Michael!" [Welcome to Vespu Peter Godly Michael!] (in Finnish). VPS. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja - toinen valinta putkeen" (in Finnish). sportti.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "VPS:n Peter Michael Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja myös syyskuussa" (in Finnish). Veikkaus. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Peter Michael jatkaa Vepsussa!" (in Finnish). VPS. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Kansa äänesti: Peter Michael on Vuoden pelaaja - "Olen tästä valinnasta mielettömän otettu ja kiitollinen" veikkausliiga.com, 18 October 2023
- ^ VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
- ^ BUN VENIT, PETER MICHAEL!, cfr1907.ro, 19 January 2024
- ^ Peter Michael siirtyy Romaniaan, vepsu.fi, 19 January 2024
- ^ Veikkausliigan tähtipelaaja Peter Michael siirtyy Romaniaan, Helsingin Sanomat, 19 January 2024
- ^ CFR Cluj chiar vrea să-i „sufle” titlul FCSB-ului! Neluțu Varga aduce un atacant nigerian și bifează al 5-lea transfer, playsport.ro, 18 January 2024
- ^ Lovitură în mercato » CFR Cluj a adus un atacant cu cifre foarte bune în 2023, gsp.ro, 19 January 2024
- ^ CFR CLUJ VS. VOLUNTARI 4 - 1, int.soccerway.com
- ^ Peter Michael at Soccerway
- ^ Peter Michael at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
- ^ VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
- ^ Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023