Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicole Lauren Michael | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Riverlea | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | TS Galaxy Queens | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2021 | Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Royal AM | ||
2023 | TS Galaxy Queens | ||
International career | |||
2017 | South Africa U17 | ||
2019 | South Africa U20 | ||
2023 | South Africa | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicole Lauren Michael (born 17 January 2001) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens and the South Africa women's national team. [1]
Michael previously played for Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies and Royal AM.
In 2023, she joined Mpumalanga based club TS Galaxy Queens. [2] [3] [4]
In 2017, she was selected in the Bantwana squad for the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers. [5] [6] She was part of the Basetsana squad that took part in the Chinese U-19 International Women's Tournament in 2019. [7]
On 4 December 2023, she scored her first senior international goal against Burkina Faso during the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifiers. [8]
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 December 2023 | Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | Burkina Faso | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifiers |
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