Peter Michael (footballer)

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Peter Michael
Personal information
Full name Peter Godly Michael
Date of birth (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ironi Tiberias
Number 90
Youth career
–2017 Crown FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Rivers United
2018–2020 Vålerenga 13 (3)
2019Skeid (loan) 7 (1)
2020Øygarden (loan) 16 (6)
2020–2022 Sogndal 28 (7)
2022 Grorud 10 (6)
2023 VPS 28 (17)
2024–2025 CFR Cluj 31 (3)
2025Ironi Tiberias (loan) 10 (1)
2025– Ironi Tiberias 0 (0)
International career
Nigeria U17
Nigeria U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2025

Peter Godly Michael (born 10 May 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Ironi Tiberias.

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Club career

Norway

In February 2018, Michael signed a four-year contract with Eliteserien side Vålerenga. [1]

VPS

On 29 March 2023, Michael joined VPS in Finland for an undisclosed fee. [2] During the season, Michael scored only one goal in the first half of the season. Since July, he scored 16 goals in the seasons's second half. [3]

Michael was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month four times in a row in July, August, September and October 2023. [4] [5] On 14 September 2023, VPS exercised their option to keep Michael in Vaasa until the end of 2024. [6]

On 18 October 2023, Michael was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Season, per voting by the fans. [3] 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

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

As of 10 May 2025 [14] [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2018 Eliteserien 13321154
Vålerenga 2 2018 2. divisjon 7272
Skeid (loan) 2019 1. divisjon 710071
Øygarden (loan) 2020 1. divisjon16600166
Sogndal 2020 1. divisjon11300113
2021 1. divisjon520052
2022 1. divisjon12220142
Total28720307
Sogndal 2 2021 3. divisjon 5050
2022 4. divisjon 6767
Total11700117
Grorud 2022 1. divisjon10600106
VPS 2023 Veikkausliiga 2817423219
CFR Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 18110191
2024–25 Liga I132304 [b] 0202
Total3134040393
Ironi Tiberias (loan) 2024–25 Israeli Premier League 101101
Career total161531234017756

Honours

CFR Cluj

Individual

References

  1. "Peter Godly Michael har signert". www.vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. "Tervetuloa Vepsuun Peter Godly Michael!" [Welcome to Vespu Peter Godly Michael!] (in Finnish). VPS. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 Kansa äänesti: Peter Michael on Vuoden pelaaja - "Olen tästä valinnasta mielettömän otettu ja kiitollinen" veikkausliiga.com, 18 October 2023
  4. "Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja - toinen valinta putkeen" (in Finnish). sportti.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. "VPS:n Peter Michael Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja myös syyskuussa" (in Finnish). Veikkaus. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. "Peter Michael jatkaa Vepsussa!" (in Finnish). VPS. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
  8. BUN VENIT, PETER MICHAEL!, cfr1907.ro, 19 January 2024
  9. Peter Michael siirtyy Romaniaan, vepsu.fi, 19 January 2024
  10. Veikkausliigan tähtipelaaja Peter Michael siirtyy Romaniaan, Helsingin Sanomat, 19 January 2024
  11. 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
  12. Lovitură în mercato » CFR Cluj a adus un atacant cu cifre foarte bune în 2023, gsp.ro, 19 January 2024
  13. CFR CLUJ VS. VOLUNTARI 4 - 1, int.soccerway.com
  14. 1 2 Peter Michael at Soccerway
  15. Peter Michael at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  16. Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023