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 26)
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
0000–2017 Crown FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 28 (3)
International career
Nigeria U17
Nigeria U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Peter Godly Michael (born 10 May 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club CFR Cluj.

Contents

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 match played 11 November 2024 [14] [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2018 Eliteserien 13321—154
Vålerenga 2 2018 2. divisjon 72——72
Skeid (loan) 2019 1. divisjon 7100—71
Øygarden (loan) 2020 1. divisjon16600—166
Sogndal 2020 1. divisjon11300—113
2021 1. divisjon5200—52
2022 1. divisjon12220—142
Total28720—307
Sogndal 2 2021 3. divisjon 50——50
2022 4. divisjon 67——67
Total11700—117
Grorud 2022 1. divisjon10600—106
VPS 2023 Veikkausliiga 281742—3219
CFR Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 18110—191
2024–25 Liga I102104 [b] 0152
Total2832040343
Career total148521034016255

Honours

CFR Cluj

Individual

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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
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