Michel (footballer, born 2002)
Brazilian footballer
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Michel Américo dos Santos (born 10 April 2002), simply known as Michel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Taubaté.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michel Américo dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Taubaté | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2023 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | São-Carlense | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Kombans | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | CEOV | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Taubaté | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → DPMM (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2026 | |||
Career
Michel trained at the youth setup of his local team XV de Piracicaba and moved to Grêmio Desportivo São-Carlense in search of first-team football.[2] After only a handful of matches in the Série A4, Michel took the opportunity to play for Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC of the Super League Kerala, a newly-established club in India.[3][4] He was the starting goalkeeper for their first ever football match against Calicut FC on 10 September 2024 in a 1–1 draw.[5][6] Kombans reached the play-offs after finishing fourth in the regular season with Michel starting almost every match,[7] but were defeated by eventual winners Calicut in the semi-finals with the score of 2–1.[8]
Michel returned to Brazil with Operário-VG at the start of 2025 but spent the majority of his time on the bench.[9] In June, he transferred to EC Taubaté for their Copa Paulista campaign of 2025.[10] His performances at the state cup tournament caught the eye of Ali Momin, the team manager of DPMM FC of Brunei.[11] Ali convinced Michel to play for the Bruneian team in the upcoming Malaysia Super League for an initial six-month loan, which was put pen to paper on 5 August of that year.[12]
Michel finally made his Malaysia Super League bow on 2 November 2025 at home against Negeri Sembilan in a 2–2 draw.[13] After four appearances in the league, he returned to Brazil at the season's end.[14]