Peter Michael (footballer)
Nigerian footballer (born 1998)
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Peter Godly Michael (born 10 May 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Ironi Tiberias.
| 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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ironi Tiberias | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | CFR Cluj | 31 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Ironi Tiberias (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2025– | Ironi Tiberias | 27 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U17 | |||
| Nigeria U20 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026 | |||
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
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | 2018 | Eliteserien | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| Vålerenga 2 | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Skeid (loan) | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Øygarden (loan) | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 6 | ||
| Sogndal | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| Sogndal 2 | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 4. divisjon | 6 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Grorud | 2022 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 6 | ||
| VPS | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 19 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2023–24 | Liga I | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| Ironi Tiberias (loan) | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 161 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 177 | 56 | |||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, Suomen Cup and Cupa României
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
CFR Cluj
- Liga I runner-up: 2023–24[14]
- Cupa României: 2024–25
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2023[7]
- Veikkausliiga Forward of the Year: 2023[7]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023[16]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2023, August 2023, September 2023, October 2023