Peter Michael (footballer)
| 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 | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025–2026 | Ironi Tiberias | 27 | (3) |
| 2026– | Hapoel Ra'anana | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U17 | |||
| Nigeria U20 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026 | |||
Peter Godly Michael (born 10 May 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Leumit club Hapoel Ra'anana.
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 | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 27 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2025–26 | Liga Leumit | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 177 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 194 | 58 | |||
- ↑ 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
References
- ↑ "Peter Godly Michael har signert". www.vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "Tervetuloa Vepsuun Peter Godly Michael!" [Welcome to Vespu Peter Godly Michael!] (in Finnish). VPS. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- 1 2 Kansa äänesti: Peter Michael on Vuoden pelaaja - "Olen tästä valinnasta mielettömän otettu ja kiitollinen" veikkausliiga.com, 18 October 2023
- ↑ "Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja - toinen valinta putkeen" (in Finnish). sportti.com. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ↑ "VPS:n Peter Michael Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja myös syyskuussa" (in Finnish). Veikkaus. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ↑ "Peter Michael jatkaa Vepsussa!" (in Finnish). VPS. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
- ↑ BUN VENIT, PETER MICHAEL!, cfr1907.ro, 19 January 2024
- ↑ Peter Michael siirtyy Romaniaan, vepsu.fi, 19 January 2024
- ↑ Veikkausliigan tähtipelaaja Peter Michael siirtyy Romaniaan, Helsingin Sanomat, 19 January 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lovitură în mercato » CFR Cluj a adus un atacant cu cifre foarte bune în 2023, gsp.ro, 19 January 2024
- ↑ CFR CLUJ VS. VOLUNTARI 4 - 1, int.soccerway.com
- 1 2 Peter Michael at Soccerway
- ↑ Peter Michael at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Calabar
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Skeid Fotball players
- Øygarden FK players
- Sogndal Fotball players
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- CFR Cluj players
- Ironi Tiberias F.C. players
- Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Norwegian Second Division players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Liga I players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers
- Nigeria men's youth international footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Crown F.C. players
- Rivers United F.C. players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen