Michel (footballer, born 1989)

Michel
Personal information
Full name	Michel das Chagas Henrique
Date of birth	19 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Gabriel, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Guarany de Bagé
Youth career
–2006	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Coritiba
2008	São Gabriel
2009	Pelotas
2010	Confiança
2010	Luverdense
2010	Camaçari
2011	América-SP
2011–2012	Juventude
2012	→ Glória (loan)
2012	Cerâmica
2013	Guarani
2014	URT
2014	São Gabriel
2014	Concórdia
2015	Passo Fundo
2015	Coritiba
2016	Tupi
2016	ABC
2017	Ypiranga-RS
2018	São Luiz
2018–2019	Brasil de Pelotas
2019	Caxias
2020	São Luiz
2020	Criciúma
2020–2021	Concórdia
2021	Caxias
2022	XV de Piracicaba
2022	Ferroviária
2022–2023	Manaus
2022	→ Passo Fundo (loan)
2023	Inter de Santa Maria
2024–	Guarany de Bagé
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Michel das Chagas Henrique (born 19 May 1989), simply known as Michel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Born in São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Michel began his football career in the youth sectors of Coritiba, being promoted to the main team in 2006. After his time at Coritiba, Michel also played for São Gabriel, Pelotas, Confiança, Luverdense, América-SP, Juventude, Glória, Cerâmica, Guarani, URT and Concórdia. In 2015, playing for EC Passo Fundo, he became top scorer in the state of Rio Grande do Sul with 11 goals, a feat that once again caught the attention of Coritiba, his first club.^[1]

He later played for Tupi de Juiz de Fora and ABC, until in 2018 he returned to Rio Grande do Sul at EC São Luiz, repeating the feat of 2015 and once again becoming top scorer in an edition of the Campeonato Gaúcho.^[2] After the end of the state championship, Brasil de Pelotas was announced Michel to compete in Série B that season.^[3] He returned to São Luiz in 2020 and again fought for the top scorer position in the state.^[4] In August 2020, he was announced as a reinforcement for Criciúma EC.^[5]

In 2021, he competed in the Campeonato Catarinense p for Concórdia,^[6] and was later hired by SER Caxias, where he scored 4 goals in the same match for the club, against Rio Branco de Paranaguá in 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.^[7]

In 2022 Michel played for XV de Piracicaba in the São Paulo Série A2, terminating his contract shortly afterwards to defend Ferroviária in the state first level.^[8]^[9] He reached the second semester at Manaus FC, being later loaned to Passo Fundo where he played in the Copa FGF. He remained at the Amazonas club until June 2023, renewing his contract to play for Inter de Santa Maria in the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2.^[10]^[11]^[12]

In November 2023, he was announced by Guarany de Bagé to compete in the 2024 Campeonato Gaúcho.^[13]