Peter Michael (footballer)
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Peter Michael
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Peter Godly Michael
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Calabar, Nigeria
|height = 1.89 m
|position = Forward
|currentclub = Ironi Tiberias
(on loan from CFR Cluj)
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
|youthclubs1 = Crown FC
|years1 = 2017–2018 |clubs1 = Rivers United |caps1 = |goals1 =
|years2 = 2018–2020 |clubs2 = Vålerenga |caps2 = 13 |goals2 = 3
|years3 = 2019 |clubs3 = → Skeid (loan) |caps3 = 7 |goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2020 |clubs4 = → Øygarden (loan) |caps4 = 16 |goals4 = 6
|years5 = 2020–2022 |clubs5 = Sogndal |caps5 = 28 |goals5 = 7
|years6 = 2022 |clubs6 = Grorud |caps6 = 10 |goals6 = 6
|years7 = 2023 |clubs7 = VPS |caps7 = 28 |goals7 = 17
|years8 = 2024– |clubs8 = CFR Cluj |caps8 = 31 |goals8 = 3
|years9 = 2025– |clubs9 = → Ironi Tiberias (loan) |caps9 = 2 |goals9 = 0
|nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = Nigeria U17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = |nationalteam2 = Nigeria U20 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 =
|club-update = 4 February 2025
| ntupdate =
}}
Peter Godly Michael (born 10 May 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Ironi Tiberias, on loan from Liga I club CFR Cluj.
Club career
=Norway=
In February 2018, Michael signed a four-year contract with Eliteserien side Vålerenga.{{cite web|title=Peter Godly Michael har signert|url=http://www.vif-fotball.no/nyheter/peter-godly-michael-har-signert|website=www.vif-fotball.no|publisher=Vålerenga Fotball|accessdate=27 February 2018|language=Norwegian|date=27 February 2018}}
=VPS=
On 29 March 2023, Michael joined VPS in Finland for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|publisher=VPS|url=https://www.vepsu.fi/uutinen1/tervetuloa-vepsuun-peter-godly-michael|title=Tervetuloa Vepsuun Peter Godly Michael!|trans-title=Welcome to Vespu Peter Godly Michael!|date=29 March 2023|access-date=29 March 2023|language=fi}} 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.
Michael was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month four times in a row in July, August, September and October 2023.{{cite web|publisher=sportti.com|url=https://www.sportti.com/uutinen.asp?CAT=3-1&ID=500162|title=Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja - toinen valinta putkeen|date=7 September 2023|access-date=29 September 2023|language=fi}}{{cite web|publisher=Veikkaus|url=https://www.veikkaus.fi/fi/veikkausuutiset/tags/veikkausliiga/sponsorointi2023/jalkapallo/051023-veikkausliiga-syyskuun-pelaaja|title=VPS:n Peter Michael Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja myös syyskuussa|date=5 October 2023|access-date=5 October 2023|language=fi}} On 14 September 2023, VPS exercised their option to keep Michael in Vaasa until the end of 2024.{{cite web|publisher=VPS|url=https://vepsu.fi/uutinen1/peter-michael-jatkaa-vepsussa|title=Peter Michael jatkaa Vepsussa!|date=14 September 2023|access-date=10 October 2023|language=fi}}
On 18 October 2023, Michael was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Season, per voting by the fans.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/10/18/kansa-aanesti-peter-michael-on-vuoden-pelaaja-olen-tasta-valinnasta-mielettoman-otettu-ja-kiitollinen Kansa äänesti: Peter Michael on Vuoden pelaaja - "Olen tästä valinnasta mielettömän otettu ja kiitollinen"] veikkausliiga.com, 18 October 2023 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.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/12/01/vpsn-peter-michael-vuoden-liigapelaaja VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja], Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
=CFR Cluj=
On 19 January 2024, Michael signed with Romanian club CFR Cluj for an undisclosed fee,[https://cfr1907.ro/bun-venit-peter-michael/ BUN VENIT, PETER MICHAEL!], cfr1907.ro, 19 January 2024[https://vepsu.fi/uutinen1/peter-michael-siirtyy-romaniaan Peter Michael siirtyy Romaniaan], vepsu.fi, 19 January 2024[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000010131371.html Veikkausliigan tähtipelaaja Peter Michael siirtyy Romaniaan], Helsingin Sanomat, 19 January 2024 rumoured to be worth around €500,000.[https://www.playsport.ro/cfr-cluj-chiar-vrea-sa-i-sufle-titlul-fcsb-ului-nelutu-varga-aduce-un-atacant-nigerian-si-bifeaza-al-5-lea-transfer-393095#google_vignette 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[https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/lovitura-in-mercato-cfr-cluj-a-adus-un-atacant-cu-cifre-foarte-bune-in-2023-727072.html Lovitură în mercato » CFR Cluj a adus un atacant cu cifre foarte bune în 2023], gsp.ro, 19 January 2024 Ten days later, he scored on his Liga I debut by coming on as a substitute, in a 4–1 win over Voluntari.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/29/romania/liga-i/scs-cfr-1907-cluj-sa/cs-fc-petrolul-zf1948-berca/4099762/ CFR CLUJ VS. VOLUNTARI 4 - 1], int.soccerway.com
Career statistics
{{updated|4 February 2025}}{{Soccerway|peter-godly-michael/539965}}{{NFF|3371262}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Norwegian Cup, Suomen Cup and Cupa României}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="3"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vålerenga
|2018 |13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 4 | ||
| Vålerenga 2
|2018 |7 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 2 | |||
| Skeid (loan)
|2019 |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 7 | 1 | ||
| Øygarden (loan)
|2020 |1. divisjon |16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 16 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Sogndal
|2020 |1. divisjon |11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2021
|1. divisjon |5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2022
|1. divisjon |12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 14 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 7 | 2 | 0||colspan=2|—||30 | 7 | ||||
| rowspan=3|Sogndal 2
|2021 |5 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|6 | 7 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 7 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 7 | 0 | 0||colspan=2|—||11 | 7 | ||||
| Grorud
|2022 |1. divisjon |10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 10 | 6 | ||
| VPS
|2023 |28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 32 | 19 | ||
| rowspan="3"|CFR Cluj
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Liga I |13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League|name=uccl}} | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| Ironi Tiberias (loan)
|2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!153 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 55 |
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Honours
CFR Cluj
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2023
- Veikkausliiga Forward of the Year: 2023
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023[https://www.iltalehti.fi/veikkausliiga/a/e09333d9-60df-44d0-8ca8-ac3e5c48864d Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue], Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2023, August 2023, September 2023, October 2023
References
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{{Ironi Tiberias F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michael, Peter Godly}}
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Norwegian Second Division players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Israeli Premier League players
Category:Vålerenga Fotball players
Category:Skeid Fotball players
Category:Sogndal Fotball players
Category:Vaasan Palloseura players
Category:Ironi Tiberias F.C. players
Category:Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Nigeria men's youth international footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel