.jpg) Michael withFlamengo in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (age 29)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Poxoréu, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ula | ||
| Number | 96 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Diamante Verde | |||
| 2016 | Goiânia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Monte Cristo | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Goiânia | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | Goianésia | 13 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Goiás | 118 | (24) |
| 2020–2021 | Flamengo | 78 | (19) |
| 2022–2024 | Al Hilal | 68 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | Flamengo | 32 | (6) |
| 2026– | Al-Ula | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira (born 12 March 1996), simply known asMichael, is a Brazilian professionalfootballer. who plays as aforward forSaudi First Division League clubAl-Ula.
Born inPoxoréu,Mato Grosso, Michael started his career with hometown side Escolinha Diamante Verde. In 2012 he moved toGoiânia, having failed trials atAtlético Goianiense,Goiás,Vila Nova andGoiânia.[2]
In 2015, after spending a period representing amateur side Euro Brasil, Michael joinedMonte Cristo in the third division of theCampeonato Goiano.[3] He made his senior debut on 29 August of that year, starting in a 0–5 away loss againstCaldas.
In 2016 Michael signed a contract with Goiânia; initially assigned to the under-20s, he was promoted to the first team ahead of the year's second division of the Campeonato Goiano. He scored his first senior goal on 14 August, netting the game's only in a home success overEvangélica.
On 26 December 2016, Michael joinedGoianésia in thestate league first division.[4] A regular starter, he scored ahat-trick in a 5–1 home routing of Vila Nova the following 12 March.[5]
On 13 April 2017, after being named the breakthrough player of the 2017Goianão, Michael was presented at Goiás.[6] He made his debut for the club on 13 May, coming on as a half-timesubstitute forJean Carlos in a 1–0 home defeat toFigueirense for theSérie B championship.[7]
Michael scored his first professional goal on 7 July 2017, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win againstLuverdense.[8] He was mainly utilized as a substitute duringhis first season, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.
Michael became a regular starter during the2018 campaign,[9] contributing with seven goals in 33 appearances as his side achieved promotion toSérie A. He made his top tier debut on 28 April 2019, starting in a 1–0 away defeat ofFluminense.[10]
Michael scored his first goal in the first division on 5 May 2019, but in a 2–1 loss atCruzeiro.[11] During the months of October and November, he scored six goals in 12 appearances.
On 10 January 2020, Goiás announced the transfer of Michael toFlamengo for a fee of €7.5 million.[12][13][14]
Michael arrived atAl-Hilal in January 2022, when he was bought for around 7.6 million euros from Flamengo.[15]
In his third at Al-Hilal, Michael enjoyed his best season in Saudi Arabia. He participated in 50 games, contributing 11 goals and 10 assists, won the Saudi Pro League, King's Cup and Super Cup, and helped the club set a new world record of 34 consecutive victories.[16]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monte Cristo | 2015[18] | Goiano 3ª Divisão | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Goiânia | 2016[18] | Goiano 2ª Divisão | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Goianésia | 2017[18] | Goiano | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||
| Goiás | 2017 | Série B | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Série B | 33 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | Série A | 35 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 54 | 17 | ||
| Total | 91 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 129 | 25 | |||
| Flamengo | 2020 | Série A | 20 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| 2021 | Série A | 35 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8[d] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 62 | 19 | |
| Total | 55 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 23 | ||
| Al Hilal | 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 3[g] | 1 | 3[h] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 3[g] | 0 | 4[i] | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 33 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 7[g] | 2 | 6[j] | 2 | 50 | 11 | ||
| Total | 68 | 13 | — | 11 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 105 | 22 | |||
| Flamengo | 2024 | Série A | 12 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 225 | 48 | 86 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 347 | 80 | ||
Goiás
Flamengo
Al-Hilal