Michael Simões Domingues

Michael Simões Domingues
Mika
Personal information
Full name Michael Simões Domingues
Date of birth 8 March 1991 (1991-03-08) (age 20)
Place of birth Yverdon, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Benfica
Number 39
Youth career
20022006 Sporting Pombal
20062010 União Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20102011 União Leiria 4 (0)
2011 Benfica
National team
20102011 Portugal U20 17 (0)
2011 Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011.

Appearances (Goals).

National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2011

Michael Simões Domingues (born 8 March 1991 in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland), aka Mika, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Mika joined União de Leiria's youth ranks in 2006, aged 15. He was promoted to the main team for the 200910 season, as third-choice. On 26 February 2010, in an home match against Vitória de Guimarães, he made his top division debut, replacing forward Carlão after Hélder Godinho received a red card for committing a foul inside the box; he was not able to prevent Andrezinho from scoring the game's only goal in the subsequent penalty kick.

The following season, Mika was still a backup, but two of his three appearances were against Sporting Clube de Portugal (00 away draw) and S.L. Benfica (33, also away). On 7 July 2011, whilst on international duty with the Portuguese under-20s, he signed a five-year contract with Benfica, for 500.000.[1]

International career

Mika was Portugal's starter at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He helped the national team reach the final without conceding a single goal, before losing to Brazil 23 in the decisive match: in the quarterfinals against Argentina, he saved three penalties in the shootout. In the following game, against France, he broke the record for number of minutes without conceding a goal in U-20 World Cup history, in a 20 win,[2] and was eventually voted as best goalkeeper in the tournament.

Subsequently, Mika was chosen by under-21 manager Rui Jorge as first-choice for the 2013 UEFA European Football Championship qualification campaign.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
200910 Leiria Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
201011 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
201112 Benfica

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