Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva

Michael

Personal information
Full name	Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva
Date of birth	February 16, 1983 (1983-02-16) (age 28)
Place of birth	São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Left Winger
Youth career
2002–2003	Santo André
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004	Cruzeiro	0	(0)
2004–2007	Palmeiras	40	(2)
2007–2011	Dynamo Kyiv	11	(3)
2008	→ Santos (loan)	20	(1)
2009	→ Botafogo (loan)	6	(0)
2010	→ Flamengo (loan)	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 21, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva (born February 16, 1983 in São Caetano do Sul) better known as simply Michael, is a professional Brazilian football player. He currently plays for Portuguesa.

Career

Michael started his professional career in Santo André, and soon moved to Cruzeiro, however after 1 season he moved to São Paulo playing for Palmeiras. After two seasons with Palmeiras in July 2007, Michael signed a 3 year deal with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.^[1]

Michael debuted for Dynamo on 22 July against Arsenal Kyiv and managed to score a double in his debut.UPL Round 2 Silva made his UEFA Champions League debut in a group stage game against Italian team Roma. Most of the autumn and winter 2007 Michael was injured and was undergoing treatment in Brazil, however he has recovered and returned since. On 13 May 2009 the 26-year-old attacking midfield player, changes on loan until 31 December 2009 from Dynamo Kyiv to Botafogo.^[2]

Michael moved from Kyiv to Portuguesa on a free transfer on 23 May 2011.

Flamengo career statistics

(Correct as of December 23, 2010^[update])

Club	Season	Brazilian Série A		Brazilian Cup		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		Carioca League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	2010	8	0	-	-	5	2	-	-	4	0	17	2
Total		8	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	4	0	17	2

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website^[3] and Flaestatística.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Michael adds depth to Dynamo". UEFA.com. 2007-07-07. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=559376.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07. 
2. ^ Botafogo acerta com Michael, lateral-esquerdo do Dínamo de Kiev
3. ^ Flamengo official website (Portuguese)
4. ^ Flaestatística (Portuguese)

External links

• (Ukrainian) Michael's profile at Dynamo's official website
• (English) sambafoot
• (Portuguese) zerozero.pt
• (English) playerhistory
• (English) Michael adds depth to Dynamo

Persondata
Name	Da Silva, Michael Anderson Pereira
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Date of birth	1983-02-16
Place of birth	São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
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