Kingsley Michael

Kingsley Dogo Michael (born 26 August 1999) is a Nigerian football player. He plays in Italy for Reggina on loan from Bologna.

Kingsley Michael
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Dogo Michael
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Reggina
(on loan from Bologna)
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2017 Abuja
2017–2018 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Bologna 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Perugia (loan) 25 (1)
2019–2020 → Cremonese (loan) 10 (0)
2021– → Reggina (loan)
National team
2015 Nigeria U17 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2020

Club career

He joined Italian club Bologna on 29 August 2017[1] and was assigned to their Under-19 team. At the end of the 2017–18 Serie A season he made some bench appearances for Bologna's senior squad, but did not see any time on the field.[2]

On 15 August 2018, he joined Serie B club Perugia on a season-long loan.[3] He made his Serie B debut for Perugia on 24 August 2018 in a game against Brescia as a 79th-minute substitute for Raffaele Bianco.[4]

He made his Serie A debut for Bologna on the opening day of the 2019–20 season, he started the game against Verona on 25 August 2019.

On 2 September 2019, Michael joined Cremonese on loan until 30 June 2020.[5]

On February 1, 2021, Michael moved to Serie B side Reggina, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[6]

International

He represented Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 2015 African U-17 Championship,[7] where Nigeria finished 4th, and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which Nigeria won. Michael scored a goal in the 3–0 quarterfinal victory over Brazil,[8] but did not appear in the semifinal or final.

References
  1. "Kingsley Michael signs for Bologna". Bologna. 29 August 2017.
  2. "Cagliari v Bologna game report". ESPN. 22 April 2018.
  3. "Kingsley joins Perugia". Bologna. 15 August 2018.
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 24 August 2018.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Bologna, Kingsley Michael in prestito alla Cremonese". Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. "Calciomercato Reggina: ufficiale, arrivano Orji Okwonwko e Michael Kingsley" [Reggina transfer market: official, Orji Okwonwko and Michael Kingsley arrive]. CityNow (in Italian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. "Nigeria v Guinea game report". Confederation of African Football. 1 March 2015.
  8. "Brazil v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 1 November 2015.


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