Rúben Micael

Rúben Micael Freitas da Ressureição (born 19 August 1986), known as Micael, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Freitas and the second or paternal family name is Ressureição.
Rúben Micael
Micael playing for Porto in 2010
Personal information
Full name Rúben Micael Freitas da Ressureição
Date of birth (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986
Place of birth Câmara de Lobos, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nacional
Number 14
Youth career
1996–1997 Estreito
1997–2004 União Madeira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 União Madeira 94 (5)
2008–2010 Nacional 42 (6)
2010–2011 Porto 30 (0)
2011–2013 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Zaragoza (loan) 33 (0)
2012–2013 → Braga (loan) 19 (4)
2013–2015 Braga 46 (7)
2015–2017 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 38 (4)
2017 → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 15 (1)
2018 Paços Ferreira 13 (1)
2018–2019 Vitória Setúbal 26 (0)
2019– Nacional 23 (0)
National team
2009 Portugal B 1 (0)
2011–2013 Portugal 16 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

He totalled 176 Primeira Liga games and 18 goals over nine seasons, representing Nacional, Porto, Braga, Paços de Ferreira and Vitória de Setúbal, winning seven major honours with the second team and a further one with the third. He also had spells in Spain, China and Israel.

A full Portuguese international since 2011, Micael was part of the squad at Euro 2012.

Club career

Early years / Nacional

Born in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Micael started his career with local C.F. União, making his professional debut at the age of 17. For the 2008–09 season, he moved across the island to sign with Primeira Liga club C.D. Nacional.

In that first year, in which Nacional qualified for the UEFA Europa League, Micael, almost never an undisputed starter, featured heavily, scoring notably in a 3–1 home win over S.L. Benfica on 2 May 2009. The previous month, he played for Portugal B in a 2–0 win against Romania.

Micael started the 2009–10 campaign established in the side's starting XI, notably netting twice against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Europa League's last qualifying round, first in the 4–3 home triumph, then adding a last-minute effort in Russia for the 1–1 and the two-legged aggregate win.[1]

Porto

In mid-January 2010, FC Porto purchased 60% of Micael's playing rights for a €3 million transfer fee, signing him to a four-and-a-half-year deal and setting his release clause at €30 million.[2] His first league game for his new club came on 30 January, where he started in the place of the suspended Raul Meireles in a 4–0 away success against his former team, Nacional.[3]

In 2010–11, Micael was used sparingly by new manager André Villas-Boas. Nonetheless, he still appeared in 36 official matches and totalled 871 minutes of action (four goals, three in the Europa League campaign) as the team won the treble.

Atlético Madrid
Micael with Braga in October 2012

On 18 August 2011, Micael and Porto teammate Radamel Falcao were both purchased by Atlético Madrid for €45 million – the former for €5 million,[4] although Porto later confirmed that his sale did not generate any revenue for the club.[5] The midfielder was then immediately loaned to fellow La Liga side Real Zaragoza,[6] for a fee of €750,000. 23 of his appearances were as a starter, as his team narrowly avoided relegation.[7]

Micael was loaned to S.C. Braga for 2012–13,[8] starting the year in impressive fashion: in two games separated by only three days in late August, he scored three goals, starting with a brace in a 3–1 home win against S.C. Beira-Mar[9] then netting the 1–1 equalizer at Udinese Calcio in the UEFA Champions League last qualifying round. In the latter match, he rounded up his performance by converting the decisive penalty in the shootout to help his team reach the group stage for the second time in their history.[10]

Micael continued his strong displays in the Champions League group phase, scoring the first goal in an eventual 2–0 away success over Galatasaray SK in the second round.[11] On 20 October 2012, Atlético sold 50% of his economic rights to Braga for €3 million.[7]

Shijiazhuang

In June 2015, Micael signed for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright FC.[12] He made his Chinese Super League debut on 4 July, as a substitute in a goalless home draw against Changchun Yatai FC; he totalled 11 games over the season, and scored to open a 1–3 loss at Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. on 31 October.[13]

After his team was relegated in 2016, Micael was linked with a move to Rangers of the Scottish Premiership.[14] On 2 February 2017, he was loaned to Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. for the remainder of the campaign.[15] He scored his first goal for the side on 18 March 2017, in a 3–0 home win over Bnei Sakhnin FC.[16]

Return to Portugal

On 16 January 2018, Micael returned to Portugal's top flight, signing for F.C. Paços de Ferreira until 2021.[17] In June, however, he switched to a one-year deal at Vitória F.C. under his former Maccabi manager Lito Vidigal.[18]

At the end of his contract in Setúbal, Micael returned to Nacional after nine years away. The 33-year-old was their first signing, following relegation in May 2019.[19]

International career

On 29 March 2011, Micael made his debut for Portugal, starting and scoring twice in a 2–0 friendly win over Finland in Aveiro.[20] He was chosen by coach Paulo Bento for UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine,[21] but played no matches for the semi-finalists.

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 May 2017[22]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
União Madeira 2003–04 6000—60
2004–05 22010—230
2005–06 5000—50
2006–07 25031—281
2007–08 36510—375
Total 94551—996
Nacional 2008–09 2645041—355
2009–10 141210087229
Total 4057141875714
Porto 2009–10 100323020182
2010–11 190603183364
2011–12 1010000020
Total 30010261103566
Zaragoza 2011–12 33000—330
Total 33000—330
Braga 2012–13 184311072297
2013–14 211301020271
2014–15 2565100—307
Total 641111220928615
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 2015 11100—111
2016 27300—273
Total 38400—384
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2016–17 151400000191
Total 151400000191
Career total 29125336122271236345

1Other tournaments include the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

International goals
Rúben Micael: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 March 2011Estádio Municipal, Aveiro, Portugal Finland1–02–0Friendly[20]
22–0

Honours

Porto

Braga

References
  1. "Zenit 1–1 Nacional Mad". ESPN Soccernet. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. "Comunicado da FC Porto – Futebol, SAD" [FC Porto – Futebol, PLSC announcement] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. "Porto hit form to shatter Nacional". PortuGOAL. 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Securities Market Commission. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  5. "F.C. Porto: tudo sobre a venda de Falcao e a compra de Danilo" [F.C. Porto: everything about the sale of Falcao and the purchase of Danilo] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  6. "El Atlético ficha a Falcao y Micael por 45 millones" [Atlético sign Falcao and Micael for 45 millions]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  7. "El Atlético vende por tres kilos la mitad de los derechos de Micael" [Atlético sell half of Micael's rights for three grand]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  8. "Ruben Micael looking to get back into the limelight at Braga". Goal. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  9. "Slick Porto put Guimarães to the sword". PortuGOAL. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  10. "Micael the hero as Braga oust Udinese in shoot-out". UEFA. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  11. "Peseiro's brave Braga prosper in Istanbul". UEFA. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  12. "Ruben Micael estreia-se na China no domingo" [Rúben Micael makes his debut in China on Sunday] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  13. "Rúben Micael marca na derrota do Shijiazhuang Yongchang" [Rúben Micael scores in Shijiazhuang Yongchang's defeat] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  14. "Rangers boss Mark Warburton eyes move for former Porto playmaker Ruben Micael". Daily Record. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  15. "Israel: Rúben Micael no Maccabi Telavive" [Israel: Rúben Micael in Maccabi Tel Aviv]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  16. "Mac Tel Aviv keeps pressure on Beersheba". The Jerusalem Post. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  17. "Rúben Micael reforça Paços de Ferreira até 2021" [Rúben Micael bolsters Paços de Ferreira until 2021]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  18. "Rúben Micael assina pelo Vitória de Setúbal até 2019" [Rúben Micael signs for Vitória de Setúbal until 2019] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  19. "Rúben Micael regressa ao Nacional da Madeira a custo zero" [Rúben Micael returns to Nacional da Madeira for free] (in Portuguese). DNotícias. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  20. "Germany beaten, France and England held". UEFA. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  21. "Nani and Raul Meireles in Portugal's Euro 2012 squad". BBC Sport. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  22. "Rúben Micael". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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