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Mikael Filipe Viana de Sousa (born 28 May 1999), simply known as Mikael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club América Mineiro, on loan from Salernitana.
Club career
Born in Bacabal, Maranhão, Mikael joined Sport Recife's youth setup in 2017, after impressing on a trial at his hometown. After impressing with the under-20s, he made his first team debut on 4 February of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Neto Moura in a 1–1 Campeonato Pernambucano away draw against Salgueiro.
On 18 February 2019, after being back with the under-20 side, Mikael was loaned to América-PE for the year's Pernambucano. Upon returning, he was again assigned to the under-20s while also featuring for the under-23s.
On 7 January 2020, Mikael joined Série B side Confiança also in a temporary deal. At the club he scored his first senior goal, netting his team's second in a 4–2 away win against Freipaulistano for the year's Copa do Nordeste on 8 February.
On 6 October 2020, Mikael was recalled by Sport. He made his Série A debut nine days later, replacing Marquinhos and scoring his team's third in a 3–5 home loss against Internacional.
On 31 January 2022, Mikael was loaned to Salernitana in Italy, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.
On 29 July 2022, Salernitana loaned Mikael to Internacional. On 2 February 2023, Mikael was loaned by América Mineiro.
Career statistics
- As of 2 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sport Recife | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Série A | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | Série A | 33 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 50 | 15 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 21 | ||
| América-PE (loan) | 2019 | Pernambucano | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Confiança (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | 18 | 7 | |
| Salernitana | 2021–22 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Internacional (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 58 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 99 | 28 | ||