▁as ▁a ▁forward . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁P ox or é u , ▁M ato ▁Gros so , ▁Michael ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁h omet own ▁side ▁Es col inha ▁Diam ante ▁Ver de . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Go i â nia , ▁having ▁failed ▁tri als ▁at ▁Atl ético ▁Go ian ien se , ▁Go i ás , ▁V ila ▁Nova ▁and ▁Go i â nia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁after ▁sp ending ▁a ▁period ▁representing ▁amateur ▁side ▁Euro ▁Brasil , ▁Michael ▁joined ▁Monte ▁Crist o ▁Esp orte ▁Cl ube ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Campeonato ▁Go iano . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁debut ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁starting ▁in ▁a ▁ 0 – 5 ▁away ▁loss ▁against ▁C ald as ▁Esp orte ▁Cl ube . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Michael ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Go i â nia ; ▁initially ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁under - 2 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁year ' s ▁second ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Campeonato ▁Go iano . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁senior ▁goal ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August , ▁net ting ▁the ▁game ' s ▁only ▁in ▁a ▁home ▁success ▁over ▁Ass ocia ção ▁Es port iva ▁Ev ang é lica . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Michael ▁was ▁announced ▁at ▁Go ian és ia ▁in