Mika (footballer, born 1991)

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Mika
Personal information
Full name Michael Simões Domingues
Date of birth (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Yverdon, Switzerland
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Boavista
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2006 Sporting Pombal
2006–2010 União Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 União Leiria 4 (0)
2011–2014 Benfica 0 (0)
2012–2014 Benfica B 31 (0)
2014 Atlético 16 (0)
2014– Boavista 55 (0)
International career
2011–2011 Portugal U20 17 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016

Michael Simões Domingues (born 8 March 1991), known as Mika, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Boavista F.C. as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland to Portuguese parents, Mika joined U.D. Leiria's youth ranks in 2006, aged 15. He was promoted to the main squad for the 2009–10 season, as third-choice. On 26 February 2010, in a home match against Vitória de Guimarães, he made his Primeira Liga debut, replacing Carlão after Hélder Godinho received a red card for committing a foul inside the box; he was not able to prevent Andrezinho from scoring the game's only goal, in the subsequent penalty kick.

The following campaign Mika was still a backup, but two of his three appearances were against Sporting Clube de Portugal (0–0 away draw) and S.L. Benfica (3–3, also away). On 7 July 2011, whilst on international duty with the Portuguese under-20s, he signed a five-year contract with Benfica for €500,000.[1]

Mika played no official games during 2011–12, playing understudy to experienced Artur and Eduardo. He spent the following two seasons with the B-team, in the second division.

On 27 January 2014, Mika terminated his contract with the Lisbon club.[2] He signed for two years with second level club Atlético Clube de Portugal the same day,[3] being first-choice during his short tenure but not being able to help prevent relegation.

Mika returned to the top flight in the 2014 summer, penning a three-year contract with Boavista FC.[4]

International career

Mika was Portugal's starter at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia: he helped the national team reach the final without conceding a single goal, before losing to Brazil 2–3 in the decisive match. In the quarter-finals against Argentina he saved three penalties in the shootout and, in the following game, against France, he broke the record for number of minutes without conceding a goal in U-20 World Cup history, in a 2–0 win,[5] and was eventually voted as best goalkeeper in the tournament.

Subsequently, Mika was chosen by under-21 manager Rui Jorge for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying campaign. He played in half of the games, with Portugal just missing out on the play-off round.

Club statistics

As of 14 May 2016[6]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2009–10 Leiria Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2011–12 Benfica Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Benfica B Segunda Liga 30 0 30 0
2013–14 1 0 1 0
Total 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2013–14 Atlético Segunda Liga 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Total 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2014–15 Boavista Primeira Liga 29 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
2015–16 26 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 30 0
Total 55 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 61 0
Career Total 106 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 113 0

Honours

Club

Benfica

Country

Portugal

Individual

References

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