Emmanuel Michael (born 16 June 2006) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays as a full-back for Regionalliga Central club Juniors OÖ.
[1] He was also approached by Dutch and French sides Ajax and AS Monaco, respectively, with the latter reportedly making a bid to sign him before he turned eighteen.
[2] Despite this interest, he joined Nigeria Premier Football League side Gombe United on a year-long loan deal in October 2023.
[6][7] Called up to the Nigerian under-17 squad for 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification (named the 2022 WAFU-B U17), Michael scored in the opening game, a 4–2 win against Ghana.
[9] It was later revealed that he almost missed the tournament; having arrived late to a training camp, the Nigerian coaches initially wanted him excluded from the team, but after a meeting between president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, and the owner of Simoiben Football Academy, Nigeria international Moses Simon, he was reinstated.