Nicole Michael

Nicole Michael
Personal information
Full name	Nicole Lauren Michael
Date of birth	17 January 2001
Place of birth	Riverlea
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	TS Galaxy Queens
Number	11
Youth career
2021	Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022	Royal AM
2023	TS Galaxy Queens
International career
2017	South Africa U17
2019	South Africa U20
2023	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicole Lauren Michael (born 17 January 2001) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens and the South Africa women's national team.^[1]

Club career

Michael previously played for Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies and Royal AM.

In 2023, she joined Mpumalanga based club TS Galaxy Queens.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 2017, she was selected in the Bantwana squad for the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers.^[5]^[6] She was part of the Basetsana squad that took part in the Chinese U-19 International Women's Tournament in 2019.^[7]

On 4 December 2023, she scored her first senior international goal against Burkina Faso during the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifiers.^[8]

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first


No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 December 2023	Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa	Burkina Faso	2-0	2-0	2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifiers

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^ "South Africa lose to Vietnam in Chinese U19 women tournament". Goal.com. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Banyana Banyana qualify for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations as Van Wyk sets new African record". Goal.com. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.