Asante Kotoko have brought in Brazilian Michael Vinicius Silva de Morais as a direct replacement for Kwame Opoku.
The Porcupine Warriors have been in the market for a striker after selling 21-year-old Opoku to Algerian side USM Alger.
Michael – who last played for Swedish Superettan side Vasalunds IF – comes in to improve Kotoko’s attack after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.
M I C H A E L V I N I C I U S Silva de Morais is a Porcupine Warrior⚡️
The Brazilian forward formerly of Fluminense (Brazil) , Linkoping City and Vasalunds IF (Sweden) joins us on a two-and-a-half year deal 📝https://t.co/HFqNI1A6Mo#AKSC #MichaelVinicius pic.twitter.com/8s2GXT1hu1
— Asante Kotoko SC (@AsanteKotoko_SC) March 17, 2021
It makes him the second Brazilian in the Kotoko set-up after playmaker Fabio Gama.
The 27-year-old São Francisco de Sales-born centre forward started out in his homeland Brazil playing for several local clubs including Fluminense, Criciúma EC and América-MG.
He enjoyed his first European spell in 2015 signing for Portuguese side Estoril Praia for a half-season and reverted to Fluminense.
Four years later, Michael made a return to Europe, joining Swedish side Linköping City – in April 2019.
He lasted 8 months at Linköping City where he scored 10 goals in 15 matches (according to transfermarkt.com). After, the striker moved to Iwate Grulla Morioka in the Japanese thrid-tier division.
Michael then return to Sweden to sign for Vasalunds in August last year and is recorded to have featured once for the side – a 90 minutes exercise against Brage in the second round of the Swedish Cup on September 29, 2020. He did not score any of his side’s 5-goal win.
His stats by club from playing for the likes of América-MG, GD Estoril Praia, FC Linköping City, Fluminense Football Club, Vasalunds IF and Criciúma EC tally at 14 goals in 77 matches.
Asante Kotoko are fourth with a game in hand after the first round of the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League (GPL).
