Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michee Efete | ||
Date of birth | 11 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Crystal Palace | ||
2012–2016 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Breiðablik (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Torquay United (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Maidstone United | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Bath City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2019 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Wealdstone | 53 | (8) |
2021–2024 | Grimsby Town | 80 | (6) |
2024– | Ross County | 9 | (0) |
International career | |||
Congo U20 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 18 March 2024 (UTC) |
Michee Efete (born 11 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.
Efete began his career with Norwich City and played for the clubs U23's in the EFL Trophy. He most notably spent a spell playing in the Icelandic Premier Division for Breiðablik before returning to England and playing in Non-League for Torquay United, Maidstone United, Bath City, Billericay Town and Wealdstone.
He has been capped at U20 level by Congo.
Career
[edit]Norwich City
[edit]Born in London, England to Congolese parents, Efete joined Crystal Palace as a youngster before joining Norwich City in 2012 as part of their youth academy. He played 25 games for the Under-23s in his sides Premier League 2 campaigns during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.[1]
On 30 August 2016 he made his debut for Norwich in a 6–1 win over Peterborough United in the EFL Trophy alongside the likes of James Maddison, Todd Cantwell, Josh Murphy and Harry Toffolo.[2] He would also play in The Canaries 5–0 victory over Barnet and 4–1 win over Milton Keynes Dons in the same competition.[3][4]
In the summer of 2017 he was loaned out to Icelandic Premier Division side Breiðablik[5][6] where he would play 8 games, scoring in a 3–2 win over Víkingur Reykjavík.[7][8] Upon his return he signed for Torquay United on loan for the 2017–18 season.[9]
Non-League
[edit]Efete was released by Norwich in the summer of 2018 and would sign permanently with National League side Maidstone United.[10] In October 2018 he joined Bath City on loan,[11] later moving to Billericay Town on loan in January 2019.[12]
Wealdstone
[edit]In June 2019, Efete signed for Wealdstone.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 September 2019, in a 1-0 win against Oxford City, and netted a total of 7 times[14] as Wealdstone won the National League South title, earning the club promotion to the fifth tier of English football.[15]
Efete signed a new two-year contract with the club in September 2020.[16] On 17 October 2020, Efete scored his first goal at National League level, in Wealdstone's 4-3 victory over Wrexham,[17] and would go on to make 22 appearances in 2020-21, although he missed much of the second half of the season due to being placed on furlough.[14] He departed the club at the end of the season[18]
Grimsby Town
[edit]On 22 June 2021, Efete signed a one-year deal with Grimsby Town, his first professional contract since his Norwich days.[19][20]
Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the play-off final, though Efete was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium.[21]
On 20 June 2022, Grimsby announced Efete has signed a new two-year contract of their 2022–23 EFL League Two campaign.[22] Efete was part of the Grimsby side that reached the FA Cup quarter finals for the first time since 1939, he played the full 90 minutes of the 2-1 win away at Premier League side Southampton that sealed the achivement.[23]
On 31 January 2024, Efete departed the club having had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[24]
Ross County
[edit]Efete signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership club Ross County on 1 February 2024.[25]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 31 January 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City | 2016–17[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Norwich City U23s | 2016–17 EFL Trophy[26] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Breiðablik (loan) | 2017[28] | Úrvalsdeild | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Torquay United (loan) | 2017–18[27][28] | National League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Maidstone United | 2018–19[29] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Bath City (loan) | 2018–19[28] | National League South | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
Billericay Town (loan) | 2018–19[28] | National League South | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Wealdstone | 2019–20[28] | National League South | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 8 | |
2020–21[30][28] | National League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
Total | 53 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 63 | 9 | |||
Grimsby Town | 2021–22[31][28] | National League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
2022–23[32] | League Two | 39 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 50 | 4 | |
2023–24[33] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 80 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 7 | ||
Career total | 205 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 240 | 18 |
Honours
[edit]Wealdstone
Grimsby Town
- National League play-off winners: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "Flown From the Nest - Michee Efete". ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "CHECKATRADE TROPHY: PETERBOROUGH 1-6 CITY". canaries.co.uk. Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "CHECKATRADE TROPHY: BARNET 0-5 CITY". canaries.co.uk. Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "CHECKATRADE TROPHY: CITY 4-1 MK DONS". canaries.co.uk. Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Blikar fá miðvörð frá Norwich á láni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Brynjar Ingi Erluson (29 June 2021). "Michee Efete: Þetta eru augljóslega slæm úrslit". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ David Freezer (7 June 2017). "Michee Efete making the most of his time away from Norwich City with Breidablik in Iceland". Eastern Daily Press (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Michee Efete joins Breidablik on loan". canaries.co.uk. Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "SIGNING | Michee Efete Joins On Loan". 31 August 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Michee makes Maidstone move". maidstoneunited.co.uk. Maidstone United F.C. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.bathcityfc.com/player/michee-efete/ [dead link]
- ^ "Blues sign Efete". billericaytownfc.co.uk. Billericay Town F.C. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Dan (8 July 2019). "Defender Efete signs for Wealdstone". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Congo - M. Efete - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Wealdstone FC are crowned National League South Champions!". 17 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Michee Efete pens new deal!". 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Wealdstone beat Wrexham to secure first win". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Stones announce retained list". 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Michee Efete becomes signing number seven for Grimsby Town". Grimsbylive. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ James Findlater (24 June 2021). "New Grimsby Town signing Michee Efete on his move, playing in non-league and living in Iceland". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Peddy, Chris (5 June 2022). "Grimsby beat Solihull Moors to seal EFL return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Efete Signs New Deal - Grimsby Town Football Club". 20 June 2022.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64799742 [bare URL]
- ^ "EFETE DEPARTS THE MARINERS". gtfc.co.uk. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "County sign defender Efete". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Michee Efete in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Michee Efete in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Congo - M. Efete - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Games played by Michee Efete in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Michee Efete in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Michee Efete in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Michee Efete in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Michee Efete in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2024.