Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Alessandro Bermúdez Reyes [1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Ecuador [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | L.D.U. Quito | ||
Youth career | |||
L.D.U. Quito | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | L.D.U. Quito | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2023– | Ecuador U17 | 8 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:00, 11 October 2023 (UTC) |
Michael Alessandro Bermúdez Reyes (born 13 January 2006) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie A club L.D.U. Quito.
Following his performances for the Ecuador side at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, Bermúdez began being linked with the City Football Group, owners of a number of clubs including Manchester City, as well as garnering interest from German side Borussia Dortmund. [2] [3] Despite this interest, he signed his first professional contract, a five-year deal, with Ecuadorian club L.D.U. Quito in October 2023. [4]
Bermúdez was called up to the Ecuador under-17 squad for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, scoring twice in the group stage before completing Ecuador's comeback in an eventual 3–1 win against Paraguay in the final hexagonal, scoring his nation's second goal. [5] He finished the tournament with four goals in eight games, before going on to score five goals in the Copa Mitad del Mundo - a friendly tournament between a number of clubs in South America, and the Ecuador under-17 side. [6]
Bermúdez was called up to the under-17 squad again for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and at a pre-tournament press conference, he was questioned about the absence of full Ecuador international Kendry Páez. [7] [8] In response, he stated that the decision was a "matter for the leadership", and that the squad "are very happy for [Páez]" with regards to his meteoric rise. [8]