Dieu-Merci Michel

Dieu-Merci Ndembo Michel (born February 9, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club United FC.

Early life Michel moved from Montréal to Calgary as a child with his family, where they were homeless and sleeping on the floors of boxing gyms, later moving to Edmonton in 2014.

Michel played youth soccer in Canada with Edmonton BTB SC. In 2019, he was named to the Team Alberta squad for the Western Canada Summer Games. He later played with the St. Albert Impact and Victoria Highlanders. and then 14 European sides including Belgian club Club Brugge and German club Bayern Munich. He made his professional debut and scored his first goal on April 1, 2023. In September 2024, he re-signed through 2027. He scored his first goal for the first team, in his second appearance on January 3, 2025, in a 4–4 draw against Sporting CP. In August 2025, he was loaned to União de Leiria in Liga Portugal 2 for the 2025-26 season, with Leiria holding a purchase option.

In the summer of 2026, he transferred to UAE Pro League club United FC.

International career Born in Canada, Michel is of Angolan descent. In June 2023, he participated in training sessions with the Canada senior team.