Born Yeovil 1982

Michael, from Wincanton, was a trainee at Exeter City from 1998 to 2000. He played youth and reserve football during that time and was also selected to play for an FA Youth XI against the Royal Navy at Portsmouth.

Michael signed as a professional in summer 2000 and soon played in a first team pre-season friendly against Portsmouth. Later in 2000/01 he joined Weston-super-Mare on loan.

Michael was released by Exeter City in 2001 and was briefly at Yeovil Town before having a much longer spell at Salisbury City followed by time at Wincanton Town and Thatcham Town.

Whilst playing non-league football Michael qualified as a PE teacher from Chichester University and worked in a school in Reading. He was then an academy coach at Southampton and assistant manager at Salisbury before moving to Australia in 2013.

In Australia Michael has been academy director at Newcastle Jets and director of sport at a college in New South Wales before working with Football Federation Australia.

He has also been assistant coach of the national under-17 team and, of 2023, Michael was technical director of Football South Australia.