Born in
Bacabal,
Maranhão, Mikael joined
Sport Recife's youth setup in 2017, after impressing on a trial at his hometown. After impressing with the under-20s, he made his first team debut on 4 February of the following year, coming on as a late
substitute for fellow youth graduate
Neto Moura in a 1–1
Campeonato Pernambucano away draw against
Salgueiro. On 18 February 2019, after being back with the under-20 side, Mikael was loaned to
América-PE for
the year's Pernambucano. Upon returning, he was again assigned to the under-20s while also featuring for the under-23s. On 7 January 2020, Mikael joined
Série B side
Confiança also in a temporary deal. At the club he scored his first senior goal, netting his team's second in a 4–2 away win against
Freipaulistano for
the year's
Copa do Nordeste on 8 February. On 6 October 2020, Mikael was recalled by Sport. He made his
Série A debut nine days later, replacing
Marquinhos and scoring his team's third in a 3–5 home loss against
Internacional. On 31 January 2022, Mikael was loaned to
Salernitana in Italy, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. On 29 July 2022, Salernitana loaned Mikael to
Internacional. On 2 February 2023, Mikael was loaned by
América Mineiro. In August 2024, Salernitana terminated the contract with the player by mutual consent. ==Career statistics==