Dieu-Merci Ndembo Michel (born February 9, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria, on loan from Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.
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. He later trained with Canadian clubs FC Edmonton and Pacific FC, and then 14 European sides including Belgian club Club Brugge and German club Bayern Munich. In 2022, he joined the U19 side of Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães.
In April 2022, he signed a professional contract with Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães until 2024, where he would first play with the second team. 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 4âÂÂ4 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.
Born in Canada, Michel is of Angolan descent. In May 2022, he was named to the Canada U20 provisional roster for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In June 2023, he participated in training sessions with the Canada senior team.