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Migue Leal

Migue Leal

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Leal and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Miguel Ángel "Migue" Leal Díaz (born 1 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Andorra.

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Club career

Born in Villarreal, Valencian Community, Leal joined Villarreal CF's youth setup at the age of five.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 9 May 2015, aged 18, by playing the last 16 minutes of a 1–4 Tercera División home loss against Atlético Levante UD.[2]

On 14 August 2018, after establishing himself as a regular starter for the C's, Leal moved to Segunda División B side Real Murcia on a one-year loan.[3] He moved back to his parent club the following 24 January, after appearing rarely, and was assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[4]

Leal made his first team debut on 18 December 2019, starting in a 5–0 away routing of Comillas CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] On 19 September of the following year, he moved to FC Groningen on loan for one year.[6]

Leal made his Eredivisie debut on 25 September 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bart van Hintum in a 1–3 loss at FC Twente.[7] Back to the Yellow Submarine in July 2021, he was again assigned to the B-team, being a regular starter during the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF as the side achieved promotion to Segunda División.

Leal scored his first professional goal on 3 September 2022, netting the B's second in a 3–0 home win over CD Mirandés. The following 14 June, he permanently left Villarreal after two decades with the club,[8] and moved to FC Andorra also in the second division a day later.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 December 2023[10]
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  1. Appearances in 2022 Primera División RFEF play-offs

References

  1. [1]
    "Trece años vestido de amarillo" [Thirteen years wearing yellow] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Duro correctivo para un Villarreal C en cuadro" [Hard lesson for a framed Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Migue, lateral sub 23 para el Real Murcia CF" [Migue, under-23 full-back for Real Murcia CF] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Movimientos del Villarreal B en el mercado invernal" [Villarreal B movements in the winter market] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. [5]
    "El Villarreal no tuvo compasión con el Comillas" [Villarreal had no pity of Comillas] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. [6]
    "FC Groningen haalt Spaanse vleugelverdediger Leal" [FC Groningen bring in Spanish full back Leal] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. [7]
    "FC Twente lijstaanvoerder na zege op slordig FC Groningen" [FC Twente take the lead after defeating sloppy FC Groningen] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Migue Leal se despide del Submarino tras 20 años" [Migue Leal bids farewell from the Submarine after 20 years] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Migue Leal, primer reforç tricolor per al curs 23/24" [Migue Leal, first tricolour addition for the 23/24 season] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. [10]
    Migue Leal at Soccerway
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