Miguel Ángel (footballer, born May 1998)

Miguel Ángel
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Gómez López
Date of birth (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Casas-Ibáñez, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Albacer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Albacete B 37 (13)
2017 → Almansa (loan) 16 (6)
2019–2022 Albacete 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Getafe B (loan) 9 (1)
2022 Socuéllamos 6 (0)
2022–2023 Villarrobledo 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2022
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is López.

Miguel Ángel Gómez López (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel ˈaŋxel ˈɣomeθ]; born 15 May 1998), known as Miguel Ángel, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Casas-Ibáñez, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Miguel Ángel represented UD Albacer as a youth. In 2017 he joined Albacete Balompié, being immediately loaned to Tercera División side UD Almansa for the season.

Miguel Ángel made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–1 home win against CD Villacañas.[1] On 20 December, he was recalled by his parent club, and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[2]

Miguel Ángel made his professional debut on 2 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Néstor Susaeta in a 0–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.[3][4] However, he spent most of the 2019–20 campaign nursing a knee injury.[5]

On 5 October 2020, Miguel Ángel was loaned to Getafe CF B in the third division, for one year.[6]

References

  1. ^ "La UD Almansa vence a un buen CD Villacañas en el Paco Simón (2–1)" [UD Almansa defeat a good CD Villacañas at the Paco Simón (2–1)] (in Spanish). Con Dos Pelotas. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ "El Albacete B repesca a su jugador cedido en el Almansa, Miguel Ángel" [Albacete B bring back his player on loan at Almansa, Miguel Ángel] (in Spanish). Balón Parado. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Un polémico penalti sella el triunfo del Cádiz ante el Alba" [A controversial penalty gives the win to Cádiz over Alba] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Miguel Ángel... debut y casi empata para el Alba" [Miguel Ángel... debut and near equalizer for Alba] (in Spanish). Más que Alba. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Miguel Ángel: "Visualizarme debutando en el Belmonte me ha ayudado en esta lesión"" [Miguel Ángel: "Seeing me debuting at the Belmonte has helped me in this injury"] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Miguel Ángel, cedido al Getafe" [Miguel Ángel, loaned to Getafe] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.