Mika (footballer, born 1993)

Mika
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Junco Martínez
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Peña Paco Lianco
Bansander
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Racing B
2013–2015 Luzern II 25 (11)
2015 Escobedo 16 (4)
2015–2016 Almudévar 37 (19)
2016 Huesca 1 (0)
2016–2017 Sariñena 34 (15)
2017–2018 Tudelano 26 (1)
2018–2019 Gimnástica Segoviana 38 (27)
2019 Marino Luanco 13 (3)
2020 Xerez Deportivo 8 (2)
2020 KTP 16 (11)
2021 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 16 (15)
2022–2023 KTP 39 (21)
2024– Negeri Sembilan 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Junco and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Miguel Ángel Junco Martínez (born 18 March 1993), commonly known as Mika, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Mika was a Racing de Santander youth graduate. Shortly after making his debuts as a senior with the reserves in Tercera División, he left the club and went on a trial at FC Luzern in Switzerland.He also played Team TCSE in efootball terms and successful.

On 22 February 2013, after scoring a hat-trick in a friendly, Mika signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Swiss club.[1] However, he would only appear with the reserves in 1. Liga Classic, and left the club in January 2015 after joining UM Escobedo.

On 5 August 2015, Mika joined SD Huesca and was immediately assigned to the farm team also in the fourth tier.[2] On 4 June 2016, after scoring 19 goals for the B-side, he made his professional debut by coming on as a late substitute for Héctor Figueroa in a 1–0 Segunda División home win against CD Lugo.[3]

On 7 September 2016, Mika signed for CD Sariñena also in the fourth tier.[4]

On 25 March 2022, Mika returned to KTP in Finland for the 2022 season.[5]

Honours

KTP

Individual

  • Ykkönen Player of the Month: September 2022[6]

Career statistics

As of 10 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luzern II 2012–13 Swiss 1. Liga 2 1 – – 2 1
2013–14 Swiss 1. Liga 17 6 – – 17 6
2014–15 Swiss 1. Liga 6 4 – – 6 4
Total 25 11 0 0 0 0 25 11
Escobedo 2014–15 Tercera División 16 4 – – 16 4
Almudévar 2015–16 Tercera División 37 19 – – 37 19
Huesca 2015–16 LaLiga 2 1 0 – – 1 0
Sariñena 2016–17 Tercera División 34 15 – – 34 15
Tudelano 2017–18 Segunda División B 26 1 – – 26 1
Gimnástica Segoviana 2018–19 Tercera División 38 27 – – 38 27
Marino Luanco 2019–20 Segunda División B 13 3 1 1 – 14 4
Xerez Deportivo 2019–20 Tercera División 8 2 – – 8 2
KTP 2020 Ykkönen 18 11 – – 18 11
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2021 Cambodian Premier League 16 15 – – 16 15
KTP 2022 Ykkönen 17 15 3 4 – 20 19
2023 Veikkausliiga 22 6 1 0 – 23 6
Total 39 21 4 4 0 0 43 25
Negeri Sembilan 2024–25 Malaysia Super League 8 1 1 0 – 9 1
Career total 279 130 6 5 0 0 285 135
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Suomen Cup, Malaysia FA Cup

References

  1. ^ "Un 'hat-trick' que vale un contrato con el FC Luzern" [A 'hat-trick' which worths a contract with FC Luzern] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. ^ "La SD Huesca ficha a Mika y se lo cede al Almudévar" [SD Huesca sign Mika and loan him to Almudévar] (in Spanish). Sport Huesca. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Tyronne decide un partido apático" [Tyronne decides an apathetic match] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. ^ "El Sariñena apuesta por Mika" [Sariñena bet on Mika] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  5. ^ "KTP:n sinnikäs työ palkittiin – Iso kala tarttui verkkoon" (Press release) (in Finnish). KTP. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ Mika miesten Ykkönen kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 9 October 2022