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Ximo Miralles
Personal information
Full name	Joaquín Miralles Sanz
Date of birth	14 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Vinaròs, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005–2015	Villarreal
College career
Years	Team
2016–2017	Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Villarreal C
2017	Fresno Fuego
2017	Lane United
2018	Villarreal C
2018–2020	Alcorcón B
2019–2020	Alcorcón
2020–2021	Numancia
2021–2022	Logroñés
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joaquín "Ximo" Miralles Sanz (born 14 April 1996) is a Spanish musician and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Vinaròs, Valencian Community, Miralles joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2005. In 2015, he became Spanish National Champion with Villarreal CF Juvenil A winning the ¨Copa de Campeones¨ and captaining a unique generation of current professional players such as Rodrigo Hernandez from Manchester City. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 5 September 2015, starting in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against Muro CF.^[2]

On 3 July 2016, after being a regular starter, Miralles moved abroad after signing a full scholarship deal with Clemson University, joining their soccer side Clemson Tigers.^[3] At Clemson, Miralles finished his first season as #1 seed in the RPI rankings and making it to the ACC Final and NCAA National Tournament Quarter Finals, falling against Denver University. On 24 April of the following year, he signed for Premier Development League side Fresno Fuego FC,^[4] but after two weeks he moved to Lane United FC where he played nine matches.^[5]

In January 2018, after finishing his degree in economics and ending his second season for the Clemson Tigers, Miralles returned to Villarreal and its C-side.^[6] On 12 July of that year, he signed a one-year contract with AD Alcorcón in Segunda División, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.^[7]

On 16 November 2019, as both Dani Jiménez and Samu Casado were injured, Miralles made his professional debut by starting in a 1–0 home defeat of Málaga CF.^[8] The following 2 September, he agreed to a two-year deal with CD Numancia in the third division.^[9]

On 26 July 2021, Miralles signed for Primera División RFEF side UD Logroñés.^[10] In August 2022, after spending the season as a backup to Jon Ander Serantes, he retired to dedicate himself to his music group named Dorsal 31.^[11]

References

^ "Ximo Miralles". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "El Villarreal C se estrelló con el Muro y el portero Franco" [Villarreal C crashed against Muro and the goalkeeper Franco] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "Ximo Miralles, portero del Villarreal, ficha por la Universidad de Clemson" [Ximo Miralles, Villarreal goalkeeper, signs for Clemson University] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "Tavares, Miralles headline 2017 Fuego roster additions". Fresno Fuego. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "Larne United – 2017 regular season – Roster # Joaquin Miralles". USL League Two. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "La aventura de Ximo, en Cantera Grogueta" [Ximo's adventure, in Cantera Grogueta] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "Ximo Miralles nuevo portero para la A.D. Alcorcón" [Ximo Miralles new goalkeeper for A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "El Alcorcón sufre para derrotar al Málaga y seguir sonriendo en Santo Domingo" [Alcorcón suffer to defeat Málaga and keep smiling at the Santo Domingo] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ "Ximo Miralles, fichaje para la portería numantina" [Ximo Miralles, signing for the numantino goal] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "Ximo Miralles, nuevo portero blanquirrojo" [Ximo Miralles, new white-and-red goalkeeper] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "Ximo Miralles, el porterazo con ofertas que aparca el fútbol por la música" [Ximo Miralles, the great goalkeeper with offers who pulls over football for music] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.