Miguel Ángel Leal

Miguel Ángel "Migue" Leal Díaz (born 1 February 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch club FC Groningen, on loan from Villarreal CF.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Leal and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Migue Leal
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Leal Díaz
Date of birth (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Groningen
(on loan from Villarreal)
Number 17
Youth career
2002–2016 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Villarreal C 62 (4)
2017–2020 Villarreal B 32 (0)
2018–2019 → Murcia (loan) 3 (0)
2019– Villarreal 0 (0)
2020– → Groningen (loan) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020

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]

References
  1. "Trece años vestido de amarillo" [Thirteen years wearing yellow] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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.
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