Miguel Ángel Guerrero
Miguel Ángel Guerrero Martín (born 12 July 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés on loan from Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as a forward.
Guerrero with Sporting in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Guerrero Martín | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Toledo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Leganés (on loan from Olympiacos) | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1999 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1999–2000 | Real Madrid | ||
2000–2007 | Getafe | ||
2007–2008 | Toledo | ||
2008–2009 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Albacete B | 60 | (19) |
2010 | Albacete | 2 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Sporting B | 51 | (29) |
2012–2016 | Sporting Gijón | 89 | (16) |
2016–2018 | Leganés | 53 | (9) |
2018– | Olympiacos | 37 | (9) |
2020– | → Leganés (loan) | 13 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020 |
Club career
Albacete
Born in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Guerrero started his senior career with Albacete Balompié's reserves, spending two full seasons in Tercera División after having represented a host of clubs as a youth.
On 9 January 2010, he made his official debut with the first team, appearing as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Recreativo de Huelva for the Segunda División championship.[1]
Sporting Gijón
In the summer of 2011, Guerrero joined Sporting de Gijón, again initially being assigned to the B-side, this time in Segunda División B.[2] On 19 August 2012 he made his official debut with the Asturians' main squad, playing 25 minutes in a 0–2 loss at CD Numancia for the second level championship.[3]
On 6 January 2013, in a local derby against Real Oviedo, Guerrero scored all of Sporting B's goals in a 4–1 home triumph.[4] Roughly one month later, he netted his first goal for the first team, scoring the opener in a 2–1 away win over CD Lugo.[5]
After being definitely promoted to the main squad in 2013, Guerrero was an important attacking unit in the 2014–15 campaign,[6] scoring 11 goals in 36 appearances. Highlights included braces against CD Lugo and Racing de Santander, both in May 2015.[7][8]
Guerrero made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2015, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[9] He netted for the first time in the top flight on 19 October, equalising late on in a 3–3 home draw against Granada CF,[10] and added another the following 12 February to open a 2–2 draw to Rayo Vallecano also at El Molinón,[11] as his team avoided relegation at the latter's expense.
Leganés
On 27 June 2016, Guerrero signed a two-year deal with the option for a third at CD Leganés, newly promoted to the top tier.[12] He scored five goals from 31 appearances in his first season, helping the club retain its league status.[13]
Olympiacos
On 13 June 2018, Guerrero moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a three-year contract with Olympiacos FC, with a rumoured annual salary of €400,000.[14][15] On 9 August, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home win over FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[16]
On 30 July 2019, Guerrero scored after a solo run in the 4–0 home victory over FC Viktoria Plzeň in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[17] He repeated the feat in the same competition on 21 August, as the hosts defeated FC Krasnodar in the play-off round.[18]
Guerrero signed for six months with Leganés on 31 January 2020, with the deal including a €2.5 million buyout clause.[19]
Honours
Olympiacos
References
- Sin fútbol y sin goles en Huelva (No football and no goals in Huelva); Marca, 9 January 2010 (in Spanish)
- El Sporting B se acerca a Guerrero (Sporting B near Guerrero); El Comercio, 6 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- Numancia, 2; Sporting, 0; Sporting Gijón, 19 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- El Sporting B golea al Oviedo (4–1) con cuatro goles de Guerrero (Sporting B rout Oviedo (4–1) with four Guerrero goals); Sporting Gijón, 6 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- Guerrero encuentra su sitio (Guerrero finds his place) Archived 2 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine; El Comercio, 11 February 2013 (in Spanish)
- "Un Guerrero de Primera" [Primera Warrior ("Guerrero" in English)] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- El Sporting sigue la estela de Betis y Girona (Sporting hot on Betis and Girona's heels) Archived 23 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 9 May 2015 (in Spanish)
- El Sporting remonta al Racing y duerme el sábado como segundo (Sporting complete comeback over Racing and sleep as second on Saturday) Archived 15 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 16 May 2015 (in Spanish)
- El Madrid sigue seco (Madrid are still dry) Archived 10 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 23 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- Un Sporting muy Guerrero (Quite Warrior ("Guerrero" in English) Sporting) Archived 10 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 19 October 2015 (in Spanish)
- Jozabed da un punto al Rayo ante un Sporting que sufrió (Jozabed gives point to Rayo against Sporting who suffered); Diario AS, 12 February 2016 (in Spanish)
- Guerrero, nuevo delantero del Leganés hasta 2018 (Guerrero, new forward of Leganés until 2018); CD Leganés, 27 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- Valoraciones de la temporada del Leganés (Notes on season of Leganés); Be Soccer, 20 May 2017 (in Spanish)
- Οι λεπτομέρειες για Γκερέρο (vid) (Details on Guerrero (vid)); Gazzetta, 11 June 2018 (in Greek)
- Olympiacos welcomes Guerrero!; Olympiacos CF, 13 June 2018
- "Ολυμπιακός-Λουκέρνη 4–0" [Olympiacos-Luzern 4–0] (in Greek). Gazzetta. August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- "Ολυμπιακός – Πλζεν 4–0: Διέλυσε τους Τσέχους με μπαλάρα" [Olympiacos – Plzeň 4–0: Czechs sent packing with a stunner] (in Greek). Sport 24. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Ολυμπιακός – Κρασνοντάρ 4–0 (vid)" [Olympiacos – Κrasnodar 4–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Ολυμπιακός: Η Λεγκανές ανακοίνωσε τον Γκερέρο" [Olympiacos: Leganés announce Guerrero] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Olympiacos win their 45th Greek Super League title". Greek City Times. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
External links
- Miguel Ángel Guerrero at BDFutbol
- Miguel Ángel Guerrero at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Miguel Ángel Guerrero at Soccerway
- Miguel Ángel Guerrero at FootballDatabase.eu