Pere Milla

Pere Milla

Personal information
Full name	Pere Milla Peña
Date of birth	(1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Lleida, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Espanyol
Number	11
Youth career
	UE Lleida
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Lleida Esportiu	84	(8)
2014–2015	Getafe B	35	(6)
2015	Getafe	0	(0)
2015–2016	Logroñés	36	(18)
2016–2019	Eibar	5	(0)
2016–2017	→ UCAM Murcia (loan)	16	(1)
2017–2018	→ Numancia (loan)	35	(6)
2019–2023	Elche	133	(25)
2023–	Espanyol	38	(4)
International career^‡
2019–	Catalonia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Milla and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

Pere Milla Peña (born 23 September 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for RCD Espanyol.

Club career

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Milla graduated from UE Lleida's youth setup. After the club's dissolution he was assigned to Lleida Esportiu, being promoted to the first team and making his senior debuts in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.

On 11 June 2014, Milla moved to Getafe CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.^[2] On 14 January of the following year he played his first match with the main squad, starting in a 1–0 home win against UD Almería, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.^[3]

On 20 July 2015, Milla signed a one-year deal with UD Logroñés.^[4] On 20 June 2016, after scoring a career-best 18 goals, he joined La Liga side SD Eibar,^[5] being loaned to UCAM Murcia CF on 2 August.^[6]

Milla scored his first professional goal on 22 April 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 away success over Girona FC. On 6 July he moved to fellow second division club CD Numancia, on loan for one year.^[7]

Ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, Milla returned to the Armeros and was assigned to the first-team. He made his top tier debut on 24 August 2018, starting in a 0–2 away loss against former side Getafe.^[8] On 15 June of the following year, after appearing rarely, he signed a contract with Elche CF in the second division.^[9]

On 23 August 2020, Milla came off the bench to score Elche's winning goal in the play-offs Final against Girona FC, taking his side back to the top tier after five years.^[10] He scored his first goal in the top tier on 18 October, netting the opener in a 2–0 away win over Deportivo Alavés.

On 15 August 2023, Milla signed a four-year contract with RCD Espanyol, freshly relegated to the second division.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 November 2023^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lleida Esportiu	2011–12	Segunda División B	17	1	1	1	—		18	2
	2012–13	Segunda División B	37	4	0	0	4[a]	0	41	4
	2013–14	Segunda División B	30	3	2	1	4[a]	2	36	6
	Total		84	8	3	2	8	2	95	12
Getafe B	2014–15	Segunda División B	35	6	0	0	—		35	6
Getafe	2014–15	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Logroñés	2015–16	Segunda División B	36	18	2	0	4[a]	0	42	18
UCAM Murcia (loan)	2016–17	Segunda División	16	1	2	0	—		18	1
Numancia (loan)	2017–18	Segunda División	35	6	5	0	4[a]	0	44	6
Eibar	2018–19	La Liga	5	0	2	0	—		7	0
Elche	2019–20	Segunda División	37	7	3	2	4[a]	1	44	10
	2020–21	La Liga	32	4	0	0	—		32	4
	2021–22	La Liga	32	8	4	0	—		36	8
	2022–23	La Liga	31	6	2	1	—		33	7
	2023–24	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		133	25	9	3	4	1	146	29
Espanyol	2023–24	Segunda División	14	3	0	0	—		14	3
Career total			358	67	24	5	20	3	402	75

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. "Pere Milla". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
2. "Pere Milla, nuevo jugador del Getafe B" [Pere Milla, new player of Getafe B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
3. "El Getafe aprovecha la Copa" [Getafe enjoys Copa] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
4. "El delantero Pere Milla, nuevo jugador de la UD. Logroñés" [Forward Pere Milla, new player of UD. Logroñés] (in Spanish). Logroñés' official website. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
5. "Pere Milla y Unai Elgezabal fichan por SD Eibar como jugadores fidelizados" [Pere Milla and Unai Elgezabal sign for SD Eibar as farm team players] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
6. "Pere Milla, cedido al UCAM Murcia por una temporada" [Pere Milla, loaned to UCAM Murcia for one season] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
7. "Pere Milla, nuevo jugador del C.D. Numancia" [Pere Milla, new player of C.D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
8. "Debut agridulce para Pere Milla" [Bittersweet debut for Pere Milla] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
9. "OFICIAL | Pere Milla refuerza al Elche C.F." [OFFICIAL | Pere Milla bolsters Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
10. "Pere Milla lleva al Elche a Primera División en el minuto 96" [Pere Milla takes Elche to the First Division in the 96th minute] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
11. "Pere Milla, fitxat" [Pere Milla, signed] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
12. Pere Milla at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

External links

• Pere Milla at BDFutbol
• Pere Milla at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Pere Milla at Soccerway