Miguel Ángel (footballer, born May 1998)

Miguel Ángel
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Gómez López
Date of birth	15 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Casas-Ibáñez, Spain
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Albacer
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2022	Albacete B
2017	→ Almansa (loan)
2019–2022	Albacete
2020–2021	→ Getafe B (loan)
2022	Socuéllamos
2022–2023	Villarrobledo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2022

Miguel Ángel Gómez López (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel ˈaŋxel ˈɣomeθ]; born 15 May 1998), known as Miguel Ángel, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Casas-Ibáñez, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Miguel Ángel represented UD Albacer as a youth. In 2017 he joined Albacete Balompié, being immediately loaned to Tercera División side UD Almansa for the season.

Miguel Ángel made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–1 home win against CD Villacañas.^[1] On 20 December, he was recalled by his parent club, and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.^[2]

Miguel Ángel made his professional debut on 2 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Néstor Susaeta in a 0–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.^[3]^[4] However, he spent most of the 2019–20 campaign nursing a knee injury.^[5]

On 5 October 2020, Miguel Ángel was loaned to Getafe CF B in the third division, for one year.^[6]

References

^ "La UD Almansa vence a un buen CD Villacañas en el Paco Simón (2–1)" [UD Almansa defeat a good CD Villacañas at the Paco Simón (2–1)] (in Spanish). Con Dos Pelotas. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ "El Albacete B repesca a su jugador cedido en el Almansa, Miguel Ángel" [Albacete B bring back his player on loan at Almansa, Miguel Ángel] (in Spanish). Balón Parado. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ "Un polémico penalti sella el triunfo del Cádiz ante el Alba" [A controversial penalty gives the win to Cádiz over Alba] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ "Miguel Ángel... debut y casi empata para el Alba" [Miguel Ángel... debut and near equalizer for Alba] (in Spanish). Más que Alba. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Miguel Ángel: "Visualizarme debutando en el Belmonte me ha ayudado en esta lesión"" [Miguel Ángel: "Seeing me debuting at the Belmonte has helped me in this injury"] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Miguel Ángel, cedido al Getafe" [Miguel Ángel, loaned to Getafe] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.