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Spanish footballer

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 (age 27)
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team Gimnàstic
Number 20
Youth career
2002–2016 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Villarreal C 62 (4)
2017–2023 Villarreal B 96 (4)
2018–2019 → Murcia (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2023 Villarreal 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Groningen (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024 Andorra 15 (0)
2025– Gimnàstic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Miguel Ángel "Migue" Leal Díaz (born 1 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Club career

Born in Villarreal, Valencian Community, Leal joined Villarreal CF's youth setup at the age of five. 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.

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. 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.

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. On 19 September of the following year, he moved to FC Groningen on loan for one year.

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. Back to the Yellow Submarine in July 2021, he was again assigned to the B-team, being a regular starter during the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF as the side achieved promotion to Segunda División.

Leal scored his first professional goal on 3 September 2022, netting the B's second in a 3–0 home win over CD Mirandés. The following 14 June, he permanently left Villarreal after two decades with the club, and moved to FC Andorra also in the second division a day later.

On 5 January 2025, after six months without a club, Leal signed a six-month deal with Primera Federación side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Murcia (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Villarreal 2019–20 La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Groningen (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Villarreal B 2018–19 Segunda División B 5 0 — — 5 0
2019–20 Segunda División B 25 0 — — 25 0
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 36 3 — 2 0 38 3
2022–23 Segunda División 30 1 — — 30 1
Total 96 4 0 0 2 0 98 4
Andorra 2023–24 Segunda División 12 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 121 0 2 0 2 0 125 4
  1. Appearances in 2022 Primera División RFEF play-offs

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.
  8. "Migue Leal se despide del Submarino tras 20 años" [Migue Leal bids farewell from the Submarine after 20 years] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  9. "Migue Leal, primer reforç tricolor per al curs 23/24" [Migue Leal, first tricolour addition for the 23/24 season] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. "Migue Leal, nou jugador del Nàstic!" [Migue Leal, new player of Nàstic!] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  11. Migue Leal at Soccerway

External links

Gimnàstic de Tarragona – current squad
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