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Kevin Mirallas
Mirallas with Belgium before a match against the United States on 29 May 2013
Personal information
Full name Kevin Antonio Joel
Gislain Mirallas y Castillo
Date of birth (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team Everton
Number 11
Youth career
1999–2004 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Lille 76 (10)
2008–2010 Saint-Étienne 53 (3)
2010–2012 Olympiacos 52 (34)
2012– Everton 61 (14)
International career
2003 Belgium U16 10 (8)
2003–2004 Belgium U17 13 (7)
2005 Belgium U18 4 (0)
2005–2006 Belgium U19 16 (4)
2006–2007 Belgium U21 5 (2)
2007– Belgium 48 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of match played 23 August 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of match played 5 July 2014

Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo (Template:IPA-es; born 5 October 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Everton and the Belgium national team. He has previously played for Lille, Saint-Étienne and Olympiacos.

Club career

Early career

He played for his home town club Standard Liège in his youth career. He then left Belgium and began his first team career in France by signing for Lille OSC and played for them since the opening of the 2004–05 season. Mirallas participated in the UEFA Cup in his first season at the club. Mirallas subsequently was transferred to AS Saint-Etienne for €4,000,000, and began to make a name for himself by scoring against Lyon on his debut in the Rhone-Loire derby.

Olympiacos

Mirallas playing for Olympiacos in 2012

In June 2010 Mirallas joined Greek club Olympiacos on a one-year loan for a fee of €2.5m. Mirallas made his debut in a 5–0 win against KS Besa Kavaje in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Europa League Qualifiers and scored his first two goals for the club in a 3–1 home win against Olympiakos Volos. Mirallas scored in a 2–1 away loss to their greatest rivals Panathinaikos in the Derby of the eternal enemies after which his contract was extended to four years. Olympiacos won that season's Greek Super League and Mirallas finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals, with only Panathinaikos's Djibril Cissé scoring more league goals than him. The following season Mirallas scored his first ever hat-trick for Olympiacos in a 4–0 away win against Levadiakos F.C. and scored four in a 7–2 victory over Asteras Tripolis. Olympiacos again won the league, and Mirallas was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.

Everton

In August 2012, Mirallas joined English Premier League club Everton for a fee of £6m. He made his debut as a second-half substitute during a 3–1 league win over Aston Villa at Villa Park in which he had a headed goal disallowed due to it being ruled offside. In his first start four days later, Mirallas scored twice and provided two assists as Everton won 5–0 against Leyton Orient in the second round of the League Cup. He scored his first league goal on 22 September 2012, in a 3–0 away win against Swansea City after heading in his initial effort which rebounded off the underside of the bar. Mirallas suffered a number of injuries which limited his number of appearances during the middle part of the season. He made a number of brief cameos, notably against Tottenham Hotspur in December. Mirallas' next goal came against Oldham Athletic in a 3–1 win on 26 February 2013 in the fifth round of the FA Cup. He then scored again, scoring his second league goal of the season against Reading in a 3–1 win on 2 March 2013. He scored his first brace in David Moyes' last home game in charge of Everton in a 2–0 win against West Ham United.

Mirallas scored and assisted a goal during a 3–3 draw in the first Merseyside derby of the 2013–14 season. He also received a booking for a high challenge on Luis Suárez which opposing manager described as reckless and insisted Mirallas was lucky to remain on the pitch. He scored a superb 85th minute 25 yard free kick against Aston Villa to win the game 2–1. He went on to score eight goals in the season, before it was ended in April due to a groin injury. Mirallas created 61 chances for his teammates during the season, the most of any Everton player.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2014.
Club Division Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille Ligue 1 2004–05 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2005–06 15 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 19 1
2006–07 23 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 30 2
2007–08 35 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 37 7
Total 76 10 2 1 4 0 7 0 89 11
Saint-Étienne 2008–09 30 3 2 0 0 0 8 1 40 4
2009–10 23 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 29 1
Total 53 3 6 1 2 0 8 1 69 5
Olympiacos Superleague 2010–11 27 14 3 0 0 0 3 0 33 14
2011–12 25 20 3 0 0 0 6 0 34 20
Total 52 34 6 0 0 0 9 0 67 34
Everton Premier League 2012–13 27 6 4 1 2 2 — 33 9
2013–14 32 8 4 0 1 0 — 37 8
2014–15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 61 14 8 1 3 2 0 0 72 17
Career total 242 61 22 3 9 2 24 1 297 67

International career

Mirallas in action against DaMarcus Beasley during an international friendly against the United States on 29 May 2013

Mirallas has represented Belgium at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level, and was one of the leading figures in guiding the under-21s to the semi-finals of the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

He scored twice in the 2008 Summer Olympics football tournament, once against China (2–0 victory) and once against Italy (3–2 victory). He made his full international debut for the senior team in 2007 and scored his first ever international goal against Serbia in Brussels, as a Mousa Dembélé brace helped the Red Devils to a 3–2 home victory.

International goals

Score and Result lists Belgium's goals first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 August 2007 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels  Serbia 2–0 3–2 Euro 2008 Qualification
2 12 September 2007 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty  Kazakhstan 2–0 2–2 Euro 2008 Qualification
3 19 November 2008 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City  Luxembourg 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 13 November 2009 Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent  Hungary 3–0 (pen.) 3–0 Friendly
5 26 May 2012 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels  Montenegro 1–1 2–2 Friendly
6. 12 October 2012 Stadium Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade  Serbia 3–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 29 May 2013 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland  United States 1–0 4–2 Friendly
8. 6 September 2013 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Scotland 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 19 November 2013 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels  Japan 1–0 2–3 Friendly

Personal life

Mirallas' father was born in Spain, although Mirallas was born in Liege.

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

Individual

References

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  8. "Ολυμπιακός-Ολυμπιακός Βόλου 3-1". Sport24. 2 October 2010.
  9. "Η Σεντ Ετιέν ανακοίνωσε Μιραλάς!". Sport24. 1 February 2011.
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  11. "OLYMPIACOS F.C. - ASTERAS TRIPOLIS 7-2". Olympiacos.org. 25 March 2012.
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  13. "Στατιστικά Παικτών". Super League Greece. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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  16. "Everton 5–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  17. "Swansea 0–3 Everton" BBC Sport. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  18. "Mirallas double downs Hammers". Whufc.com. 12 May 2013.
  19. "Everton 3–3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  20. "Everton 3-3 Liverpool: Brendan Rodgers angry with Kevin Mirallas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  21. "Premier League: Kevin Mirallas' free-kick helps Everton seal 2–1 win over Aston Villa". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  22. "Everton's Kevin Mirallas ruled out for rest of season with injury". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. "Squawka Awards: A statistical review of Everton's Premier League season". Squawka. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  24. "Kevin Mirallas French stats". LFP. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  25. "Kevin Mirallas Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  26. "Dembélé double downs Serbia". UEFA. 23 August 2007.
  27. rvh (4 May 2012). "Kevin Mirallas is speler van het jaar in Griekenland". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 August 2014.

External links

Super League Greece top scorers
Everton F.C. – current squad
Belgium squads
Belgium men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – fourth place
Belgium
Belgium squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
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