Paulino "Pau" Miguélez Fernández (born 23 January 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hércules CF as a left winger.

Pau Miguélez
Personal information
Full name Paulino Miguélez Fernández
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Noja, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Hércules
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Racing B 38 (11)
2015–2018 Racing Santander 27 (0)
2018–2019 Peralada 37 (7)
2019–2020 Sevilla B 9 (0)
2020–2021 Las Palmas B 24 (1)
2021 Las Palmas 3 (0)
2021–2022 Hércules
2022–2023 Zamora
2023–2024 Calahorra
2024– Steaua București 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Spain U16 9 (3)
2015–2016 Spain U17 6 (0)
2017 Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2021

Club career edit

Born in Noja, Cantabria, Miguélez was a Racing de Santander youth graduate. He made his senior – and first team – debut on 23 August 2015 at the age of 16, playing the last 12 minutes of a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Celta de Vigo B;[1] he spent the campaign switching between the main squad and the reserves in the Tercera División.

Miguélez scored his first senior goal on 22 August 2016, netting a brace with the B's in a 5–1 away routing of Selaya FC.[2] He only started to feature regularly for the first team in the 2017–18 season, with the side still in the third division.

On 20 July 2018, Miguélez signed a three-year deal with Girona FC, being assigned to the farm team also in the third tier.[3] On 10 July of the following year, he moved to another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético in the same category.[4]

On 29 January 2020, Miguélez joined UD Las Palmas, being assigned to the B-side still in division three.[5] He made his professional debut on 10 January of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Kirian Rodríguez in a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca in the Segunda División.[6]

On 13 July 2021, Miguélez signed a one-year contract with Hércules CF of the Segunda División RFEF.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Un estreno fallido" [A failed debut] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "El filial empieza el campeonato 2016/17 con triunfo en Selaya (1–5)" [The reserves start the 2016/17 championship with a triumph in Selaya (1–5)] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "El Girona ficha al joven delantero Paulino Miguélez" [Girona sign young forward Paulino Miguélez] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Pau Miguélez se incorpora al Sevilla Atlético procedente del Girona" [Pau Miguélez joins Sevilla Atlético from Girona] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Miguélez, nuevo jugador de Las Palmas Atlético" [Miguélez, new player of Las Palmas Atlético] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Las Palmas consigue su primer triunfo a domicilio en Mallorca" [Las Palmas get their first away triumph in Mallorca] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Pau Miguélez es herculano" [Pau Miguélez is an herculano] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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