Miguel Ángel Guerrero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
Miguel Ángel Guerrero
Guerrero with Sporting in 2014
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Guerrero Martín
Date of birth (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Toledo, Spain[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–1999 Atlético Madrid
1999–2000 Real Madrid
2000–2007 Getafe
2007–2008 Toledo
2008–2009 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Albacete B 60 (19)
2010 Albacete 2 (0)
2011–2013 Sporting Gijón B 51 (29)
2012–2016 Sporting Gijón 91 (16)
2016–2018 Leganés 53 (9)
2018–2020 Olympiacos 37 (9)
2020 → Leganés (loan) 13 (1)
2020–2021 Nottingham Forest 9 (0)
2021 Rayo Vallecano 16 (1)
2021–2022 Ibiza 34 (2)
2022–2023 OFI 11 (0)
2023–2024 Anorthosis 33 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Miguel Ángel Guerrero Martín (born 12 July 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

He played 89 La Liga games and scored 12 goals for Sporting de Gijón and Leganés, as well as 117 appearances and 17 goals in the Segunda División for four teams including Sporting. Abroad, he played in Super League Greece for Olympiacos and OFI, as well as having spells in England and Cyprus.

Club career

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Albacete

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Born in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Guerrero started his senior career with Albacete Balompié's reserves, spending two full seasons in the Tercera División after having represented a host of clubs as a youth.

He made his official debut with the first team on 9 January 2010, appearing as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Recreativo de Huelva in the Segunda División.[2]

Sporting Gijón

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Guerrero warming up with Sporting de Gijón in 2014.

In the summer of 2011, Guerrero joined Sporting de Gijón, again initially being assigned to the B side, this time in Segunda División B.[3] On 19 August 2012 he made his official debut with the Asturians' main squad, playing 25 minutes in a 2–0 loss at CD Numancia.[4]

On 6 January 2013, in a local derby against Real Oviedo, Guerrero scored all of Sporting B's goals in a 4–1 home victory.[5] Roughly one month later, he scored his first goal for the first team, the opening goal in a 2–1 away win over CD Lugo.[6][7]

After being promoted to the main squad in 2013, Guerrero was an important attacking player in the 2014–15 campaign,[8] scoring 11 goals in 36 appearances for the runners-up.[9] Highlights included braces against CD Lugo and Racing de Santander, both in May 2015.[10][11]

Guerrero made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2015, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[12] He scored for the first time in the top flight on 19 October, equalising late on in a 3–3 home draw with Granada CF,[13] and added another the following 12 February to open a 2–2 draw against Rayo Vallecano also at El Molinón[14] as his team avoided relegation at that adversary's expense.

Leganés

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On 27 June 2016, Guerrero signed a two-year deal with the option for a third at CD Leganés, newly promoted to the top tier.[15] He scored five goals from 31 appearances in his first season, helping the club to retain its league status.[16]

Olympiacos

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On 13 June 2018, Guerrero moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a three-year contract with Olympiacos FC, with a rumoured annual salary of €400,000.[17][18] On 9 August, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home defeat of FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[19]

On 30 July 2019, Guerrero scored after a solo run in the 4–0 home victory over FC Viktoria Plzeň in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[20] He repeated the feat in the same competition on 21 August, as the hosts defeated FC Krasnodar in the play-off round.[21]

Guerrero signed for six months with Leganés on 31 January 2020, with the deal including a €2.5 million buyout clause.[22]

Nottingham Forest

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On 4 September 2020, Guerrero joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee;[23] manager Sabri Lamouchi was reportedly not interested in signing him but felt that he had no choice but to agree to the transfer as it came under the recommendation of Evangelos Marinakis, who owned both clubs.[24] He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–0 home loss against Cardiff City on 19 September,[25] and his first start came the following month in a 1–0 defeat at Middlesbrough.[26]

Rayo Vallecano

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Guerrero signed with Rayo Vallecano on 1 February 2021, for an undisclosed fee.[27][28] He scored his only goal for the sixth-placed team – eventually promoted in the play-offs – on the 27th, equalising the 1–1 home draw with SD Ponferradina.[29]

Later career

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On 12 August 2021, Guerrero moved to second-tier newcomers UD Ibiza on a two-year deal.[30] Halfway through the contract, he was released so the Balearic side could sign former Spain international Nolito and he returned to Greece's top flight at OFI Crete FC.[31] Remaining in the eastern Mediterranean, he moved again in January 2023 to Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division, signing until the summer of 2024.[32][33]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 April 2024[34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albacete 2009–10 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Sporting Gijón B 2011–12 Segunda División B 30 13 — — — 30 13
2012–13 21 16 — — — 21 16
Total 51 29 — — — 51 29
Sporting Gijón 2012–13 Segunda División 18 2 0 0 — — 18 2
2013–14 14 1 1 0 — — 15 1
2014–15 36 11 1 0 — — 37 11
2015–16 La Liga 23 2 2 0 — — 25 2
Total 91 16 4 0 — — 95 16
Leganés 2016–17 La Liga 31 5 2 0 — — 33 5
2017–18 22 4 0 0 — — 22 4
Total 53 9 2 0 — — 55 9
Olympiacos 2018–19 Super League Greece 23 7 3 0 — 9[a] 4 35 11
2019–20 14 2 2 2 — 11[b] 2 27 6
Total 37 9 5 2 — 20 6 62 17
Leganés 2019–20 La Liga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Nottingham Forest 2020–21 EFL Championship 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Rayo Vallecano 2020–21 Segunda División 16 1 0 0 — — 16 1
Ibiza 2021–22 34 2 2 0 — — 36 2
OFI 2022–23 Super League Greece 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Anorthosis 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 20 10 2 0 — — 22 10
2023–24 13 6 1 1 — — 14 7
Total 33 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 36 17
Career total 350 83 19 3 0 0 20 6 389 92
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Olympiacos

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Miguel Ángel Guerrero". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sin fútbol y sin goles en Huelva" [No football and no goals in Huelva]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ Blanco, Dani (6 July 2011). "El Sporting B se acerca a Guerrero" [Sporting B near Guerrero]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Numancia, 2; Sporting, 0" (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ^ "El Sporting B golea al Oviedo (4–1) con cuatro goles de Guerrero" [Sporting B rout Oviedo (4–1) with four Guerrero goals] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Trejo sentencia a un Lugo que mereció puntuar" [Trejo finishes Lugo who deserved points]. La Región (in Spanish). 10 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ^ Barrio, Javier (11 February 2013). "Guerrero encuentra su sitio" [Guerrero finds his place]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  8. ^ García-Cuervo, Pablo (13 May 2015). "Un Guerrero de Primera" [Primera Warrior ("Guerrero" in English)]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ^ Vigil Morán, Alejandro (8 October 2015). "El Sporting rechazó una oferta por Guerrero" [Sporting rejected offer for Guerrero]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  10. ^ "El Sporting sigue la estela de Betis y Girona" [Sporting hot on Betis and Girona's heels]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  11. ^ "El Sporting remonta al Racing y duerme el sábado como segundo" [Sporting complete comeback over Racing and sleep as second on Saturday]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  12. ^ Siguero, Santiago (23 August 2015). "El Madrid sigue seco" [Madrid are still dry]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  13. ^ Ballesteros, Cristian (19 October 2015). "Un Sporting muy Guerrero" [Quite Warrior ("Guerrero" in English) Sporting]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  14. ^ Martín, Maite (12 February 2016). "Jozabed da un punto al Rayo ante un Sporting que sufrió" [Jozabed gives point to Rayo against Sporting who suffered]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Guerrero, nuevo delantero del Leganés hasta 2018" [Guerrero, new forward of Leganés until 2018] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  16. ^ Moreno, Miguel (20 May 2017). "Valoraciones de la temporada del Leganés" [Notes on season of Leganés] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  17. ^ Tomaras, Dimitris (11 June 2018). "Οι λεπτομέρειες για Γκερέρο (vid)" [Details on Guerrero (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Olympiacos welcomes Guerrero!". Olympiacos F.C. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  19. ^ Saoulis, Antonis (August 2018). "Ολυμπιακός-Λουκέρνη 4–0" [Olympiacos-Luzern 4–0] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  20. ^ Samolis, Dimitris (30 July 2019). "Ολυμπιακός – Πλζεν 4–0: Διέλυσε τους Τσέχους με μπαλάρα" [Olympiacos – Plzeň 4–0: Czechs sent packing with a stunner] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  21. ^ Ntymenos, Giorgos (21 August 2019). "Ολυμπιακός – Κρασνοντάρ 4–0 (vid)" [Olympiacos – Κrasnodar 4–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  22. ^ Tempelis, Vassilis (31 January 2020). "Ολυμπιακός: Η Λεγκανές ανακοίνωσε τον Γκερέρο" [Olympiacos: Leganés announce Guerrero] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Reds sign Guerrero". Nottingham Forest F.C. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  24. ^ Taylor, Daniel (24 October 2020). "Is 4–4–2 really the answer for goal-shy Forest?". The Athletic. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  25. ^ Pearlman, Michael (19 September 2020). "Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Middlesbrough 1–0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  27. ^ "Guerrero departs". Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Guerrero nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Guerrero new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  29. ^ De Vicente, Marcos (27 February 2021). "El Rayo sigue sin ganar, pero mantiene el sexto puesto" [Rayo remain winless, but are still sixth]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Guerrero, nuevo jugador del Ibiza" [Guerrero, new player of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Ex Sporting: Guerrero cierra su fichaje fuera de España" [Ex Sporting: Guerrero completes his signing outside Spain]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  32. ^ "Ολοκλήρωση συμφωνίας με Miguel Angel Guerrero" [Agreement with Miguel Ángel Guerrero] (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  33. ^ "Ex Sporting: Scepovic pacta su fichaje en España y Guerrero cambia de equipo" [Ex Sporting: Scepovic completes his signing in Spain and Guerrero changes team]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  34. ^ Miguel Ángel Guerrero at Soccerway
  35. ^ "Olympiacos win their 45th Greek Super League title". Greek City Times. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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