Miguel Alfonso Herrero Javaloyas (; born 29 July 1988), commonly known as Míchel , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as an attacking midfielder.
He achieved La Liga totals of 172 games and nine goals over nine seasons, with Valencia, Deportivo, Levante, Getafe and Valladolid.
Club career Valencia Born in Burjassot, Valencian Community, Míchel finished his football grooming at local Burjassot CF and started playing as a senior with Valencia CF's reserves. After a string of midfield injuries to the main squad (Rubén Baraja, Edu and Manuel Fernandes) he was called up by coach Unai Emery, making his La Liga debut against FC Barcelona, playing 20 minutes in a 4–0 away loss on 6 December 2008; previous to that, he had already appeared in a Copa del Rey game against Club Portugalete, where he also scored.
Míchel's first start occurred on 3 March 2009 in the 2–1 loss at CD Numancia, as he began to be regularly summoned to the league's squad of 18 each week. He was delighted with his first year at Valencia, never having imagined he would be playing for the club's first team after being not much earlier in the Tercera División.
Loans and Levante In early June 2010, deemed surplus to requirements by coach Emery – for instance, in the 2009–10 campaign he only collected 28 minutes in the league, all as a late substitute – Míchel was loaned for one season to Deportivo de La Coruña.El Depor logra la cesión del valencianista Míchel (Depor get Valencia's Míchel on loan); Marca, 28 May 2010 (in Spanish) He spent most of the campaign injured, and the Galicians were also relegated after 20 years in the top flight.Míchel estará entre cuatro y seis meses de baja por una lesión en el menisco de la pierna derecha (Míchel will miss four to six months due to right leg meniscus injury); Marca, 24 September 2010 (in Spanish)
At Hércules CF, where he spent the 2011–12 season, Míchel scored a career-best 13 goals, also being a key player as the team nearly returned to the top tier.El Levante ficha a Míchel, como agente libre (Levante sign Míchel, as free agent); Goal, 26 June 2012 (in Spanish) The club attempted to acquire the player permanently, but were eventually denied.El Hércules quiere a Míchel en propiedad (Hércules want Míchel permanently); Diario Información, 27 February 2012 (in Spanish)
Míchel rescinded his contract with Valencia in June 2012, and signed a three-year deal with neighbouring Levante UD shortly after. He scored eight goals in 51 official games in his only season, including two in 11 in that campaign's UEFA Europa League.Ten-man Hannover outlast Levante; UEFA, 4 October 2012Clinical Levante make Twente pay; UEFA, 25 October 2012
Return to Valencia On 10 May 2013, Míchel agreed on a return to former club Valencia, penning a three-year link after his €420,000 buyout clause was paid.Míchel regresa a Mestalla (Míchel returns to Mestalla); Super Deporte, 10 May 2013 (in Spanish) He made his debut in his second spell on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Málaga CF.Valencia edge victory; ESPN FC, 17 August 2013
Míchel was loaned to Getafe CF of the same league in late July 2014, for two years.El Getafe hace oficial la cesión de Míchel por dos años (Getafe make two-year loan of Míchel official); Super Deporte, 24 July 2014 (in Spanish)
Guangzhou R&F
On 18 December 2014, Míchel was sold to Guangzhou R&F F.C. in the Chinese Super League. He made his debut for his new team on 10 February of the following year, appearing in the second preliminary round of the AFC Champions League against Warriors FC.
Míchel returned to Spain on loan in January 2016, to Real Oviedo of the Segunda División.
Valladolid
In August 2016, Míchel negotiated an end to his contract in China and signed a three-year deal with Real Valladolid. Having consolidated their place in the top division, he extended by a further year at its conclusion.
Míchel's link with was automatically renewed due to an appearances clause in the summer of 2020, amidst interest from Göztepe S.K. of Turkey. However he stayed put, and became the new captain in October after Javi Moyano left.
Míchel left the Estadio José Zorrilla on 30 June 2021, as his contract expired.
Tenerife On 18 July 2021, free agent Míchel joined second-division CD Tenerife on a two-year deal. On 23 August 2022, he terminated his contract.
Personal life In 2019, Míchel married BeIN Sports reporter Celia Sanchís.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsValencia2008–09La Liga13031——1612009–10302050—100Total1605150—261Deportivo (loan)2010–11La Liga10000——100Hércules (loan)2011–12Segunda División381311—204114Levante 2012–13La Liga37531112—518Valencia 2013–14La Liga1302060—210Guangzhou R&F 2015Chinese Super League2542080—354Oviedo (loan)2015–16Segunda División180———180Valladolid2016–17Segunda División42331——4542017–1829510—103152018–19La Liga35100——3512019–2029110——3012020–2122231——253Total1571282—1016614Tenerife2021–22Segunda División33321—10364Hércules2022–23Segunda Federación32610——3362023–243010——40Total35620——376Torrent2023–24Segunda Federación100———100Career total392432563024045151
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