Miguel Alfonso Herrero
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Miguel Alfonso Herrero Javaloyas, aka Míchel (born 29 July 1988 in Burjassot
, Valencia
), is a Spanish
footballer who plays for Hércules CF
on loan from Valencia CF
, as an attacking midfielder.
, Míchel started playing professionally with Valencia CF
's B side; 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 0–4 away loss on 6 December 2008 (previous to that, he had already appeared in a domestic cup
outing against Club Portugalete
, where he also scored).
Míchel's first start occurred on 3 March 2009, in a 1–2 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 main team in Valencia having not much earlier being in the fourth division
, with lowly Burjassot CF
.
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 fellow league club Deportivo de La Coruña
. He spent most of the campaign
injured, and the Galicians were also relegated after 20 straight years in the top flight.
Burjassot
Burjassot is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, Spain. The footballer José Carlos Cerveró was born there on 11th December 1979....
, Valencia
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
), is a Spanish
Spain
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footballer who plays for Hércules CF
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
on loan from Valencia CF
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
, as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
After finishing his football grooming at local outfit Burjassot CFBurjassot CF
Burjassot Club de Futbol is a Spanish football team based in Burjassot, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1913 as Club Verano Burjassot, it plays in Regional Preferente, holding home games at Estadio Los Silos, with a capacity of 4,000 seats.-Season to season:----*1 seasons in...
, Míchel started playing professionally with Valencia CF
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
's B side; 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
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
debut against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, playing 20 minutes in a 0–4 away loss on 6 December 2008 (previous to that, he had already appeared in a domestic cup
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
outing against Club Portugalete
Club Portugalete
Club Portugalete is a Spanish football team based in Portugalete, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1944, it plays in Tercera División - Group 4, holding home games at Estadio La Florida, with a capacity of 3,000 seaters....
, where he also scored).
Míchel's first start occurred on 3 March 2009, in a 1–2 loss at CD Numancia
CD Numancia
Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos, with a 10,200-seat capacity.Besides football it has other...
, 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 main team in Valencia having not much earlier being in the fourth division
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
, with lowly Burjassot CF
Burjassot CF
Burjassot Club de Futbol is a Spanish football team based in Burjassot, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1913 as Club Verano Burjassot, it plays in Regional Preferente, holding home games at Estadio Los Silos, with a capacity of 4,000 seats.-Season to season:----*1 seasons in...
.
In early June 2010, deemed surplus to requirements by coach Emery - for instance, in the 2009–10 campaign
2009–10 La Liga
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, he only collected 28 minutes in the league, all as a late substitute - Míchel was loaned for one season to fellow league club Deportivo de La Coruña
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
. He spent most of the campaign
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...
injured, and the Galicians were also relegated after 20 straight years in the top flight.