Miguel Ángel "Migue" Leal Díaz (born 1 February 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right back for Villarreal CF B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Leal Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Villarreal, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Villarreal B | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2016 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Villarreal C | 62 | (4) |
| 2017– | Villarreal B | 33 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Murcia (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Groningen (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021 | |||
Born in Villarreal, Valencian Community, Leal joined Villarreal CF's youth setup at the age of five.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 9 May 2015, aged 18, by playing the last 16 minutes of a 1–4 Tercera División home loss against Atlético Levante UD.[2]
On 14 August 2018, after establishing himself as a regular starter for the C's, Leal moved to Segunda División B side Real Murcia on a one-year loan.[3] He moved back to his parent club the following 24 January, after appearing rarely, and was assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[4]
Leal made his first team debut on 18 December 2019, starting in a 5–0 away routing of Comillas CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] On 19 September of the following year, he moved to FC Groningen on loan for one year.[6]
Leal made his Eredivisie debut on 25 September 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bart van Hintum in a 1–3 loss at FC Twente.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Murcia (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Villarreal | 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Groningen (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Villarreal CF B – current squad | |
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