Miguel Crespo da Silva (born 11 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe as a midfielder.
![]() Crespo with Fenerbahçe in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Crespo da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 26)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Lyon, France[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2007 | Escola Luciano Sousa | ||
2007–2009 | Porto | ||
2009–2010 | Escola Luciano Sousa | ||
2010–2012 | Artur Rego | ||
2012–2013 | Barroselas | ||
2013–2014 | Feirense | ||
2014–2015 | Neves | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Neves | 62 | (18) |
2016–2017 | Merelinense | 34 | (9) |
2017–2019 | Braga B | 51 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Estoril | 47 | (7) |
2021– | Fenerbahçe | 33 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 9 November 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Lyon, France to Portuguese parents, Crespo spent his first four seasons as a senior in lower league or amateur football. On 12 June 2017 he signed with S.C. Braga, being assigned to the reserve side in the LigaPro.[2]
Crespo made his debut as a professional on 19 August 2017, starting in a 0–2 home loss against C.D. Santa Clara.[3] He scored his first goal in the league later that month, in the 2–2 home draw with Leixões SC.[4]
Crespo joined fellow second-tier club G.D. Estoril Praia in July 2019, agreeing to a three-year contract.[5] First choice from 2020–21 onwards,[6] he scored six goals in all competitions during the campaign[7] as his team returned to the Primeira Liga after three years as champions.[8]
On 13 August 2021, Crespo played his first match in the Portuguese top division, a 0–0 home draw against Vitória de Guimarães.[9] He scored for the first time two weeks later, opening the 2–1 win over C.S. Marítimo also at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.[10]
Crespo moved to Fenerbahçe S.K. of the Turkish Süper Lig on a three-year deal on 6 September 2021, with the possibility of a one-year extension.[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Neves | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
Merelinense | 2016–17 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 9 | ||
Braga B | 2017–18 | Liga Portugal 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2018–19 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
Total | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 51 | 3 | |||
Estoril | 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 37 | 6 | |||
2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | ||
Total | 47 | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | 57 | 9 | |||
Fenerbahçe | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
2022–23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
Career total | 188 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 212 | 28 |
Estoril
Fenerbahçe S.K. – current squad | |
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