Miguelón (footballer)

Miguelón

Miguelón with Villarreal in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Juan Llambrich
Date of birth	(1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Benidorm, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
2000–2003	Benidorm
2003–2006	Alicante
2006–2015	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Villarreal C	25	(0)
2015–2018	Villarreal B	52	(1)
2015–2021	Villarreal	8	(0)
2019–2020	→ Huesca (loan)	26	(2)
2020–2021	→ Espanyol (loan)	19	(0)
2021–2023	Espanyol	2	(0)
2022	→ Oviedo (loan)	4	(0)
2023	→ Cartagena (loan)	2	(0)
2023–2024	Eldense	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Juan and the second or maternal family name is Llambrich.

Miguel Juan Llambrich (born 18 January 1996), commonly known as Miguelón, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Club career

Born in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencian Community, Miguelón joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2006, after stints at Benidorm CF and Alicante CF.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UD Alzira.[2]

On 28 November 2015, Miguelón played the full 90 minutes with the reserves in a 3–2 home win against CD Eldense, after both Felipe Alfonso and Edgar Ié were unavailable due to injury.[3] On 3 December he made his first team debut, starting in a 2–3 Copa del Rey away loss against SD Huesca.[4]

Miguelón was definitely promoted to the main squad on 2 August 2018.[5] On 11 July 2019, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Huesca for one year.[6]

On 25 August 2020, after achieving promotion with Huesca, Miguelón was loaned to fellow second division side RCD Espanyol for one year.[7] He also promoted to the top tier with the latter side, signing a permanent deal with them on 2 June 2021.[8]

On 11 July 2022, Miguelón was loaned to second division side Real Oviedo for the season.[9] The following 5 January, he moved to fellow league team FC Cartagena also in a temporary deal.[10]

On 14 August 2023, Miguelón terminated his contract with the Pericos,[11] and signed a one-year deal with CD Eldense in the second division on 1 September.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 February 2021[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Villarreal B	2015–16	Segunda División B	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	2016–17	Segunda División B	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2017–18	Segunda División B	29	1	0	0	—		3[a]	0	32	0
	Total		52	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	55	1
Villarreal	2015–16	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2018–19	La Liga	8	0	3	0	5[b]	0	—		16	0
	Total		8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Huesca (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División	26	2	2	0	—		—		28	2
Espanyol (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
Espanyol	2021–22	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			105	3	8	0	0	0	3	0	121	3

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "El incansable Miguelón Llambrich" [The tireless Miguelón Llambrich] (in Spanish). Roda's official website. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
2. "El nou Alzira causa una bona impressió davant el Villarreal C (1–1) en el debut lliguer" [The new Alzira causes a good impression against Villarreal C (1–1) in the league debut] (in Catalan). Ribera Express. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
3. "El Eldense pone en aprietos a un Villarreal en racha" [Eldense puts pressure in a Villarreal on the run] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
4. "El Huesca renace a costa del Villarreal" [Huesca borns again under Villarreal's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
5. "Miguelón se queda en el primer equipo y ya es uno más" [Miguelón stays in the first team and is one more] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
6. "Miguel Llambrich, cedido a la SD Huesca" [Miguel Llambrich, loaned to SD Huesca] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
7. "Miguelón, nuevo jugador del Espanyol" [Miguelón, new player of Espanyol] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
8. "RCD Espanyol acquires federative rights for Dimata, Vadillo and Miguelón". RCD Espanyol. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
9. "Miguelón Signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
10. "Miguelón se incorpora al Efesé cedido por el Espanyol para reforzar el lateral" [Miguelón joins the Efesé on loan from Espanyol to bolster the full-back] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
11. "Miguelón finalitza la seva etapa a l'Espanyol" [Miguelón ends his spell at Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
12. "Miguel Llambrich, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense" [Miguel Llambrich, new player of CD Eldense] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
13. Miguelón at Soccerway

External links

• Villarreal official profile (in Spanish)
• Miguelón at BDFutbol