Miguel Puche

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puche and the second or maternal family name is García.
Miguel Puche
Personal information
Full name Miguel Puche García
Date of birth (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tarazona, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Arouca
Number 11
Youth career
Tudelano
2018–2020 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Tudelano 6 (0)
2020–2022 Zaragoza B 45 (6)
2021–2023 Zaragoza 50 (2)
2023– Arouca 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:52, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Miguel Puche García (born 30 April 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese club FC Arouca.

Club career

Born in Tarazona, Zaragoza, Aragon, Puche played for CD Tudelano as a youth. On 8 October 2017, aged just 16, he made his first team debut by playing the last five minutes of a 1–0 Segunda División B home win against SD Leioa.[3]

In the 2018 summer, after six appearances with the main squad, Puche moved to Real Zaragoza and returned to the youth setup. He was promoted to the reserves in the Tercera División in August 2020,[4] and scored his first senior goal on 8 December by netting his team's fifth in a 6–0 home routing of CD Valdefierro.[5]

Puche made his professional debut for Zaragoza on 13 August 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Iván Azón in a 0–0 home draw against UD Ibiza in the Segunda División.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 11 March of the following year, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over CF Fuenlabrada.[7]

On 1 September 2022, Puche signed a professional contract until 2025, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[8] On 6 August of the following year, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a three-year deal with Portuguese Primeira Liga side FC Arouca.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Miguel Puche" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ Miguel Puche at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Jiménez firma la cuarta derrota del Leioa" [Jiménez declares the fourth defeat of Leioa] (in Spanish). Deia. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "El Deportivo Aragón continúa dando pasos en la planificación de su plantilla" [Deportitvo Aragón keep on working towards planning their squad] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "El Deportivo Aragón se impone al Valdefierro en la Ciudad Deportiva (6–0)" [Deportivo Aragón impose themselves over Valdefierro at the Ciudad Deportiva (6–0)] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "El Zaragoza decepciona y empata ante un valiente Ibiza" [Zaragoza disappoint and draw against a valiant Ibiza] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ "¿Quién es Puche, el nuevo talento del Zaragoza que encandila a JIM?" [Who is Puche, the new talent of Zaragoza who charms JIM?] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Miguel Puche firma su primer contrato profesional hasta el 2025" [Miguel Puche signs his first professional contract until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Oficial: Puche chega do Saragoça" [Official: Puche arrives from Zaragoza] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.


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