Miguel Ángel Guerrero

Miguel Ángel Guerrero Martín (born 12 July 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés on loan from Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as a forward.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
Miguel Ángel Guerrero
Guerrero with Sporting in 2014
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Guerrero Martín
Date of birth (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990
Place of birth Toledo, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Leganés
(on loan from Olympiacos)
Number 9
Youth career
1996–1999 Atlético Madrid
1999–2000 Real Madrid
2000–2007 Getafe
2007–2008 Toledo
2008–2009 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Albacete B 60 (19)
2010 Albacete 2 (0)
2011–2013 Sporting B 51 (29)
2012–2016 Sporting Gijón 89 (16)
2016–2018 Leganés 53 (9)
2018– Olympiacos 37 (9)
2020– → Leganés (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2020

Club career

Albacete

Born in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Guerrero started his senior career with Albacete Balompié's reserves, spending two full seasons in Tercera División after having represented a host of clubs as a youth.

On 9 January 2010, he made his official debut with the first team, appearing as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Recreativo de Huelva for the Segunda División championship.[1]

Sporting Gijón
Guerrero warming up with Sporting de Gijón in 2014.

In the summer of 2011, Guerrero joined Sporting de Gijón, again initially being assigned to the B-side, this time in Segunda División B.[2] On 19 August 2012 he made his official debut with the Asturians' main squad, playing 25 minutes in a 0–2 loss at CD Numancia for the second level championship.[3]

On 6 January 2013, in a local derby against Real Oviedo, Guerrero scored all of Sporting B's goals in a 4–1 home triumph.[4] Roughly one month later, he netted his first goal for the first team, scoring the opener in a 2–1 away win over CD Lugo.[5]

After being definitely promoted to the main squad in 2013, Guerrero was an important attacking unit in the 2014–15 campaign,[6] scoring 11 goals in 36 appearances. Highlights included braces against CD Lugo and Racing de Santander, both in May 2015.[7][8]

Guerrero made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2015, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[9] He netted for the first time in the top flight on 19 October, equalising late on in a 3–3 home draw against Granada CF,[10] and added another the following 12 February to open a 2–2 draw to Rayo Vallecano also at El Molinón,[11] as his team avoided relegation at the latter's expense.

Leganés

On 27 June 2016, Guerrero signed a two-year deal with the option for a third at CD Leganés, newly promoted to the top tier.[12] He scored five goals from 31 appearances in his first season, helping the club retain its league status.[13]

Olympiacos

On 13 June 2018, Guerrero moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a three-year contract with Olympiacos FC, with a rumoured annual salary of €400,000.[14][15] On 9 August, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home win over FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[16]

On 30 July 2019, Guerrero scored after a solo run in the 4–0 home victory over FC Viktoria Plzeň in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[17] He repeated the feat in the same competition on 21 August, as the hosts defeated FC Krasnodar in the play-off round.[18]

Guerrero signed for six months with Leganés on 31 January 2020, with the deal including a €2.5 million buyout clause.[19]

References
  1. Sin fútbol y sin goles en Huelva (No football and no goals in Huelva); Marca, 9 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. El Sporting B se acerca a Guerrero (Sporting B near Guerrero); El Comercio, 6 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. Numancia, 2; Sporting, 0; Sporting Gijón, 19 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. El Sporting B golea al Oviedo (4–1) con cuatro goles de Guerrero (Sporting B rout Oviedo (4–1) with four Guerrero goals); Sporting Gijón, 6 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Guerrero encuentra su sitio (Guerrero finds his place) Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine; El Comercio, 11 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. "Un Guerrero de Primera" [Primera Warrior ("Guerrero" in English)] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. El Sporting sigue la estela de Betis y Girona (Sporting hot on Betis and Girona's heels) Archived 2017-10-23 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 9 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. El Sporting remonta al Racing y duerme el sábado como segundo (Sporting complete comeback over Racing and sleep as second on Saturday) Archived 2018-07-15 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 16 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. El Madrid sigue seco (Madrid are still dry) Archived 2018-07-10 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 23 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. Un Sporting muy Guerrero (Quite Warrior ("Guerrero" in English) Sporting) Archived 2018-07-10 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 19 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. Jozabed da un punto al Rayo ante un Sporting que sufrió (Jozabed gives point to Rayo against Sporting who suffered); Diario AS, 12 February 2016 (in Spanish)
  12. Guerrero, nuevo delantero del Leganés hasta 2018 (Guerrero, new forward of Leganés until 2018); CD Leganés, 27 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  13. Valoraciones de la temporada del Leganés (Notes on season of Leganés); Be Soccer, 20 May 2017 (in Spanish)
  14. Οι λεπτομέρειες για Γκερέρο (vid) (Details on Guerrero (vid)); Gazzetta, 11 June 2018 (in Greek)
  15. Olympiacos welcomes Guerrero!; Olympiacos CF, 13 June 2018
  16. "Ολυμπιακός-Λουκέρνη 4–0" [Olympiacos-Luzern 4–0] (in Greek). Gazzetta. August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  17. "Ολυμπιακός – Πλζεν 4–0: Διέλυσε τους Τσέχους με μπαλάρα" [Olympiacos – Plzeň 4–0: Czechs sent packing with a stunner] (in Greek). Sport 24. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  18. "Ολυμπιακός – Κρασνοντάρ 4–0 (vid)" [Olympiacos – Κrasnodar 4–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  19. "Ολυμπιακός: Η Λεγκανές ανακοίνωσε τον Γκερέρο" [Olympiacos: Leganés announce Guerrero] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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