Miguel Palanca
Miguel Palanca Fernández (born 18 December 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Avilés CF. Mainly a right winger, he can also operate as a forward.
Contents
- 1 Club career
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Club statistics
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Club career
Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Palanca was a product of RCD Espanyol's youth academy, playing once for the first team in 2006–07 then spending the following season solely with the reserves. His La Liga debut arrived on 29 April 2007, as he came on as a subs*ute for Albert Riera during the second half of a 3–1 away loss against Sevilla FC.
Subsequently, Palanca was sold to Real Madrid. On 13 December 2008 he made his debut for the main squad, replacing Wesley Sneijder in the first half of a 0–2 away defeat to FC Barcelona. Again from the bench, he helped his team beat Valencia CF one week later at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (1–0).
Palanca was loaned to CD Castellón of the second division for 2009–10. The following campaign, after the club's relegation, he signed a two-year contract with another side in that league, Elche CF, with Real Madrid having an option to re-buy on any given period during that timeframe.
On 27 January 2015, after one and a half seasons with CD Numancia also in the second tier, Palanca signed with Australian club Adelaide United FC. He was released at the end of the season, after his contract was not renewed.
On 8 July 2015, Palanca signed a one-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently returned to the second level. He scored his first goals for his hometown team on 9 September in a 2–2 home draw with neighbours Girona FC in the second round of the Copa del Rey, also converting the decisive attempt in the subsequent penalty shootout.
Palanca moved abroad again on 20 July 2016, agreeing to a two-year contract with Poland's Korona Kielce. Coming from the bench, he netted his first goal on 6 August in a 4–1 home Ekstraklasa win over Lech Poznań.
On 14 August 2018, Palanca joined Indian Super League club FC Goa. The following 31 January, he returned to Gimnàstic on a short-term deal.
Personal life
Palanca's father, Santiago, played as a striker for Gimnàstic, scoring a record 48 goals at their Nou Estadi.
Club statistics
As of match played on 21 October 2018References
External links
- Miguel Palanca at BDFutbol
- Miguel Palanca at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Miguel Palanca at 90minut.pl (in Polish)