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Miki Villar

Miki Villar
Personal information
Full name Miguel Villar Alonso
Date of birth (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nigrán, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Jagiellonia Białystok
Number 20
Youth career
Celta
Rápido Bouzas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Rápido Bouzas 48 (7)
2015–2017 Pontevedra 12 (0)
2016Rápido Bouzas (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 Boiro 31 (3)
2018–2021 Compostela 82 (12)
2021–2023 Ibiza 47 (2)
2023–2024 Wisła Kraków 46 (9)
2024– Jagiellonia Białystok 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024

Miguel Villar Alonso (born 19 September 1996), known as Miki Villar or just Miki, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok.

Club career

Born in Nigrán, Pontevedra, Galicia, Miki represented RC Celta de Vigo and Rápido de Bouzas as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's first team on 24 November 2013, playing the last 27 minutes of a 1–2 Tercera División home loss against UD Somozas.[2]

Miki scored his first senior goal on 15 December 2013, netting his team's third in a 3–1 away win over Racing Club Villalbés.[3] He became a regular starter in the 2014–15 season, playing in 37 matches and scoring six times.

On 21 July 2015, Miki signed for Segunda División B side Pontevedra CF.[4] The following 1 February, after being rarely used, he extended his contract for a further year and returned to his former side Rápido on loan.[5]

On 24 July 2017, Miki joined CD Boiro in the fourth division,[6] and immediately became a first-choice. On 5 July of the following year, he agreed to a deal with fellow league team SD Compostela,[7] and helped the side in their promotion back to division three 2020.

On 16 June 2021, Miki signed a two-year deal with Segunda División newcomers UD Ibiza.[8] He made his professional debut on 13 August, coming on as a late substitute for Mateusz Bogusz in a 0–0 away draw against Real Zaragoza.[9]

Miki scored his first goal for Ibiza on 7 November 2021, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over Real Sociedad B. On 23 January 2023, he terminated his contract with the club.[10]

Shortly after, on 27 January, Villar signed with Polish club Wisła Kraków until June 2024, joining his compatriots Ángel Rodado, Sergio Benito, Tachi, David Juncà, Luis Fernández and Álex Mula.[11]

He aided Wisła in winning the 2023–24 Polish Cup, making five appearances in the competition, including coming on a second-half substitute in a 2–1 victory over Pogoń Szczecin in the final on 2 May 2024.[12] He left the club at the end of his contract on 30 June 2024.[13]

On 2 July 2024, Villar joined defending Ekstraklasa champions Jagiellonia Białystok on a two-year deal, with an option for a further year.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UD Ibiza 2021–22 Segunda División 32 1 2 1 34 2
2022–23 Segunda División 15 1 2 0 17 1
Total 47 2 4 1 51 3
Wisła Kraków 2022–23 I liga 16 4 1[b] 0 17 4
2023–24 I liga 29 5 5 0 34 5
Total 45 9 5 0 1 0 51 9
Jagiellonia Białystok 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 7 1 0 0 6[c] 0 0 0 13 1
Career total 99 12 9 1 6 0 1 0 115 13
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in I liga promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Wisła Kraków

References

  1. ^ "Zawodnik - Wisła Kraków S.A." Wisła Kraków (in Polish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "El Somozas sorprende a domicilio al Rápido de Bouzas" [Somozas surprise Rápido de Bouzas at their home] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "El Rápido corta su crisis con un triunfo en Vilalba" [Rápido end their crisis with a triumph in Vilalba] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Álex Fernández, Jandrín y Miki, los tres primeros fichajes granates" [Álex Fernández, Jandrín and Miki, the first three granate signings] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Miki, renovado e cedido ao Rápido de Bouzas" [Miki, renewed and loaned to Rápido de Bouzas] (in Spanish). Pontevedra Viva. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Miki firma por el Boiro de Tercera División" [Miki signs for Tercera División's Boiro] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Miki, tercer refuerzo para el proyecto blanquiazul" [Miki, third addition to the white-and-blue project] (in Spanish). SD Compostela. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Miki Villar nuevo jugador del Ibiza" [Miki Villar new player of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "La UD Ibiza rescinde el contrato de Miki Villar" [UD Ibiza rescind the contract of Miki Villar] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Miki Villar piłkarzem Białej Gwiazdy" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 27 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Olbrzymia niespodzianka w finale Pucharu Polski. Wisła Kraków wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Miki Villar odchodzi z Wisły". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Hiszpan Miki Villar został nowym piłkarzem mistrza Polski – Jagiellonii Białystok". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Miki Villar". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

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