Miguel Almirón
Paraguayan footballer (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala (born 10 February 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Paraguay national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | Cerro Porteño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Cerro Porteño | 39 | (6) |
2015–2016 | Lanús | 35 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Atlanta United | 62 | (21) |
2019– | Newcastle United | 173 | (23) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Paraguay U17 | 10 | (7) |
2012–2013 | Paraguay U20 | 16 | (2) |
2015– | Paraguay | 53 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 30 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 |
Almirón began his career at Cerro Porteño and transferred to Lanús in 2015. After winning the 2016 Argentine Primera División, he signed for Atlanta United for $8 million. He was named in the MLS Best XI for both of his seasons in Major League Soccer, as well as MLS Newcomer of the Year for 2017. After helping Atlanta to the MLS Cup 2018 he signed for Newcastle for £21 million, a club record and the highest fee for an MLS player.
Almirón made his international debut for Paraguay in 2015, and represented the country at the Copa América in 2016, 2019, and 2021.