Miguel Ángel Guerrero Explained

Miguel Ángel Guerrero
Fullname:Miguel Ángel Guerrero Martín
Birth Date:12 July 1990[1]
Birth Place:Toledo, Spain
Height:1.80 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Anorthosis
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:1996–1999
Youthclubs1:Atlético Madrid
Youthyears2:1999–2000
Youthclubs2:Real Madrid
Youthyears3:2000–2007
Youthclubs3:Getafe
Youthyears4:2007–2008
Youthclubs4:Toledo
Youthyears5:2008–2009
Youthclubs5:Rayo Vallecano
Years1:2009–2011
Caps1:60
Goals1:19
Years2:2010
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2013
Caps3:51
Goals3:29
Years4:2012–2016
Caps4:91
Goals4:16
Years5:2016–2018
Caps5:53
Goals5:9
Years6:2018–2020
Caps6:37
Goals6:9
Years7:2020
Clubs7:Leganés (loan)
Caps7:13
Goals7:1
Years8:2020–2021
Caps8:9
Goals8:0
Years9:2021
Caps9:16
Goals9:1
Years10:2021–2022
Caps10:34
Goals10:2
Years11:2022–2023
Caps11:11
Goals11:0
Years12:2023–2024
Caps12:33
Goals12:16
Club-Update:19:22, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Miguel Ángel Guerrero Martín (born 12 July 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta FC as a forward.

He played 89 La Liga games and scored 12 goals for Sporting de Gijón and Leganés, as well as 117 appearances and 17 goals in the Segunda División for four teams including Sporting. Abroad, he played in Super League Greece for Olympiacos and OFI, as well as having spells in England and Cyprus.

Club career

Albacete

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

He made his official debut with the first team on 9 January 2010, appearing as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Recreativo de Huelva in the Segunda División.[2]

Sporting Gijón

In the summer of 2011, Guerrero joined Sporting de Gijón, again initially being assigned to the B side, this time in Segunda División B.[3] On 19 August 2012 he made his official debut with the Asturians' main squad, playing 25 minutes in a 2–0 loss at CD Numancia.[4]

On 6 January 2013, in a local derby against Real Oviedo, Guerrero scored all of Sporting B's goals in a 4–1 home victory.[5] Roughly one month later, he scored his first goal for the first team, the opening goal in a 2–1 away win over CD Lugo.[6] [7]

After being promoted to the main squad in 2013, Guerrero was an important attacking player in the 2014–15 campaign,[8] scoring 11 goals in 36 appearances for the runners-up.[9] Highlights included braces against CD Lugo and Racing de Santander, both in May 2015.[10] [11]

Guerrero made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2015, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[12] He scored for the first time in the top flight on 19 October, equalising late on in a 3–3 home draw with Granada CF,[13] and added another the following 12 February to open a 2–2 draw against Rayo Vallecano also at El Molinón[14] as his team avoided relegation at that adversary'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.[15] He scored five goals from 31 appearances in his first season, helping the club to retain its league status.[16]

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.[17] [18] On 9 August, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home defeat of FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[19]

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.[20] He repeated the feat in the same competition on 21 August, as the hosts defeated FC Krasnodar in the play-off round.[21]

Guerrero signed for six months with Leganés on 31 January 2020, with the deal including a €2.5 million buyout clause.[22]

Nottingham Forest

On 4 September 2020, Guerrero joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee;[23] manager Sabri Lamouchi was reportedly not interested in signing him but felt that he had no choice but to agree to the transfer as it came under the recommendation of Evangelos Marinakis, who owned both clubs.[24] He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–0 home loss against Cardiff City on 19 September,[25] and his first start came the following month in a 1–0 defeat at Middlesbrough.[26]

Rayo Vallecano

Guerrero signed with Rayo Vallecano on 1 February 2021, for an undisclosed fee.[27] [28] He scored his only goal for the sixth-placed team – eventually promoted in the play-offs – on the 27th, equalising the 1–1 home draw with SD Ponferradina.[29]

Later career

On 12 August 2021, Guerrero moved to second-tier newcomers UD Ibiza on a two-year deal.[30] Halfway through the contract, he was released so the Balearic side could sign former Spain international Nolito and he returned to Greece's top flight at OFI Crete FC.[31] Remaining in the eastern Mediterranean, he moved again in January 2023 to Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division, signing until the summer of 2024.[32] [33]

Career statistics

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albacete2009–10Segunda División200020
2010–11000000
Total20002!0
Sporting Gijón B2011–12Segunda División B30133013
2012–1321162116
Total512951!29
Sporting Gijón2012–13Segunda División18200182
2013–1414110151
2014–153611103711
2015–16La Liga23220252
Total91164095!16
Leganés2016–17La Liga31520335
2017–1822400224
Total5392055!9
Olympiacos2018–19Super League Greece23730943511
2019–2014222112276
Total3795220!66217
Leganés2019–20La Liga13100131
Nottingham Forest2020–21EFL Championship9020110
Rayo Vallecano2020–21Segunda División16100161
Ibiza2021–2234220362
OFI2022–23Super League Greece11010120
Anorthosis2022–23Cypriot First Division2010202210
2023–2411611127
Total31163100003417
Career total348831930020638792

Honours

Olympiacos

2019–20[34]

2019–20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miguel Ángel Guerrero. Eurosport. 8 February 2021.
  2. News: Sin fútbol y sin goles en Huelva. No football and no goals in Huelva. Marca. es. 9 January 2010. 8 August 2016.
  3. News: El Sporting B se acerca a Guerrero. Sporting B near Guerrero. El Comercio. Dani. Blanco. es. 6 July 2011. 8 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Numancia, 2; Sporting, 0. Sporting Gijón. es. 19 August 2012. 8 July 2013.
  5. Web site: 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. es. 6 January 2013. 7 January 2013.
  6. News: Trejo sentencia a un Lugo que mereció puntuar. Trejo finishes Lugo who deserved points. La Región. es. 10 February 2013. 8 February 2021.
  7. News: Guerrero encuentra su sitio. Guerrero finds his place. El Comercio. Javier. Barrio. es. 11 February 2013. 11 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002062515/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2013-02-11/guerrero-encuentra-sitio-20130211.html. 2 October 2015.
  8. News: Un Guerrero de Primera. Primera Warrior ("Guerrero" in English). Marca. Pablo. García-Cuervo. es. 13 May 2015. 7 August 2019.
  9. News: El Sporting rechazó una oferta por Guerrero. Sporting rejected offer for Guerrero. La Voz de Asturias. Alejandro. Vigil Morán. es. 8 October 2015. 8 February 2021.
  10. News: El Sporting sigue la estela de Betis y Girona. Sporting hot on Betis and Girona's heels. Marca. es. 9 May 2015. 11 June 2015.
  11. News: El Sporting remonta al Racing y duerme el sábado como segundo. Sporting complete comeback over Racing and sleep as second on Saturday. Marca. es. 16 May 2015. 11 June 2015.
  12. News: El Madrid sigue seco. Madrid are still dry. Marca. Santiago. Siguero. es. 23 August 2015. 23 August 2015.
  13. News: Un Sporting muy Guerrero. Quite Warrior ("Guerrero" in English) Sporting. Marca. Cristian. Ballesteros. es. 19 October 2015. 8 August 2016.
  14. News: Jozabed da un punto al Rayo ante un Sporting que sufrió. Jozabed gives point to Rayo against Sporting who suffered. Diario AS. Maite. Martín. es. 12 February 2016. 8 August 2016.
  15. Web site: Guerrero, nuevo delantero del Leganés hasta 2018. Guerrero, new forward of Leganés until 2018. CD Leganés. es. 27 June 2016. 2 July 2016.
  16. Web site: Valoraciones de la temporada del Leganés. Notes on season of Leganés. Be Soccer. Miguel. Moreno. es. 20 May 2017. 9 July 2018.
  17. Web site: Οι λεπτομέρειες για Γκερέρο (vid). Details on Guerrero (vid). Gazzetta. Dimitris. Tomaras. el. 11 June 2018. 14 June 2018.
  18. Web site: Olympiacos welcomes Guerrero!. Olympiacos F.C. 13 June 2018. 14 June 2018.
  19. Web site: Ολυμπιακός-Λουκέρνη 4–0. Olympiacos-Luzern 4–0. Gazzetta. Antonis. Saoulis. el. August 2018. 9 August 2018.
  20. Web site: Ολυμπιακός – Πλζεν 4–0: Διέλυσε τους Τσέχους με μπαλάρα. Olympiacos – Plzeň 4–0: Czechs sent packing with a stunner. Sport 24. Dimitris. Samolis. el. 30 July 2019. 31 July 2019.
  21. Web site: Ολυμπιακός – Κρασνοντάρ 4–0 (vid). Olympiacos – Κrasnodar 4–0 (vid). Gazzetta. Giorgos. Ntymenos. el. 21 August 2019. 21 August 2019.
  22. Web site: Ολυμπιακός: Η Λεγκανές ανακοίνωσε τον Γκερέρο. Olympiacos: Leganés announce Guerrero. Sport 24. Vassilis. Tempelis. el. 31 January 2020. 31 January 2020.
  23. Web site: Reds sign Guerrero. Nottingham Forest F.C.. 4 September 2020. 4 September 2020.
  24. Web site: Is 4–4–2 really the answer for goal-shy Forest?. The Athletic. Daniel. Taylor. 24 October 2020. 25 October 2020.
  25. Web site: Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff City. BBC Sport. Michael. Pearlman. 19 September 2020. 25 October 2020.
  26. Web site: Middlesbrough 1–0 Nottingham Forest. BBC Sport. 31 October 2020. 5 November 2020.
  27. Web site: Guerrero departs. Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021.
  28. Web site: Guerrero nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano. Guerrero new player of Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano. es. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021.
  29. News: El Rayo sigue sin ganar, pero mantiene el sexto puesto. Rayo remain winless, but are still sixth. Marca. Marcos. De Vicente. es. 27 February 2021. 23 September 2021.
  30. Web site: Guerrero, nuevo jugador del Ibiza. Guerrero, new player of Ibiza. UD Ibiza. es. 12 August 2021. 12 August 2021.
  31. News: Ex Sporting: Guerrero cierra su fichaje fuera de España. Ex Sporting: Guerrero completes his signing outside Spain. La Voz de Asturias. es. 16 September 2022. 23 May 2023.
  32. Web site: Ολοκλήρωση συμφωνίας με Miguel Angel Guerrero. Agreement with Miguel Ángel Guerrero. Anorthosis Famagusta. el. 27 January 2023. 22 June 2023.
  33. News: Ex Sporting: Scepovic pacta su fichaje en España y Guerrero cambia de equipo. Ex Sporting: Scepovic completes his signing in Spain and Guerrero changes team. La Voz de Asturias. es. 30 January 2023. 23 May 2023.
  34. Web site: Olympiacos win their 45th Greek Super League title. Greek City Times. 29 June 2020. 30 June 2020.