| Miguel Saavedra | |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2001 |
| Clubs1: | Dallas Burn |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2001 |
| Clubs2: | → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2001 |
| Clubs3: | → Nashville Metros (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2002 |
| Clubs4: | Chicago Fire |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2002 |
| Clubs5: | → Milwaukee Rampage (loan) |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
Miguel Saavedra is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League.
Saavedra, the son of Mexican immigrant parents, grew up in Milwaukee and attended Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School. In January 2001, Saavedra signed with Major League Soccer as a Project 40 player.[1] In February 2001, the Dallas Burn selected Saavedra in the sixth round (66th overall) of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.[2] On May 25, 2001, Saavedra played one game on loan to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL A-League.[3] In June 2001, the Burn sent Saavedra on loan to the Nashville Metros for four games.[4] On January 15, 2002, the Chicago Fire acquired Saavedra and Aleksey Korol from the Burn for the Fire's 2002 sixth round draft pick.[5] Saavedra spent most of the 2002 season on loan to the Milwaukee Rampage, including the USL A-League championship game, won by Milwaukee.[6] [7] Although Saavedra never played a league game with the Fire, in April 2002, he came on in the 78th minute for David Vaudreuil in a quarterfinal loss to Morelia in the 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[8] The Fire waived Saavedra on November 5, 2002.
Saavedra played several games for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team.[9]