Miguel Palanca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Palanca Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarragona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gimnàstic | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Salle | |||
| 1998–2006 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Espanyol B | 49 | (13) |
| 2007 | Espanyol | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Real Madrid B | 31 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Real Madrid | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Castellón (loan) | 36 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Elche | 71 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Numancia | 50 | (5) |
| 2015 | Adelaide United | 14 | (1) |
| 2015– | Gimnàstic | 17 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. | |||
Miguel Palanca Fernández (born 18 December 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Mainly a right winger, he can also operate as a forward.
Football career
Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Palanca was a product of RCD Espanyol's youth ranks, playing once for the first team in the 2006–07 season then spending the following campaign solely with the B-side. His La Liga debut came on 29 April 2007, as he came on as a substitute for Albert Riera during the second half of a 1–3 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 loss against FC Barcelona;[1] again from the bench, he helped his team beat Valencia CF one week later, at the Santiago Bernabéu (1–0).[2]
For 2009–10, Palanca was loaned to CD Castellón in the second division.[3] The following season, after the club's relegation, he signed a two-year contract with another side in that level, Elche CF, with Real Madrid having an option to re-buy on any given period during that timeframe.[4]
On 27 January 2015, after one 1/2 seasons with CD Numancia also in the second tier, Palanca signed with Australian club Adelaide United FC.[5][6] He was released at the end of the season, after his contract was not renewed.[7]
On 8 July 2015 Palanca signed a one-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently returned to the second level.[8]
Club statistics
- As of 5 August 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2006–07[9] | Segunda División B | 25 | 6 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08[9] | Segunda División B | 24 | 7 | — | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| Total | 49 | 13 | — | — | 49 | 13 | ||||
| Espanyol | 2006–07[9] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Real Madrid B | 2008–09[9] | Segunda División B | 31 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2008–09[9] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Castellón (loan) | 2009–10[9] | Segunda División | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 10 | |
| Elche | 2010–11[9] | Segunda División | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2011–12[9] | Segunda División | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13[9] | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 6 | ||
| Numancia | 2013–14[10] | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| 2014–15[10] | Segunda División | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 5 | |||
| Adelaide United | 2014–15[10] | A-League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Gimnàstic | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 255 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 39 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Promotion playoff
References
- ↑ El canterano Palanca reconoce que fue un debut "agridulce" (Youth system player Palanca acknowledges "bittersweet" debut); Europa Press, 14 December 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Real Madrid recupera el pulso tras ganar al Valencia (Real Madrid regains pulse after beating Valencia); El Correo Gallego, 20 December 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Palanca llega cedido por una temporada del Real Madrid (Palanca arrives on loan from Real Madrid for one season); Marca, 25 August 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Palanca ficha por el Elche (Palanca signs for Elche); Defensa Central, 2 July 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Spain’s Miguel Palanca set to join Adelaide United for A-League; The Advertiser, 26 January 2015
- ↑ Adelaide United and FFA clash after Fabio Ferreira departs for Central Coast Mariners; The Advertiser, 27 January 2015
- ↑ Hyundai A-League transfer wrap; Football Federation Australia, 30 June 2015
- ↑ Miguel Palanca se convierte en jugador grana (Miguel Palanca becomes a grana player); Gimnàstic's official website, 8 July 2015 (Spanish)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Palanca: Miquel Palanca Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Palanca". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
External links
- Miguel Palanca profile at BDFutbol
- Miguel Palanca profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
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