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 | Korona Kielce | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) |
| 2015–2016 | Gimnàstic | 19 | (1) |
| 2016– | Korona Kielce | 8 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2016. | |||
Miguel Palanca Fernández (born 18 December 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Polish club Korona Kielce. 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 arrived 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.[1]
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 defeat to FC Barcelona;[2] again from the bench, he helped his team beat Valencia CF one week later, at the Santiago Bernabéu (1–0).[3]
For 2009–10, Palanca was loaned to CD Castellón in the second division.[4] 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.[5]
On 27 January 2015, after one-and-a-half seasons with CD Numancia also in the second tier, Palanca signed with Australian club Adelaide United FC.[6][7] He was released at the end of the season, after his contract was not renewed.[8]
On 8 July 2015, Palanca signed a one-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently returned to the second level.[9] He scored his first goals for his hometown team on 9 September in a 2–2 home draw with neighbours Girona FC in the second round of the Copa del Rey, also converting the decisive attempt in the subsequent penalty shootout.[10]
He moved abroad again on 20 July 2016, signing a two-year deal with Poland's Korona Kielce,[11] and as a substitute scored his first goal for the team on 6 August in their 4–1 home Ekstraklasa win over Lech Poznań.[12]
Personal life
Palanca's father, Santiago, played as a striker for Gimnàstic, scoring a record 48 goals at their Nou Estadi.[10]
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[13] | Segunda División B | 25 | 6 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08[13] | Segunda División B | 24 | 7 | — | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| Total | 49 | 13 | — | — | 49 | 13 | ||||
| Espanyol | 2006–07[13] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Real Madrid B | 2008–09[13] | Segunda División B | 31 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2008–09[13] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Castellón (loan) | 2009–10[13] | Segunda División | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 10 | |
| Elche | 2010–11[13] | Segunda División | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2011–12[13] | Segunda División | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13[13] | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 6 | ||
| Numancia | 2013–14[14] | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| 2014–15[14] | Segunda División | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 5 | |||
| Adelaide United | 2014–15[14] | 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 Sevilla regresa a su versión liguera (Sevilla returns to league version); El Mundo, 29 April 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ 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 Tarragona, 8 July 2015 (Spanish)
- 1 2 "Palanca, con nombre propio" [Palanca, name in his own right] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Miguel Palanca tornarà a provar sort lluny de casa" [Miguel Palanca will try his luck abroad again] (in Catalan). Esports del Camp. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Palanca se estrena como goleador con el Korona Kielce" [Palanca scored his first goal for Korona Kielce] (in Spanish). Diari Més. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- 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)