Mikel Santamaría

Mikel Santamaría
Personal information
Full name Mikel Santamaría Ciprián
Date of birth (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Racing Santander
Youth career
2004–2006 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Osasuna B 13 (0)
2008–2009 Alfaro 16 (0)
2009–2011 Bilbao Athletic 46 (0)
2011–2013 Albacete 54 (1)
2013–2015 Leganés 62 (1)
2015– Racing Santander 37 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Santamaría and the second or maternal family name is Ciprián.

Mikel Santamaría Ciprián (born 20 July 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Santamaría finished his formation at CA Osasuna, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in Segunda División B. In 2008, he moved to fellow league club CD Alfaro.

In the 2009 summer, Santamaría signed for Athletic Bilbao, being assigned to the B-team also in the third level. He subsequently represented, still in the category, Albacete Balompié[1] and CD Leganés,[2] being promoted to Segunda División with the latter at the end of the 2013–14 season.

On 24 August 2014, Santamaría played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Alavés.[3] On 21 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander, recently relegated from division two.[4]

Personal life

Ciprián's older brother, Roberto, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too was groomed at Osasuna.

References

  1. ↑ Mikel Santamaría ficha por el Albacete (Mikel Santamaría signs for Albacete); El Correo, 9 July 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Mikel Santamaría, refuerzo defensivo procedente del Albacete (Mikel Santamaría, defensive signing from Albacete); CD Leganés, 8 August 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Alavés amarga la fiesta a un Leganés con poca pegada (Alavés bitters party to Leganés with little power); Marca, 24 August 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Mikel Santamaría, séptimo refuerzo racinguista de la campaña 2015/16 (Mikel Santamaría, seventh racinguista addition of the 2015/16 campaign); Racing Santander, 21 July 2015 (Spanish)
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