Marc Miralles Portillo (born 14 November 1997) is a Spanish

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player who plays as a midfielder for División de Honor club Real Club de Polo and the Spain national team.

Club career

In the Spanish División de Honor, Miralles played for CD Terrassa until 2020. In June 2020 it was announced he would move to Real Club de Polo in

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. After three years at Polo he left Spain to play for

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in the Netherlands, where he signed a two-year contract. After his contract expired he returned to Real Club de Polo.

International career

Under–21

In 2017, Miralles was a member of the Spanish under-21 team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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. Spain finished in equal third place at the tournament, after sickness among the Spanish team forced the cancellation of the bronze medal match.

Senior national team

Miralles made his debut for Los Redsticks in 2018, during a test series against

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Terrassa Terrassa () is a city in central-eastern Catalonia and in the province of Barcelona (Spain). It is one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county, being the larger in both area and population. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ''Te ...

. In 2021, Miralles made his first appearance at a major tournament, representing the team at the EuroHockey Championships in

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. Miralles was named as a co-captain of the team in 2022, when the squad for season three of the FIH Pro League was announced. He made his

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debut at the

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* 1997 births Living people Male field hockey midfielders Spanish male field hockey players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players HC Bloemendaal players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Spain 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub