Miguel San Román Ferrándiz (born 14 July 1997) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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Club career

San Román was born in

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, and was an

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 November 2016, starting in a 1–1

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

home draw against CF Pozuelo de Alarcón. San Román became a regular starter after the departure of

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, and renewed his contract until 2021 on 27 March 2018. On 23 July 2019, he was loaned to

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side

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

for the season. San Román made his Elche debut on 17 December 2019, starting in a 2–0

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away defeat of

Gimnástica Segoviana CF Gimnástica Segoviana Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Segovia, the capital of the namesake province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1928 as ''Sociedad Deportiva Gimnástica Segoviana'', it plays ...

. Four days later he made his league debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win at

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as starter

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was unavailable. Upon returning, he was a third-choice option at ''Atleti'' behind

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and Ivo Grbić, and made his first team debut on 6 January 2021 by starting in a 0–1 away loss against

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, also for the national cup. On 11 August 2021, San Román signed a two-year contract with

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

in the second level. After only featuring twice (both cup matches), he moved to fellow league team

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on 20 January 2023. On 11 July 2023, after ''Ponfe''s

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, San Román returned to his former side Elche on a two-year contract.

Personal life

San Román comes from a family of goalkeepers: his father Juan Miguel played for ''Atleti's'' reserves before resuming his career in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

, while his grand-uncle, also named Miguel, was a first team player during the 1960s. He won 20/21 La Liga Title.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:San Roman, Miguel 1997 births Living people People from Benidorm Footballers from the Province of Alicante Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Madrid B players Elche CF players Atlético Madrid footballers SD Huesca footballers SD Ponferradina players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen