Miguel Villar Alonso (born 19 September 1996), known as Miki Villar or just Miki, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Polish club

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Bi ...

Club career

Born in

Nigrán Nigrán (, ) is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in Nort ...

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...

, Galicia, Miki represented

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

and

Rápido de Bouzas Club Rápido de Bouzas is a Spanish football team based in Bouzas, parish of Vigo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1914 it currently plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Baltasar Pujales'', which has a capacity of 2,500 ...

as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's first team on 24 November 2013, playing the last 27 minutes of a 1–2

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 loss against

UD Somozas Unión Deportiva Somozas is a football team based in As Somozas in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1984, the team plays in . The club's home ground is '' Pardiñas'', which has a capacity of 1,500 spectators. History Founded in ...

. Miki scored his first senior goal on 15 December 2013, netting his team's third in a 3–1 away win over

Racing Club Villalbés Racing Club Villalbés () is a Spanish football team based in Vilalba, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1931, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal A Magdalena'', which has a capacity of 2,000 spec ...

. He became a regular starter in the 2014–15 season, playing in 37 matches and scoring six times. On 21 July 2015, Miki signed for

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 ...

side

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pasarón'', with a capacity o ...

. The following 1 February, after being rarely used, he extended his contract for a further year and returned to his former side Rápido on loan. On 24 July 2017, Miki joined

CD Boiro Club Deportivo Boiro is a Spanish football team based in Boiro, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1966 it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Campo de Barraña'', which holds 1,500 spectators. Season to season - ...

in the fourth division, and immediately became a first-choice. On 5 July of the following year, he agreed to a deal with fellow league team

SD Compostela Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They play home matches at San Lázaro, and compete in . History A team called Compostela Foot-ball Club was founded in 1928, ceasing to exist ...

, and helped the side in their promotion back to division three

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. On 16 June 2021, Miki signed a two-year deal with

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newcomers

UD Ibiza Unión Deportiva Ibiza is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in the town of Ibiza (town), Ibiza, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 2015, it pla ...

. He made his professional debut on 13 August, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 0–0 away draw against

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. Miki scored his first goal for Ibiza on 7 November 2021, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over

Real Sociedad B Real Sociedad de Fútbol "B" (also known as Sanse) is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1955, it is the reserve team of Real Sociedad and plays in Primera Federación � ...

. On 23 January 2023, he terminated his contract with the club. Shortly after, on 27 January, Villar signed with Polish club

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

until June 2024, joining his compatriots

Ángel Rodado Ángel Rodado Jareño (born 7 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Wisła Kraków. Club career Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Rodado was a RCD Mallorca youth graduate. He made hi ...

, Sergio Benito,

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, David Juncà,

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and

Álex Mula Alejandro Miguel "Álex" Mula Sánchez (born 23 July 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ponferradina. Career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Mula joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2011, from RCD Espanyol. He ...

. He aided Wisła in winning the

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, making five appearances in the competition, including coming on a second-half substitute in a 2–1 victory over

Pogoń Szczecin Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...

in the final on 2 May 2024. He left the club at the end of his contract on 30 June 2024. On 2 July 2024, Villar joined defending

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champions

on a two-year deal, with an option for a further year.

Career statistics

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

: 2023–24 Jagiellonia Białystok *

Polish Super Cup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miki Villar 1996 births Living people Footballers from Nigrán Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Rápido de Bouzas players Pontevedra CF footballers CD Boiro footballers SD Compostela footballers UD Ibiza players Wisła Kraków players Jagiellonia Białystok players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Spanish sportsmen