Mikel Villanueva
Venezuelan footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mikel Villanueva Álvarez (born 14 April 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Vitória Guimarães and the Venezuela national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikel Villanueva Álvarez | ||
Date of birth | (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | San Cristóbal, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportivo Táchira | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Deportivo Táchira | 5 | (0) |
2014–2016 | ACD Lara | 20 | (4) |
2015–2016 | → Málaga B (loan) | 31 | (3) |
2016–2020 | Málaga | 31 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Cádiz (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2018 | → Reus (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Santa Clara | 50 | (1) |
2022– | Vitória Guimarães | 33 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Venezuela | 31 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 13 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:12, 13 October 2023 (UTC) |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
He spent several years at Málaga, where he made 15 La Liga appearances and was mainly loaned to Segunda División clubs. He also played in the Portuguese Primeira Liga for Santa Clara and Vitória Guimarães.
A full international for Venezuela since 2016, Villanueva represented the nation at three Copa América tournaments.