Óscar Mingueza
Spanish footballer (born 1999)
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Óscar Mingueza García (born 13 May 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Spain national team.[3]
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| Full name | Óscar Mingueza García[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Santa Perpètua | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Barcelona B | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Barcelona | 46 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Celta | 127 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Spain | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Catalonia | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:02, 5 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:34, 23 March 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Barcelona, Catalonia, Mingueza joined Barcelona's La Masia academy in 2007 from Santa Perpètua.[4] He won the UEFA Youth League with the club's Juvenil A team in 2018[5] and moved to Barcelona B for the 2018–19 season.[6]
Mingueza made his first-team debut for Barcelona on 24 November 2020 as a replacement for the injured Gerard Piqué, starting the 4–0 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage victory against Dynamo Kyiv at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv.[7] Five days later, he made his La Liga debut in a 4–0 win against Osasuna at the Camp Nou.[citation needed] On 15 March 2021, Mingueza scored his first goal for Barcelona in a 4–1 home win over Huesca in La Liga.[8] He scored his second career goal in the 60th minute of El Clásico on 10 April 2021.[citation needed] One week later, he won his first professional title after winning the 2020–21 Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao.[9]
Celta Vigo
On 31 July 2022, Mingueza joined fellow La Liga side Celta Vigo on a permanent four-year deal[10] for a reported fee of €3 million.[11]
Crystal Palace
On 9 July 2026, Mingueza signed for Premier League club Crystal Palace.[12]
International career
Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad was called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[13] Mingueza made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.[14] Later that month, he was included in Spain's preliminary squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[15]
Personal life
Óscar's younger sister, Ariadna, is also a professional footballer, having made her debut for Barcelona's women's team on 6 March 2021.[16] His father, Juan Carlos Mingueza, is the current mayor of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda since 2026, representing Santa Perpètua en Comú.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 3[c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2020–21 | La Liga | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 5[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 2 | |||
| Celta Vigo | 2022–23 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 4 | ||||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 11[g] | 0 | – | 47 | 1 | |||
| Total | 127 | 7 | 9 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | – | 147 | 7 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2026–27 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 207 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 253 | 9 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Supercopa de España
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 8 June 2025[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Barcelona
Spain U23
- Summer Olympic silver medal: 2020[20]
Spain
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2024–25[21]
Individual
- The Athletic La Liga Team of the Season: 2024–25[22]
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2025–26[23]
