Miguel Rubio (footballer, born 1998)
Spanish footballer
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Miguel Ángel Rubio Lestán (born 11 March 1998), known as Miguel Rubio, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Valladolid.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Rubio Lestán | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Leganés, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valladolid | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Getafe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Getafe B | 65 | (7) |
| 2018–2022 | Getafe | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Valladolid B (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Valladolid (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Burgos (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2022–2025 | Granada | 81 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | Espanyol | 12 | (1) |
| 2026– | Valladolid | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 | |||
Career
Getafe
Born in Leganés, Madrid, Miguel Ángel finished his formation with Getafe CF. On 27 August 2017 he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 2–1 Tercera División home win against CF Pozuelo de Alarcón.[1]
Miguel Ángel scored his first senior goal on 15 October 2017, netting the opener in a 3–0 home defeat of CD San Fernando de Henares.[2] The following 6 May he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow debutant David Alba in a 1–0 away win against UD Las Palmas.[3]
On 14 June 2019, Miguel Ángel signed a new four-year contract with Geta.[4] On 25 July, he was loaned out to newly promoted Segunda División club CF Fuenlabrada in a season-long deal.[5]
On 31 January 2020, after only one Copa del Rey match for Fuenla, Miguel Ángel's loan was terminated.[6] On 14 February, he joined Real Valladolid's B-team on loan for the remainder of the season;[7] on 18 August, his loan was renewed for a further year.[8]
On 20 August 2021, Miguel Ángel moved to Burgos CF in the second division on a season-long loan deal.[9]
Granada
On 26 July 2022, Rubio signed a permanent three-year deal with Granada CF in the same tier.[10] He was a first-choice during his first season, helping the club to achieve promotion to the top tier.
Espanyol
On 11 June 2025, free agent Rubio agreed to a three-year contract with RCD Espanyol in the top tier.[11]
Valladolid
On 22 August 2026, Rubio signed a four-year deal with Real Valladolid back in the second division.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Getafe B | 2017–18 | Tercera Federación | 31 | 2 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 34 | 5 | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 65 | 7 | — | 4 | 0 | 65 | 7 | |||
| Getafe | 2017–18 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Real Valladolid B (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Real Valladolid (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Burgos (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
| Granada | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 52 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 166 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 177 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
Honours
Granada