Mikel Álvaro
Spanish footballer
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Mikel Álvaro Salazar (born 20 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Álvaro Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Amurrio, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Aurrerá | ||
| 2002–2003 | Indautxu | ||
| 2003–2006 | Amurrio | 67 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Barakaldo | 30 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Dénia | 35 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Lleida | 36 | (13) |
| 2009–2011 | Numancia | 50 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 59 | (21) |
| 2013–2015 | Inter Baku | 49 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | Auckland City | 5 | (2) |
| 2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Amorebieta | 129 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugalete | 6 | (1) |
| 2023 | Laredo | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 489 | (70) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Álvaro was born in Amurrio, Álava. After spending most of his career in the Segunda División B or lower, mainly with hometown's Amurrio Club, he arrived at already 27 at CD Numancia of Segunda División.[1][2] His first game in the competition occurred on 29 August 2009, as he played one minute in a 2–1 away win against RC Celta de Vigo.[3] Already as a starter, he scored his first goal as a professional, in a 1–0 home victory over Real Unión.[4]
In early August 2011, Álvaro terminated his contract with the Soria club,[5] going on to spend the following two seasons in Georgia with FC Dinamo Tbilisi, where he shared teams with several compatriots.[6] In the summer of 2013, he joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku PIK on a two-year deal.[7]
Álvaro left Auckland City FC in January 2016,[8] and rejoined Dinamo Tbilisi later that month.[9] He returned to both his homeland and his native region on 16 January 2017, signing for third-tier SD Amorebieta[10] and helping to a first-ever promotion to the professional leagues at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[11]
Álvaro retired in June 2023 aged 40, following short spells in the lower leagues with Club Portugalete[12] and CD Laredo.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 August 2016[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barakaldo | 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 30 | 2 | – | 30 | 2 | |||
| Dénia | 2007–08 | 35 | 1 | – | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Lleida | 2008–09 | 36 | 13 | – | 36 | 13 | ||||
| Numancia | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 34 | 4 | - | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11 | 16 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 50 | 4 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2011–12 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| 2012–13 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | ||
| Total | 59 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 25 | ||
| Inter Baku | 2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | ||
| Total | 49 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 14 | ||
| Auckland City | 2015–16 | Football Championship | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | Erovnuli Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 274 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 305 | 61 | ||
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi