Miguel Palanca

Miguel Palanca

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Palanca Fernández
Date of birth	18 December 1987 (1987-12-18) (age 23)
Place of birth	Tarragona, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Elche
Number	11
Youth career
	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Espanyol B	49	(13)
2007	Espanyol	1	(0)
2008–2009	Real Madrid B	31	(5)
2008–2010	Real Madrid	3	(0)
2009–2010	→ Castellón (loan)	36	(3)
2010–	Elche	35	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Palanca and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Miguel Palanca Fernández (born 18 December 1987 in Tarragona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF mainly as a right winger - he can also play as a forward.

Football career

A product of RCD Espanyol's youth ranks, Palanca played once for the first team in 2006–07, then spent the following season solely with the B squad. His La Liga debut came on 29 April 2007, as he replaced Albert Riera during the second half of a 1–3 loss at Sevilla FC.

Subsequently, Palanca was sold to Real Madrid. On Saturday 13, December 2008, he made his debut for the first team against FC Barcelona, coming on as a first-half substitute for Wesley Sneijder, in a 0–2 away loss. Again from the bench, he helped the side beat Valencia CF one week later, at the Santiago Bernabéu (1–0).

For 2009–10, Palanca was loaned to CD Castellón, in the second division. The following year, after Castellón's relegation, he signed a two-year contract with another side in that level, Elche CF, with Real Madrid having a option to re-buy on any given period during that timeframe.^[1]

References

1. ^ Palanca ficha por el Elche (Palanca signs with Elche); Defensa Central, 2 July 2010 (Spanish)

External links

• Elche official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Palanca, Miguel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	18 December 1987
Place of birth	Tarragona, Spain
Date of death
Place of death