Michu
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Michu training with Swansea City in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Pérez Cuesta | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burgos (director of football) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Oviedo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Oviedo | 95 | (13) |
| 2007–2008 | Celta B | 28 | (10) |
| 2008–2011 | Celta | 101 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | Rayo Vallecano | 37 | (15) |
| 2012–2015 | Swansea City | 52 | (20) |
| 2014–2015 | → Napoli (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Langreo | 13 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | Oviedo | 27 | (1) |
| Total | 356 | (83) | |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | Burgos (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Pérez Cuesta (born 21 March 1986), known as Michu (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmitʃu]), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He is the current director of football of Burgos CF.
He started playing for Real Oviedo, subsequently representing Celta and Rayo Vallecano, making his La Liga debut with the latter in 2011–12. In 2012 he signed with Swansea City, scoring 22 goals in all competitions in his first season and winning the League Cup.
Despite performances that earned him an international debut for Spain in 2013, Michu fell out of favour at Swansea due to several injury problems, being loaned to Napoli and released in November 2015. He appeared for Langreo and Oviedo before retiring.