Mika (footballer, born 1993)

Mika
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Junco Martínez
Date of birth	18 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Negeri Sembilan
Number	9
Youth career
	Peña Paco Lianco
	Bansander
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012	Racing B
2013–2015	Luzern II
2015	Escobedo
2015–2016	Almudévar
2016	Huesca
2016–2017	Sariñena
2017–2018	Tudelano
2018–2019	Gimnástica Segoviana
2019	Marino Luanco
2020	Xerez Deportivo
2020	KTP
2021	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
2022–2024	KTP
2024–	Negeri Sembilan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024

Miguel Ángel Junco Martínez (born 18 March 1993), commonly known as Mika, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.

Club career[edit]

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Mika was a Racing de Santander youth graduate. Shortly after making his debuts as a senior with the reserves in Tercera División, he left the club and went on a trial at FC Luzern in Switzerland.

On 22 February 2013, after scoring a hat-trick in a friendly, Mika signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Swiss club.^[1] However, he would only appear with the reserves in 1. Liga Classic, and left the club in January 2015 after joining UM Escobedo.

On 5 August 2015, Mika joined SD Huesca and was immediately assigned to the farm team also in the fourth tier.^[2] On 4 June 2016, after scoring 19 goals for the B-side, he made his professional debut by coming on as a late substitute for Héctor Figueroa in a 1–0 Segunda División home win against CD Lugo.^[3]

On 7 September 2016, Mika signed for CD Sariñena also in the fourth tier.^[4]

On 25 March 2022, Mika returned to KTP in Finland for the 2022 season.^[5]

Honours[edit]

KTP

Ykkönen: 2022

Individual

Ykkönen Player of the Month: September 2022^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Un 'hat-trick' que vale un contrato con el FC Luzern" [A 'hat-trick' which worths a contract with FC Luzern] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
^ "La SD Huesca ficha a Mika y se lo cede al Almudévar" [SD Huesca sign Mika and loan him to Almudévar] (in Spanish). Sport Huesca. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
^ "Tyronne decide un partido apático" [Tyronne decides an apathetic match] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
^ "El Sariñena apuesta por Mika" [Sariñena bet on Mika] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ "KTP:n sinnikäs työ palkittiin – Iso kala tarttui verkkoon" (Press release) (in Finnish). KTP. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Mika miesten Ykkönen kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 9 October 2022

External links[edit]

Mika at BDFutbol
Mika at Soccerway

[1] "Un 'hat-trick' que vale un contrato con el FC Luzern" [A 'hat-trick' which worths a contract with FC Luzern] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

[2] "La SD Huesca ficha a Mika y se lo cede al Almudévar" [SD Huesca sign Mika and loan him to Almudévar] (in Spanish). Sport Huesca. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

[3] "Tyronne decide un partido apático" [Tyronne decides an apathetic match] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

[4] "El Sariñena apuesta por Mika" [Sariñena bet on Mika] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[5] "KTP:n sinnikäs työ palkittiin – Iso kala tarttui verkkoon" (Press release) (in Finnish). KTP. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[6] Mika miesten Ykkönen kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 9 October 2022

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