Miguel Ángel (footballer, born 1993)

Miguel Ángel
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Sainz-Maza López
Date of birth (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Santoña, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Varesina
Youth career
1998–2003 Meruelo
2003–2011 Racing Santander
2011–2012 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Barcelona B 1 (0)
2013Betis B (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 Reggina 10 (0)
2014–2018 Foggia 79 (11)
2017Pordenone (loan) 17 (3)
2018Pisa (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 Sicula Leonzio 20 (1)
2019–2020 Cavese 44 (4)
2020–2022 Gubbio 63 (8)
2022–2026 Audace Cerignola 78 (4)
2026– Varesina 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2026

Miguel Ángel Sainz-Maza López (born 6 January 1993), commonly known as Miguel Ángel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Italian Serie D club Varesina.

Club career

Born in Santoña, Cantabria, Miguel Ángel joined local giants Racing de Santander's youth system in 2003, aged 10. In 2011, after impressing with the Cantabrians Juvenil squad, he moved to FC Barcelona.[1]

On 20 June 2012 Miguel Ángel was promoted to the Catalans' reserve squad,[2] and played his first match as a professional on 13 October, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home success over Sporting de Gijón in the Segunda División.[3]

On 10 January of the following year Miguel Ángel joined Real Betis B on loan until the end of the season.[4] After only starting once with the Andalusians (which eventually suffered relegation), he returned to Barça, and eventually rescinded his link, joining Italian Serie B side Reggina Calcio.[5]

After appearing in only ten matches with the Amaranto during the campaign, Miguel Ángel signed a two-year deal with Lega Pro club Foggia Calcio on 6 August 2014.[6] On 26 July 2017, he joined Pordenone Calcio on loan.[7]

On 31 January 2019, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with another Serie C club, Cavese.[8] Just three days later, in his first game for Cavese, he came on as a substitute against his previous club Sicula Leonzio and scored a winning penalty kick in a 3–2 victory.

On 22 August 2020 he went to Gubbio.[9]

On 3 August 2022, he moved to Audace Cerignola.[10]

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