Miguel Alfonso Herrero

Valencia

Born in Burjassot, Valencian Community, Míchel finished his football grooming at local Burjassot CF and started playing as a senior with Valencia CF's reserves. After a string of midfield injuries to the main squad (Rubén Baraja, Edu and Manuel Fernandes) he was called up by coach Unai Emery, making his La Liga debut against FC Barcelona, playing 20 minutes in a 4–0 away loss on 6 December 2008; previous to that, he had already appeared in a Copa del Rey game against Club Portugalete, where he also scored. Míchel's first start occurred on 3 March 2009 in the 2–1 loss at CD Numancia, as he began to be regularly summoned to the league's squad of 18 each week. He was delighted with his first year at Valencia, never having imagined he would be playing for the club's first team after being not much earlier in the Tercera División.

Loans and Levante

In early June 2010, deemed surplus to requirements by coach Emery – for instance, in the 2009–10 campaign he only collected 28 minutes in the league, all as a late substitute – Míchel was loaned for one season to Deportivo de La Coruña. He spent most of the campaign injured, and the Galicians were also relegated after 20 years in the top flight. At Hércules CF, where he spent the 2011–12 season, Míchel scored a career-best 13 goals, also being a key player as the team nearly returned to the top tier. The club attempted to acquire the player permanently, but were eventually denied. Míchel rescinded his…

As of 5 May 2024

In 2019, Míchel married BeIN Sports reporter Celia Sanchís.