Miguel Almirón

Cerro Porteño

Rejected from Club Nacional for being too lightweight, Almirón moved to Cerro Porteño. His new club still had reservations about his physique, and he did not play regularly until he was on their under-17 side.

Lanús

In August 2015, Almirón signed for Club Atlético Lanús in the Argentine Primera División. Introduced slowly in his first season by Lanús manager Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Almirón came to the forefront the next season in the shortened 2016 Argentine Primera División under Jorge Almirón (no relation). Playing as an advanced central midfielder, Almirón was pivotal in Lanús' 2016 Argentine Primera División title win, scoring key goals against local rivals Banfield in the Clásico del Sur, and later in the final against San Lorenzo. A few months later, in August 2016, Almirón set-up the only goal in Lanús' Copa Bicentenario victory over Racing.

Atlanta United FC

On 5 December 2016, Almirón signed with the new Major League Soccer expansion team Atlanta United FC. He joined as a "Young Designated Player" and Atlanta paid a transfer fee of around $8 million to Lanús. The club also paid $50,000 in general allocation money to Seattle Sounders FC, who held the MLS discovery rights to Almirón. Almirón was an important figure in Atlanta United's first season, described as the "heartbeat" of the team by veteran teammate Jeff Larentowicz. On 12 March, Almirón scored his first goals for the club, notching a brace in the club's second…

Almirón played for the Paraguay under-20 national team in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship in Argentina, and was highly involved as his team finished second to Colombia. Later that year, he was called up for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, where Paraguay reached the last 16. On 5 September 2015, Almirón made his senior international debut in a 3–2 friendly loss away to Chile, playing the final nine minutes in place of Jonathan Fabbro. Manager Ramón Díaz called him up the following May for the Copa América Centenario in the United States, where he started two matches in a group-stage exit. In March 2019, in a friendly against Mexico at Levi's Stadium, Almirón came on as a substitute. Seven minutes later, he received a straight red card for a foul on José Juan Vázquez in which he dragged his studs down the back of the opponent's leg. He scored his first goal for Paraguay during the 4–2 victory against Jordan on 10 September 2019, and on 10 October 2019, he was sent off for diving in a 1–0 friendly loss to Serbia. Almirón was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He started Paraguay's opening group-stage match against the United States, a 4–1 defeat, in which he was shown a yellow card for simulation. The card was initially given to American defender Tim Ream, but was transferred to Almirón following a VAR review, as a new regulation was enacted for the first time. In Paraguay's second group match against Turkey, he became the…

Miguel Almirón was born into an impoverished family in the San Pablo neighbourhood of Asunción, where his father Ruben worked 18-hour shifts as a security guard and his mother Sonia worked in a supermarket. He trained with Club 3 de Noviembre from the age of seven and trialed with other teams but was considered "too frail" by his coaches to become a professional footballer. The seven members of his household slept in three bedrooms, and he had to share a bed with his mother until he was 18.

Almirón has Christian messages tattooed on his arms. He married his high school sweetheart, Alexia Notto, who is a dancer, Zumba instructor, and influencer. The marriage took place on 29 August 2016, and on 6 June 2021, they welcomed their first child, Francesco.