| General |
| Miguel Almirón | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name: | Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala | |
| Date of birth: | 10 February 1994 | |
| Place of birth: | Asunción,  Paraguay
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| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position: | Attacking midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Newcastle United
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| Number: | 24 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2008–2012 | Cerro Porteño
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 2015–2016 2017–2018 2019– |
Cerro Porteño Lanús Atlanta United Newcastle United
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39 (6) 35 (3) 62 (21) 179 (23) |
| National team | ||
| 2010 2012–2013 2015– |
Paraguay U17 Paraguay U20 Paraguay
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10 (1) 16 (2) 60 (7) |
Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala (born 10 February 1994) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Newcastle United and the Paraguay national team.
He began his career at Cerro Porteño and transferred to Lanús in 2015. After winning the 2016 Argentine Primera División, he signed for Atlanta United FC for $8 million. He was named in the MLS Best XI for both of his seasons in Major League Soccer, as well as MLS Newcomer of the Year for 2017. After helping Atlanta to the MLS Cup 2018 he signed for Newcastle for £21 million, a club record and the highest fee for an MLS player.
Almirón made his international debut for Paraguay in 2015 and represented the country at the Copa América Centenario.
| Newcastle United F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Dúbravka · 2 Trippier · 3 Dummett · 4 Botman · 5 Schär · 6 Lascelles (c) · 7 Joelinton · 8 Tonali · 9 Wilson · 10 Gordon · 11 Ritchie · 13 Targett · 14 Isak · 15 Barnes · 17 Krafth · 18 Karius · 19 Manquillo · 20 Hall · 21 Livramento · 22 Pope · 23 Murphy · 24 Almirón · 28 Willock · 29 Gillespie · 32 Anderson · 33 Burn · 36 Longstaff · 39 Guimarães · 67 Miley · Manager: Eddie Howe |
| Paraguay
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| Paraguayan competitions · Paraguayan coaches · Paraguayan players · Paraguayan stadiums |
| Paraguay – Copa América Centenario |
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Manager: |
| Paraguay – 2019 Copa América – |
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1. Manager: |
| Paraguay – 2021 Copa América – Quarter-finals |
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1. Silva
2. Rojas
3. Alderete
4. Balbuena
5. Giménez
6. Alonso
7. González
8. Sánchez
9. Ávalos
10. Almirón
11. Á. Romero
12. Aguilar
13. Espínola
14. Cubas
15. Gómez (c)
16. Cardozo
17. Kaku
18. Samudio
19. Arzamendia
20. Bareiro
21. Ó. Romero
22. Ortiz
23. Villasanti
24. Martínez
25. Ojeda
26. R. Piris
27. Morel
28. Enciso
Manager: |
| Paraguay – 2024 Copa América – TBD |
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1. Coronel
2. Ramírez
3. Alderete
4. Espinoza
5. Balbuena
6. Alonso
7. González
8. Bobadilla
9. Bareiro
10. Almirón
11. Romero
12. Aguilar
13. Giménez
14. Cubas
15. Gómez
16. Rojas
17. Kaku
18. Arce
19. Enciso
20. Sánchez
21. Peralta
22. Morínigo
23. Villasanti
24. Sosa
25. Velázquez
26. Caballero |