Ignasi Miquel

Ignasi Miquel Pons (born 28 September 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD.

A series of outstanding performances for the Spanish Youth side caught the eye of some of the world's biggest clubs.

[9] On 2 March, Miquel played the full 90 minutes as Arsenal beat Leyton Orient 5–0 in the FA Cup replay at the Emirates.

[11] Miquel made his Premier League debut against Liverpool on 20 August 2011, coming on for the injured Laurent Koscielny in the 16th minute as Arsenal lost 2–0.

[13] Miquel would go on to play every minute of Arsenal's 2011–12 League Cup campaign as they reached the fifth round before being knocked out by Manchester City.

[14] On 6 December 2011, Miquel made his UEFA Champions League debut for Arsenal in the 3–1 away defeat to Olympiacos, coming on for André Santos in the 51st minute.

[15] On 9 January 2012, Miquel made his first FA Cup appearance of the season, starting at left-back as Arsenal beat Leeds United 1–0 in the third round.

[16] On 15 January 2012, Miquel made his first Premier League start in the 3–2 defeat to Swansea City, playing the full 90 minutes at left-back.

[19] Miquel made his first Premier League appearance of the season in the 1–0 away victory over Sunderland, replacing Theo Walcott as a substitute in the 88th minute.

[23] Miquel scored his first goal for the club against Fulham on 30 October 2013, in the League Cup, helping his side progress into the quarter-finals (with a 4–3 win).

"[25] However, Miquel struggled to regain his first team place at Leicester City, due to Wes Morgan and Liam Moore preferred in the central–backs.

[27] Miquel joined Championship club Norwich City, a few hours before the close of the 2014 summer transfer window on a three-year deal with an option of a further 12 months.

[30] However, throughout the 2014–15 season, he struggled to regain his first team place at Norwich City, due to high competitions in the defense, which resulted in him at the substitute bench.

On 30 July 2015, Miquel signed a two-year deal with SD Ponferradina,[34] after his contract with Norwich was ended early by mutual agreement.

[39] Despite being on the sidelines it resulted in Ponferradina being relegated,[40] Miquel finished his first season at the club making the total of 27 appearances in all competitions.

[68][55] In early 2013, Miquel was called up for the Spain U21 squad,[69] and then made his debut for the Spanish U21 team on Tuesday 5 February 2013 in the 1–1 draw against Belgium, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Jordi Amat.