Mikel Santamaría

Mikel Santamaría Ciprián (born 20 July 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Calahorra as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santamaría and the second or maternal family name is Ciprián.
Mikel Santamaría
Personal information
Full name Mikel Santamaría Ciprián
Date of birth (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Calahorra
Youth career
2004–2006 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Osasuna B 13 (0)
2008–2009 Alfaro 16 (0)
2009–2011 Bilbao Athletic 46 (0)
2011–2013 Albacete 54 (1)
2013–2015 Leganés 62 (1)
2015–2017 Racing Santander 67 (2)
2017–2018 Hércules 28 (0)
2018–2019 Logroñés 10 (1)
2020– Calahorra 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Santamaría finished his development at CA Osasuna, and made his senior debut with the reserves in Segunda División B. In 2008, he moved to fellow league club CD Alfaro.

Santamaría signed for Athletic Bilbao in the summer of 2009, being assigned to the B-team also in the third level. He subsequently represented, still in that tier, Albacete Balompié[1] and CD Leganés,[2] being promoted to Segunda División with the latter at the end of the 2013–14 season.

On 24 August 2014, Santamaría played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Alavés.[3] On 21 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander, recently relegated from division two.[4]

Personal life

Ciprián's older brother, Roberto, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too was groomed at Osasuna.[5]

References
  1. Mikel Santamaría ficha por el Albacete (Mikel Santamaría signs for Albacete); El Correo, 9 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. Mikel Santamaría, refuerzo defensivo procedente del Albacete (Mikel Santamaría, defensive signing from Albacete); CD Leganés, 8 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. El Alavés amarga la fiesta a un Leganés con poca pegada (Alavés bitter party to Leganés with little power); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Mikel Santamaría, séptimo refuerzo racinguista de la campaña 2015/16 (Mikel Santamaría, seventh racinguista addition of the 2015/16 campaign); Racing Santander, 21 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. Mikel Santamaría: "Ningún equipo ha sido muy superior a nosotros" (Mikel Santamaría: "No team has bested us by far"); Diario de Navarra, 30 December 2014 (in Spanish)
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