Almirón, MA

Honours 2017 Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala (born 10 February 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Paraguay national team. Almirón began his career at Cerro Porteño and transferred to Lanús in 2015. After winning the 2016 Argentine Primera División, he signed for Atlanta United 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. In January 2025, Almirón completed a return to Atlanta United. Almirón made his international debut for Paraguay in 2015, and represented the country at the Copa América in 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2024. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

Statistics for Almirón

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Newcastle United Tournament Lineups This player + FA Premier League 2018/2019 38 10 - - FA Premier League 2019/2020 38 36 4 - FA Cup 2019/2020 6 6 4 - League Cup 2020/2021 4 4 1 - FA Premier League 2020/2021 38 34 4 - FA Cup 2020/2021 1 1 - - League Cup 2021/2022 1 1 - - FA Cup 2021/2022 1 1 - - FA Premier League 2021/2022 38 30 1 - League Cup 2022/2023 7 6 - - FA Premier League 2022/2023 38 34 11 - FA Cup 2022/2023 1 1 - - Club Friendlies 2023 1 1 - - Premier League Summer Series 2023 3 2 1 - League Cup 2023/2024 3 3 1 - FA Premier League 2023/2024 38 33 3 - FA Cup 2023/2024 4 3 - - Champions League 2023/2024 6 6 1 - League Cup 2024/2025 6 4 - - FA Premier League 2024/2025 28 9 - - FA Cup 2024/2025 3 1 - - Lanus Tournament Lineups This player + Copa Argentina 2014/2015 4 1 - - Primera División 2015 33 10 - - Copa Sudamericana 2015 4 3 1 - Copa Argentina 2015/2016 1 1 - - Primera División 2016 17 13 3 - Copa Sudamericana 2016 2 2 - - Supercopa Argentina 2016 1 1 - - Primera División 2016/2017 30 12 - - Cerro Porteño Tournament Lineups This player + Apertura 2014 22 12 - - Copa Sudamericana 2014 8 1 - - Apertura 2015 4 2 - - Copa Libertadores 2015 2 1 - - Paraguay (National Team) Tournament Lineups This player + CONMEBOL U-20 2013 9 8 - - World Cup U-20 2013 4 2 - - Friendlies 2015 3 1 - - Pan-American Games 2015 3 3 - - CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers 2018 18 8 - - Copa America 2016 3 2 - - Friendlies 2017 2 1 - - Friendlies 2019 2 2 - - Copa America 2019 4 4 - - CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers 2022 18 13 1 - Copa America 2021 5 4 - 1 Friendlies 2022 6 5 2 - CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers 2026 12 10 1 - Friendlies 2024 3 2 - - Copa America 2024 3 3 - - Atlanta United FC Tournament Lineups This player + Major League Soccer 2017 35 31 8 1 Major League Soccer 2018 39 37 9 4 Major League Soccer 2025 3 3 - -