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

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CONMEBOL U-20 2013 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 9 8 CM: 4 LM: 1 Subst: 3 OUTs: 2 2 World Cup U-20 2013 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 4 2 CM: 1 LM: 1 OUTs: 2 Apertura 2014 Team             Lineups posted This player Cerro Porteño 22 12 LM: 6 FW: 5 Subst: 1 OUTs: 8 Copa Sudamericana 2014 Team             Lineups posted This player Cerro Porteño 8 1 CM: 1 OUTs: 1 Copa Argentina 2014/2015 Team             Lineups posted This player Lanus 4 1 Subst: 1 Friendlies 2015 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 3 1 Subst: 1 Apertura 2015 Team             Lineups posted This player Cerro Porteño 4 2 Subst: 2 Copa Libertadores 2015 Team             Lineups posted This player Cerro Porteño 2 1 Subst: 1 Primera División 2015 Team             Lineups posted This player Lanus 33 10 RM: 1 FW: 5 Subst: 4 OUTs: 3 3 1 1 Pan-American Games 2015 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 3 3 FW: 3 OUTs: 1 Copa Sudamericana 2015 Team             Lineups posted This player Lanus 4 3 FW: 3 1 CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers 2018 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 18 8 CM: 3 LM: 2 Subst: 3 OUTs: 3 Copa Argentina 2015/2016 Team             Lineups posted This player Lanus 1 1 LM: 1 Primera División 2016 Team             Lineups posted This player Lanus 17 13 LM: 9 Subst: 4 OUTs: 1 3 1 2 Copa America 2016 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 3 2 RM: 1 LM: 1 Copa Sudamericana 2016 Team             Lineups posted This player Lanus 2 2 LM: 1 FW: 1 Supercopa Argentina 2016 Team             Lineups posted This player Lanus 1 1 FW: 1 Primera División 2016/2017 Team             Lineups posted This player Lanus 30 12 RM: 1 CM: 1 LM: 6 FW: 2 Subst: 2 OUTs: 2 1 Friendlies 2017 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 2 1 CM: 1 OUTs: 1 Major League Soccer 2017 Team             Lineups posted This player Atlanta United FC 35 31 RM: 1 CM: 21 LM: 2 FW: 4 Subst: 3 OUTs: 8 4 8 1 3 4 1 Major League Soccer 2018 Team             Lineups posted This player Atlanta United FC 39 37 CM: 11 LM: 4 FW: 22 OUTs: 14 5 8 1 1 4 2 8 3 FA Premier League 2018/2019 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 38 10 LM: 8 FW: 1 Subst: 1 OUTs: 5 1 Friendlies 2019 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 2 2 CM: 1 Subst: 1 1 Copa America 2019 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 4 4 CM: 4 OUTs: 1 1 2 FA Premier League 2019/2020 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 38 36 RM: 19 CM: 9 LM: 2 FW: 5 Subst: 1 OUTs: 14 5 4 1 2 FA Cup 2019/2020 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 6 6 RM: 2 CM: 2 FW: 2 OUTs: 5 4 CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers 2022 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 18 13 RM: 1 CM: 4 LM: 3 FW: 5 OUTs: 6 4 1 League Cup 2020/2021 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 4 4 CM: 2 FW: 2 OUTs: 3 1 2 FA Premier League 2020/2021 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 38 34 RM: 7 CM: 1 LM: 13 FW: 7 Subst: 6 OUTs: 16 3 4 1 1 FA Cup 2020/2021 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 1 1 RM: 1 OUTs: 1 Copa America 2021 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 5 4 CM: 3 LM: 1 OUTs: 2 1 1 League Cup 2021/2022 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 1 1 Subst: 1 1 FA Cup 2021/2022 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 1 1 Subst: 1 FA Premier League 2021/2022 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 38 30 RM: 9 LM: 3 FW: 7 Subst: 11 OUTs: 14 2 1 Friendlies 2022 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 6 5 RM: 3 CM: 1 LM: 1 OUTs: 2 2 League Cup 2022/2023 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 7 6 FW: 5 Subst: 1 OUTs: 6 2 FA Premier League 2022/2023 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 38 34 FW: 29 Subst: 5 OUTs: 23 2 11 1 FA Cup 2022/2023 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 1 1 Subst: 1 Club Friendlies 2023 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 1 1 ??: 1 Premier League Summer Series 2023 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 3 2 RM: 1 FW: 1 OUTs: 1 1 League Cup 2023/2024 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 3 3 FW: 1 Subst: 2 1 FA Premier League 2023/2024 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 38 33 FW: 23 Subst: 10 OUTs: 18 2 3 1 FA Cup 2023/2024 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 4 3 FW: 1 Subst: 2 OUTs: 1 1 2 CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers 2026 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 12 10 RM: 2 LM: 4 FW: 4 OUTs: 7 1 1 Champions League 2023/2024 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 6 6 FW: 4 Subst: 2 OUTs: 1 1 1 Friendlies 2024 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 3 2 FW: 1 Subst: 1 OUTs: 1 Copa America 2024 Team             Lineups posted This player Paraguay 3 3 RM: 1 LM: 1 FW: 1 OUTs: 3 1 League Cup 2024/2025 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 7 4 FW: 2 Subst: 2 OUTs: 1 FA Premier League 2024/2025 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 28 9 FW: 1 Subst: 8 OUTs: 1 FA Cup 2024/2025 Team             Lineups posted This player Newcastle United 3 1 FW: 1 OUTs: 1 Major League Soccer 2025 Team             Lineups posted This player Atlanta United FC 4 4 RM: 3 ??: 1 OUTs: 2 1