Óscar Mingueza García (born 13 May 1999) is a Spanish professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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club Celta Vigo. Mainly a

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, he can also play in either full-back position, mostly as a

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Club career

Barcelona

Born in

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, Mingueza joined

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academy in 2007 from Santa Perpètua. He won the UEFA Youth League with the club's '' Juvenil A'' team in 2018, and moved up to

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for the 2018–19 season. Mingueza made his first-team debut for Barcelona on 24 November 2020, as a replacement for the injured

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, starting the 4–0

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victory against

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at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in

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. Five days later, he made his

debut in a 4–0 win against

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. On 15 March 2021, Mingueza scored his first goal for Barcelona in a 4–1 home win over Huesca in

. He scored his second career goal in the 60th minute of El Clásico on 10 April 2021. One week later, he won his first professional title, after winning the

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against

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Celta Vigo

On 31 July 2022, Mingueza joined fellow La Liga side Celta Vigo on a permanent four-year deal for a reported fee of €3 million.

International career

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive

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test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against

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on 8 June 2021. Mingueza made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0. Later that month, he was included in Spain's preliminary squad for the

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Personal life

Óscar's younger sister,

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, is also a professional footballer having made her debut for Barcelona's

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on 6 March 2021.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Barcelona *

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* UEFA Youth League: 2017–18 Spain U23 *

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silver medal:

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References

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