Miguel Ángel Aceval Muñoz (born 8 January 1983) is a Chilean former

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who played as a

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Career

Professional

Aceval began in the youth system of Colo-Colo and made his professional debut on August 18, 2001 with

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...

against Huachipato. While with Colo Colo, Aceval starts receiving acclaim for his long range shooting. After the 2006 Clausura championship with Colo-Colo, he made a loan move to O'Higgins before returning to Colo-Colo. While with Colo Colo, Aceval was a key player in helping the club to

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titles during the 2002 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, and 2007 Clausura. In 2008, Aceval went to play for a short spell with Uruguayan club

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, then he made his return to the Chilean league with

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. After his brief spell with Huachipato, he signed with

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. While with Unión Española, Aceval appeared in 48 league matches and scored 9 goals. For the 2011 season he joined

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and scored 5 goals in 30 appearances. Aceval left Chile at the end of the 2011 season signing with

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on January 30, 2012. He scored his first goal on a free kick for Toronto FC against

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in the

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semifinals on March 28, 2012. On June 18, 2012, Miguel Aceval, along with two other Toronto FC players, were arrested in Houston and charged with public intoxication. On July 26, the club had announced that they had terminated Aceval's contract.

International

Aceval received his first call up and played for the Chile national team on September 4, 2011 in a friendly against

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Honours

Club

; Colo-Colo *

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(4): 2002 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2007 Clausura ;Toronto FC *

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(1):

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;Huachipato *

(1): 2012 Clausura

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aceval, Miguel 1983 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Colo-Colo footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Huachipato FC footballers Unión Española footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Toronto FC players Curicó Unido footballers Deportes Temuco footballers San Antonio Unido footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Major League Soccer players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Canada Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football defenders