Miguel Baeza Pérez (born 27 March 2000) is a Spanish professional

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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. Mainly an

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Córdoba,

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, Baeza joined

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's La Fábrica in 2012, from hometown side Séneca CF. On 6 January 2019, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 3–0

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away loss against

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. Definitely promoted to the B-side for the 2019–20 season, Baeza scored his first senior goal on 31 August 2019, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win against

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. The following 26 January, he scored a

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in a 3–1 home success over

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Celta

On 15 August 2020, Baeza moved straight to

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after agreeing to a five-year contract with

, for a rumoured fee of

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2.5 million for 50% of his federative rights. He made his debut for the club on 12 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 0–0 away draw against

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. On 29 November, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 home win over

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. Baeza was loaned to

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side

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on 6 January 2022 for the remainder of the season. On 31 August the same year, hemoved abroad for the first time in his career, joining

side

on a one-year loan deal.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baeza, Miguel 2000 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primeira Liga players Real Madrid Castilla footballers RC Celta de Vigo players SD Ponferradina players Rio Ave F.C. players Spain youth international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal