Miguel Loureiro Ameijenda (born 21 November 1996) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...

Club career

Born in Cerceda,

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, Galicia, Loureiro made his senior debut with

Bergantiños FC Bergantiños Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Carballo, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1923, it plays in Segunda División RFEF - Group 1, playing home matches at '' Estadio As Eiroas'', ...

on 24 August 2013 at the age of 16, starting in a 2–1 away win against CA Rivera for the Preferente de Galicia championship. He scored his first senior goal on 1 December, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against CF Dumbría. On 21 July 2014, Loureiro joined

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues ...

, returning to youth football. On 25 August of the following year, after being deemed surplus to requirements, he signed for Pontevedra CF, being initially assigned to the reserves. On 15 June 2016 Loureiro renewed with the ''Granates'', and became an undisputed starter for the first team in Segunda División B during the season, as his side reached the play-offs. On 2 July of the following year, he signed a three-year contract with Segunda División side Córdoba CF. Loureiro made his professional debut on 6 September 2017, starting in a 4–2 away defeat of

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

, for the season's

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. On 26 June 2019, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract, and joined

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtu ...

in the third division on 9 August. On 21 June 2021, Loureiro signed for

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio ...

in the newly-formed

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. On 1 August of the following year, he returned to the second division after agreeing to a two-year contract with CD Lugo. On 3 July 2023, after Lugo's

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, Loureiro signed a two-year deal with

also in division two.

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