Miquel Parera Pizà ( ; born 18 May 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

as a

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Club career

Parera was born in

Manacor Manacor () is a town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is the second largest town in Mallorca, after the capital of Palma. The municipality has tourist areas such a ...

Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

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, and joined

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

's youth setup in 2007, from

CE Manacor Club Esportiu Manacor is a Spanish football team based in Manacor, in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. Founded on 23 June 1923, it plays in '' Tercera División – Group 11''. The club's ground is ''Na Capellera'' Stadium holding 3 ...

. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 31 August 2014, starting in a 1–2

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

away loss against

CD Alcoyano Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1928 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games in ''Estadio El Collao'', with a 4,850-seat ...

. Parera would feature sparingly for the B-side in the following campaigns, and renewed his contract on 3 April 2017. He was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 campaign in the third division, and acted as a backup to Manolo Reina as his side returned to

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at first attempt. Parera made his professional debut on 11 September 2018, starting in a 1–0 home win against

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

for the season's

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. On 25 October, he renewed his contract until 2021. Parera made his debut in the second division on 4 November 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at

. Still a backup to Reina, he featured in seven matches during the season as the club achieved a second consecutive promotion. Parera made his

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debut on 19 July 2020, starting in a 2–2 away draw against

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...

as his side was already relegated. On 15 June 2021, Parera moved to third division side

Racing Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league syste ...

on a one-year deal.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parera, Miquel 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Manacor Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Mallorca Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Racing de Santander players