Miguel Ángel Brau Blánquez (born 27 December 2001) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Granada

Born in Cartagena,

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, Brau joined

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

's youth sides in 2019, from EF Torre Pacheco. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 8 November 2020, starting in a 1–1

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...

home draw against

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. On 11 February 2021, Brau renewed his contract with the ''Nazaríes'' until 2023. On 2 September 2022, he was loaned to

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side

CF Talavera de la Reina Club de Fútbol Talavera de la Reina is a Spanish football club based in Talavera de la Reina, in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Founded in 2011 after the merge of CF Talavera and Real Talavera CD, it plays in , holding home ...

for the season. A regular starter as Talavera suffered relegation, Brau suffered a

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injury in May and returned to Granada in July 2023, being back to the B-side now also in the third division. After returning to action in March 2024, he made his first team – and

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– debut on 24 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Faitout Maouassa in a 7–0 away loss to

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

. Brau scored his first professional goal on 22 October 2024, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away win over

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

Coventry City

Brau moved abroad for the first time in his career on 19 June 2025, after agreeing to a four-year contract with

club

Personal life

Brau's father, also named Miguel Ángel, was also a footballer. A

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, he played in the top tier with

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

and in

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with

Atlético Madrid B Atlético de Madrid B is a Spanish football team based in Madrid. Founded on 17 September 1963, it is the reserve team of Atlético Madrid and currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 2. They play their home games at Cerro del Espin ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brau, Miguel Angel 2001 births Living people Footballers from Cartagena, Spain Spanish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Segunda División B players Club Recreativo Granada players CF Talavera de la Reina players Granada CF footballers Coventry City F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century Spanish sportsmen