Miguel Aceval
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Aceval Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | January 8, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | Colo-Colo | 159 | (18) |
| 2007 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2008 | Huachipato | 18 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Unión Española | 48 | (9) |
| 2011 | Universidad de Concepción | 30 | (5) |
| 2012 | Toronto FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Huachipato | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Curicó Unido | 46 | (8) |
| 2015–2018 | Deportes Temuco | 74 | (9) |
| 2019 | San Antonio Unido | 22 | (2) |
| Total | 438 | (56) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Ángel Aceval Muñoz (born 8 January 1983) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre back.
Career[edit]
Professional[edit]
Aceval began in the youth system of Colo-Colo and made his professional debut on August 18, 2001 with Colo-Colo against Huachipato. While with Colo Colo, Aceval starts receiving acclaim for his long range shooting.[1] 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 Chilean Primera División 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 Defensor Sporting, then he made his return to the Chilean league with Huachipato. After his brief spell with Huachipato, he signed with Unión Española. While with Unión Española, Aceval appeared in 48 league matches and scored 9 goals. For the 2011 season he joined Universidad de Concepción and scored 5 goals in 30 appearances.
Aceval left Chile at the end of the 2011 season signing with Toronto FC on January 30, 2012.[2] He scored his first goal on a free kick for Toronto FC against Santos Laguna in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League 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.[3] On July 26, the club had announced that they had terminated Aceval's contract.[4]
International[edit]
Aceval received his first call up and played for the Chile national team on September 4, 2011 in a friendly against Mexico.
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Colo-Colo
- Toronto FC
- Huachipato
References[edit]
- ^ Miguel Aceval: "Sueño con ganar la Libertadores" (in Spanish) Archived 2009-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aceval joins Toronto FC
- ^ "Three Toronto FC players charged with public intoxication in Houston | National Post". Sports.nationalpost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Toronto & Aceval Part Ways | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
External links[edit]
- Miguel Aceval at Major League Soccer
- Miguel Aceval at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miguel Aceval at Soccerway
- 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