Kevin Mirallas

Kevin Mirallas

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Antonio Mirallas
Date of birth	5 October 1987 (1987-10-05)
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger / Striker
Club information
Current club	Olympiacos
Number	14
Youth career
1999–2004	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2008	Lille	76	(10)
2008–2010	Saint-Étienne	53	(3)
2010–	Olympiacos	50	(28)
National team‡
2007–2009	Belgium U21	9	(4)
2007–	Belgium	24	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:03, 15 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:44, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Kevin Antonio Mirallas (born 5 October 1987) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Greek Superleague club Olympiacos, having previously played for Lille and Saint-Étienne. He has been capped by Belgium at international level.

Club career

Early years, Lille OSC and AS Saint- Etienne

He played for his home town club Standard Liège in his Youth Career. He then left Belgium and began his First Grade Career in France by signing for Lille OSC and played for them since the opening of the 2004–05 season. Mirallas participated in the UEFA Cup in his first season at the club. Mirallas subsequently was transferred to AS Saint-Etienne for €4,000,000, and began to make a name for himself by scoring against Lyon on his debut in the Rhone-Loire derby.

Olympiacos CFP

On 17 June 2010 Olympiacos Piraeus Signed the 23-year old Kevin Mirallas from AS Saint-Etienne on a one-year loan basis for €2,500,000. Mirallas made his debut for Olympiacos F.C. in their 5-0 1st Leg away win over KS Besa Kavaje in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Europa League Qualifiers. Mirallas scored his first ever goals for Olympiacos in a 3-1 home win over Olympiakos Volou F.C. in the 2010-11 Greek Super League as he scored 2 goals and after that game he became first-choice center-forward for his new club. Mirallas's third goal for Olympiacos came in their 2-1 away loss to their greatest rivals Panathinaikos. After the Derby, Olympiacos Piraeus decided to extend Mirallas's contract to 4 years which will keep him at the Piraeus club until 2014. The following week Mirallas scored 2 goals in their 5-0 home win over Panionios GSS. He scored his next 2 goals in a 3-0 home win over Non Athens rivals PAOK FC. His next goal came in a 2-1 home win over Atromitos F.C. Next he scored in a 2-0 away win over Kerkyra F.C. Mirallas scored his next goal for Olympiacos again against their greatest rivals Panathinaikos in a 2-1 home win. He scored the next week in a 1-1 away draw against Panionios GSS. He then scored in a 3-0 home win over Ergotelis. His next goal came in a 6-0 home win over other Athens rival AEK Athens. His last goal of the 2010-11 season came in a 3-1 home win over AO Kavala. Mirallas completed his first season at Olympiacos very successfully by finishing as Olympiacos's top scorer by scoring 14 goals, all in the Greek Super League which helped the club win their 38th Greek Super League Championship and return to the UEFA Champions League after failing to qualify for the UEFA Europa League that season. Mirallas's first goal for Olympiacos F.C. of the 2011-12 season came in the Greek Super League in their 3-2 away win over Ergotelis F.C. His next goal came in their 1-1 away Draw against Athens rival AEK Athens. His next goal came in a 3-0 away win over Panionios GSS. He scored the next week in a 2-2 home draw against OFI Crete. His next 2 goals came in a 6-0 home win over Doxa Drama F.C. Kevin Mirallas then scored his first ever Hat Trick for Olympiacos when he scored 3 goals in their 4-0 away win over Levadiakos F.C.. His next two goals came in a 3-1 home win over Levadiakos F.C.. His next goal came in a 2-0 away win over PAOK FC. His next goal came the next week in a 2-0 home win over rivals AEK Athens.

Position

Mirallas has the ability to play in various attacking positions. His favorite position is striker but he can also play as a second striker, attacking midfielder and winger.

International career

Mirallas has represented Belgium at Under-17, Under-19 levels and Under-21 levels and was one of the leading figures in guiding 2007 Belgium to the semi-finals during the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

He scored twice in the 2008 Summer Olympics football tournament, once against China (2–0 victory) and once against Italy (3–2 victory). Kevin Mirallas made his First Grade International Debut for Belgium in 2007. He played for Belgium in the Qualifiers for the 2008 UEFA Euro held in Austria and Switzerland where he scored his first ever first grade International goal against Serbia in Brussels. He scored his second International goal again in the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Kazakhstan in Almaty but Belgium failed to Qualify, and his next two goals for Belgium came in Frindlies against Luxembourg in Luxembourg City and against Hungary in Ghent. He played for Belgium in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers but Belgium failed to Qualify. He also just played for Belgium in the 2012 UEFA Euro Qualifiers held in Poland and Ukraine and again Belgium failed to Qualify.

Kevin Mirallas: International Goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 August 2007	Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels	Serbia	3 – 2	Won	Euro 2008 Qualification
2	12 September 2007	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty	Kazakhstan	2 – 2	Drawn	Euro 2008 Qualification
3	19 November 2008	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	1 – 1	Drawn	Friendly
4	13 November 2009	Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent	Hungary	3 – 0	Won	Friendly

Honours

Olympiacos

• Superleague Greece: 2010–2011

External links

• Kevin Mirallas at L'Équipe
• Kevin Mirallas at National Football Teams