Luis Milla (footballer, born 1994)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Milla Manzanares | ||
Date of birth | 7 October 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Granada | ||
Youth career | |||
Rayo Majadahonda | |||
2012–2013 | Atlético Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Atlético Madrid C | 4 | (0) |
2014 | → SS Reyes (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Rayo Vallecano B | 20 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Alcorcón | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Guijuelo (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Fuenlabrada | 21 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Tenerife | 90 | (10) |
2020– | Granada | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2020 |
Luis Milla Manzanares (born 7 October 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF as a central midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Born in Madrid, Milla joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in June 2012, from CF Rayo Majadahonda.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team in Tercera División during the 2013–14 season, before being loaned out to fellow league team UD San Sebastián de los Reyes on 17 January 2014.[2]
In July 2014, Milla signed for another reserve team, Rayo Vallecano B in Segunda División B.[3] The following 7 August he signed for Segunda División side AD Alcorcón, being immediately loaned to CD Guijuelo in the third division for one year.[4]
In September 2015, Milla suffered a severe knee injury,[5] returning to action seven months later.[6] On 17 July of the following year, he moved to fellow third division side CF Fuenlabrada also in a temporary deal.[7]
On 11 July 2017, free agent Milla signed a permanent four-year contract with Fuenlabrada.[8] On 28 November, he scored the opener in a 2–2 draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, scoring in the stadium 24 years after his father's last goal.[9]
Tenerife
On 19 January 2018, Milla signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with CD Tenerife in Segunda División.[10] He made his professional debut nine days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid.
Milla scored his first professional goal on 27 October 2018, netting the equalizer in a 3–2 home win against AD Alcorcón. On 24 June 2020, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of CD Mirandés.[11]
Granada
On 31 July 2020, Milla signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Granada CF.[12]
Personal life
Milla's father, also named Luis, was also a footballer and a midfielder. A FC Barcelona youth graduate, he also represented Real Madrid, Valencia CF and the Spain national team before later working as a manager.[3]
References
- ^ "El Atlético ficha a Milla" [Atlético sign Milla] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "El Sanse ya cuenta con Luis Milla para afrontar la segunda vuelta" [Sanse already have Luis Milla to face the second turn] (in Spanish). UD San Sebastián de los Reyes. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Milla vs Milla: padre del Real Madrid e hijo del Rayo Vallecano" [Milla vs Milla: father of Real Madrid and son of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Luis Milla, nuevo jugador del CD Guijuelo" [Luis Milla, new player of CD Guijuelo] (in Spanish). CD Guijuelo. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Luis Milla sufre una rotura en el ligamento cruzado en la rodilla derecha" [Luis Milla suffers a tear in the cruciate ligament in the right knee] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Gran noticia para el fútbol: Luis Milla recibe el alta médica 7 meses después" [Great news for football: Luis Milla is declared fit to play 7 months later] (in Spanish). Tribuna de Salamanca. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Talento y juventud para el CF Fuenlabrada" [Talent and youth for CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Comunicado: Milla ya es jugador del C.F. Fuenlabrada" [Announcement: Milla already is a C.F. Fuenlabrada player] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Un Milla vuelve a marcar en el Santiago Bernabéu 24 años después" [A Milla returns to score at the Santiago Bernabéu 24 years later] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Luis Milla, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife" [Luis Milla, new player of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "As it happened: CD Tenerife beat CD Mirandés 4–1 at home after Luis Milla puts on a show with stellar display". Vavel. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Luis Milla, primera incorporación del Granada CF" [Luis Milla, first addition of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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External links
- Luis Milla at BDFutbol
- Luis Milla at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Luis Milla at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Atlético Madrid C players
- UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players
- Rayo Vallecano B players
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- CD Guijuelo footballers
- CF Fuenlabrada footballers
- CD Tenerife players
- Granada CF footballers