Mikel Santamaría

Mikel Santamaría
Personal information
Full name	Mikel Santamaría Ciprián
Date of birth	20 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Racing Santander
Youth career
2004–2006	Osasuna
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Osasuna B
2008–2009	Alfaro
2009–2011	Bilbao Athletic
2011–2013	Albacete
2013–2015	Leganés
2015–	Racing Santander
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2016

Template:Spanish name Mikel Santamaría Ciprián (born 20 July 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Santamaría finished his formation at CA Osasuna, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in Segunda División B. In 2008, he moved to fellow league club CD Alfaro.

In the 2009 summer, Santamaría signed for Athletic Bilbao, being assigned to the B-team also in the third level. He subsequently represented, still in the category, Albacete Balompié^[1] and CD Leganés,^[2] being promoted to Segunda División with the latter at the end of the 2013–14 season.

On 24 August 2014, Santamaría played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Alavés.^[3] On 21 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander, recently relegated from division two.^[4]

Ciprián's older brother, Roberto, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too was groomed at Osasuna.