Miguel Ángel Moyá
Spanish footballer
Miguel Ángel Moyá Rumbo (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel ˈaŋxel moˈʝa ˈrumbo]; born 2 April 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played 274 La Liga games over 15 seasons, representing in the competition Mallorca, Valencia, Getafe, Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad.
At youth level, Moyá earned 38 caps for Spain.
Club career
Mallorca
Born in Binissalem, Mallorca, Moyá made his professional debut with hometown RCD Mallorca on 29 August 2004 in a 1–0 home loss against Real Madrid, appearing in 32 La Liga games for a team that barely avoided relegation (17th). After backing up another youth system product, veteran Toni Prats, for two years, he became the undisputed starter.
From 2007 to 2009, however, Moyá struggled mightily with injuries, only appearing in 13 matches for the Balearic Islands side in the latter season.
Valencia
In late June 2009, Moyá agreed on a move to fellow top-division club Valencia CF for about €5 million. On 5 August, in a 2–0 preseason defeat at Manchester United, he featured more than 30 minutes as central midfielder after all the replacements had been made by Unai Emery and an injury occurred; the score was then at 1–0.
Moyá made his official debut against Sevilla FC in the league's opener, a 2–0 home win, but quickly lost his job to veteran César Sánchez after some costly mistakes.
Getafe
On 15 June 2011, Moyá joined Getafe CF on loan as part of the deal involving Dani Parejo.
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