Josete Miranda

José Antonio Miranda Boacho (born 22 July 1998), known as Josete Miranda or simply Josete, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club Niki Volos. Born in Spain, he represents the Equatorial Guinea national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Miranda and the second or maternal family name is Boacho.
Josete Miranda
Miranda with Equatorial Guinea in 2022
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Miranda Boacho
Date of birth (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998
Place of birth Getafe, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Niki Volos
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2009 CD Tetuán
2009–2010 Unión Adarve
2010–2012 Real Madrid
2012–2017 Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Getafe B 125 (22)
2021–2022 Getafe 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Niki Volos (loan) 19 (4)
2022– Niki Volos 21 (8)
International career‡
2015– Equatorial Guinea 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022

Club career

Born in Getafe, Community of Madrid, Josete joined Getafe CF's youth setup in 2012, aged 14, after a stint at Real Madrid.[1] In late January 2015 he was called up by manager Pablo Franco to the reserves, being also included on the bench in a 4–3 home win against UD Las Palmas Atlético.[2]

On 8 February 2015, aged only 16, Josete made his senior debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 away win against UB Conquense in the Segunda División B championship.[3]

International career

A son of an Equatoguinean mother, Josete was called up for Equatorial Guinea national team on 25 March 2015.[4] He made his full international debut on the following day, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 friendly loss against Egypt.[5] Josete scored the first goal in a 4–0 victory over South Sudan in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.[6]

International goals
As of 11 November 2020 (Equatorial Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Miranda goal)
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 2016Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea9 South Sudan1–04–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 11 November 2020Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt18 Libya1–03–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Career statistics

International
As of 27 March 2017[7]
Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201580
201611
Total91

References
  1. "Josete" (in Spanish). Real Madrid's official website. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. El viento se alía con el Getafe B (The wind allies with Getafe B); Vavel, 1 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  3. Ni la nieve ni el frío detienen al Getafe B (Neither the snow nor the cold stop Getafe B); Vavel, 9 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. Concentración del Nzalang Nacional en España (Concentration of Nzalang Nacional in Spain); Guinea Ecuatorial Press, 25 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. Nzalang Nacional pierde ante Egipto (Nzalang Nacional loses against Egypt) Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine; Guinea Ecuatorial Press, 27 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. "Brillante victoria del Nzalang Nacional por 4 – 0 frente a Sudán del Sur" [Nzalang Nacional's 4 – 0 shining victory against South Sudan] (in Spanish). Equatoguinean Football Federation. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. Josete at National-Football-Teams.com
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