Míchel Zabaco

Miguel "Míchel" Zabaco Tomé (born 6 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zabaco and the second or maternal family name is Tomé.
Míchel Zabaco
Personal information
Full name Miguel Zabaco Tomé
Date of birth (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989
Place of birth Burgos, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 NorthEast United
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2008 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Atlético Madrid C 34 (0)
2010–2012 Atlético Madrid B 39 (2)
2012–2015 Almería B 78 (2)
2015–2016 Almería 3 (0)
2016 → Cultural Leonesa (loan) 11 (1)
2016–2018 Cartagena 70 (3)
2018–2019 Ponferradina 31 (1)
2019–2020 Logroñés 20 (2)
2020–2023 Burgos 56 (2)
2023– NorthEast United 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:43, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Burgos, Castile and León, Míchel graduated with Atlético Madrid's youth setup, and made his debuts as a senior with the C-team in the 2008–09 campaign, in Tercera División. In the 2010 summer he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 31 July 2012 Míchel joined another reserve team, UD Almería B in the third division.[2] On 8 June 2014 he renewed with the Andalusians for three years, being promoted to the main squad at the start of the 2015–16 season.[3]

Míchel was also named captain of the B-side in the 2014 summer, after the departure of Cristóbal to Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4] On 9 September 2015 – already included in the first team – he made his professional debut, starting and being sent off in a 3–3 Copa del Rey home draw against Elche CF (4–3 win on penalties).[5]

Míchel made his Segunda División debut on 1 November 2015, starting as a left back in a 1–1 home draw against Real Valladolid.[6] On 30 January of the following year, after appearing sparingly, he was loaned to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the third tier, until June.[7]

On 12 July 2016, Míchel signed for FC Cartagena in the third division.[8] He continued to appear in the category in the following years, representing SD Ponferradina, UD Logroñés[9] and Burgos CF,[10] achieving promotion to the second level with all of them.

References
  1. "Míchel Zabaco" (in Spanish). Burgos CF. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. "Michel cambia de rojiblanco" [Michel changes of rojiblanco] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. "El Almería ata al jugador del filial Míchel" [Almería ties up reserve player Míchel] (in Spanish). Vavel. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. "Míchel Zabaco podría reaparecer en el Almería B contra el Betis B" [Míchel Zabaco could reappear at Almería B against Betis B] (in Spanish). Ideal. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. "El Almería se lleva en los penaltis un partido loco" [Almería wins a crazy match on penalties] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. "Almería keeps being last" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  7. "Michel Zabaco se marcha cedido a la Cultural Leonesa hasta final de temporada" [Michel Zabaco goes out on loan at Cultural Leonesa until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Almería's official website. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. "El central Michel Zabaco firma por el FC Cartagena procedente del Almería" [Stopper Míchel Zabaco signs for FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  9. "La UD Logroñés ficha al defensa central Michel Zabaco, de la Ponferradina" [UD Logroñés sign central defender Michel Zabaco, from Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  10. "El Burgos CF refuerza su defensa con el burgalés Míchel Zabaco" [Burgos CF bolster their defense with the burgalés Míchel Zabaco] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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