Miguel Ángel Nieto de la Calle (; born 12 January 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Club career A Real Madrid youth graduate, Nieto was born in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid, and spent his first three professional seasons with its C-team. He sometimes trained with and was called up to the main squad, as against Racing de Santander (18 November 2006) and Valencia CF (27 November), as an unused substitute.Capello y la cantera (Capello and the youth system); Real Madrid CF (in Spanish)
Nieto made his first-team debut in a match with FC Dynamo Kyiv for the 2006–07 edition of the UEFA Champions League, in a final group stage tie that ended with a 2–2 away draw.Ronaldo salva al Real Madrid del ridículo ante el Dinamo de Kiev (2–2) (Ronaldo saves Real Madrid from ridicule against Dynamo Kiev (2–2)); Libertad Digital, 6 December 2006 (in Spanish) His La Liga debut was against Villarreal CF on 27 January 2007,; ESPN Soccernet, 27 January 2007 and he also appeared the next week against Levante UD for two consecutive 0–1 defeats, although Madrid would be crowned league champions; in the latter match the player, who had replaced an injured Robinho, tried his luck with a shot which sliced the woodwork of José Francisco Molina's goal.; ESPN Soccernet, 4 February 2007El Bernabéu ya no aguanta a este Madrid (The Bernabéu can not stand this Madrid anymore); Marca, 4 February 2007 (in Spanish)
After spending one full season with Real Madrid Castilla in the third division, Nieto signed a five-year deal with 2007–08's top flight overachievers UD Almería on 1 July 2008, after finishing his contract with Real Madrid.Nieto se convierte en el cuarto fichaje almeriense (Nieto becomes fourth Almería signing); Marca, 2 July 2008 (in Spanish) Rarely played in his first year he did score an important goal, in a 3–1 home win against Sporting de Gijón on 10 May 2009 which confirmed that the Andalusians would remain in the top level for a further year.Quini recibe a la expedición almeriense (Quini welcomes Almería expedition); La Nueva España, 13 September 2009 (in Spanish)
In late January 2011, having been severely undermined by injury problems under both Juan Manuel Lillo and his successor José Luis OltraNieto estará dos meses de baja tras operación en tendón de un tobillo (Nieto to miss two months after ankle tendon surgery); La Información, 29 September 2010 (in Spanish) but also being deemed surplus to requirements during Hugo Sánchez's tenure as coach,Almería: “Sí no juego, tendré que mirar otras cosas”, advierte Nieto (Almería: “If I don't play, I'll have to look elsewhere”, Nieto warns); Goal, 28 January 2009 (in Spanish) Nieto was loaned to another side in the region, second level's Xerez CD, until the end of the campaign,El Xerez confirma la cesión de Nieto y espera la llegada de Guilherme (Xerez confirm Nieto loan and await arrival of Guilherme); Andalucía Información, 26 January 2011 (in Spanish) also being rarely used. In July, he left the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos.Nieto pone fin a tres años en la UD Almería marcados por las lesiones (Nieto ends three years at UD Almería marked by injuries); Ideal, 19 July 2011 (in Spanish)
Honours Real Madrid La Liga: 2006–07
Racing Santander Segunda División B: 2013–14
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