Miguel Palanca Fernández (born 18 December 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a right winger, he also played as a forward.
Club career Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Palanca was a product of RCD Espanyol's youth academy, playing once for the first team in 2006–07 then spending the following season solely with the reserves. His La Liga debut arrived on 29 April 2007, as he came on as a substitute for Albert Riera during the second half of a 3–1 away loss against Sevilla FC.El Sevilla regresa a su versión liguera (Sevilla return to league version); El Mundo, 29 April 2007 (in Spanish)
Subsequently, Palanca was sold to Real Madrid. On 13 December 2008 he made his debut for the main squad, replacing Wesley Sneijder in the first half of a 2–0 away defeat to FC Barcelona.El canterano Palanca reconoce que fue un debut "agridulce" (Youth system player Palanca acknowledges "bittersweet" debut); Europa Press, 14 December 2008 (in Spanish) Again from the bench, he helped his team beat Valencia CF one week later at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (1–0).El Real Madrid recupera el pulso tras ganar al Valencia (Real Madrid regain pulse after beating Valencia); El Correo Gallego, 20 December 2008 (in Spanish)
Palanca was loaned to CD Castellón of the Segunda División for 2009–10.Palanca llega cedido por una temporada del Real Madrid (Palanca arrives on loan from Real Madrid for one season); Marca, 25 August 2009 (in Spanish) The following campaign, after the club's relegation, he signed a two-year contract with another side in that league, Elche CF, with Real Madrid having an option to re-buy on any given period during that timeframe.Palanca ficha por el Elche (Palanca signs for Elche); Defensa Central, 2 July 2010 (in Spanish)
On 27 January 2015, after one and a half seasons with CD Numancia also in the second tier, Palanca signed with Australian club Adelaide United FC.Spain’s Miguel Palanca set to join Adelaide United for A-League; The Advertiser, 26 January 2015Adelaide United and FFA clash after Fabio Ferreira departs for Central Coast Mariners; The Advertiser, 27 January 2015 He was released at the end of the season, after his contract was not renewed.Hyundai A-League transfer wrap; Football Federation Australia, 30 June 2015
On 8 July 2015, Palanca signed a one-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently returned to the second tier.Miguel Palanca se convierte en jugador grana (Miguel Palanca becomes a grana player); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 8 July 2015 (in Spanish) He scored his first goals for his hometown team on 9 September in a 2–2 home draw with neighbours Girona FC in the second round of the Copa del Rey, also converting the decisive attempt in the subsequent penalty shootout.
Palanca moved abroad again on 20 July 2016, agreeing to a two-year contract with Poland's Korona Kielce. Coming from the bench, he netted his first goal on 6 August in a 4–1 home Ekstraklasa win over Lech Poznań.
On 14 August 2018, Palanca joined Indian Super League club FC Goa. The following 31 January, he returned to Gimnàstic on a short-term deal.
On 20 September 2020, Palanca signed a two-year contract with Tercera División side Real Avilés Industrial CF. He suffered a femoral fracture in a match on 13 December against CD Praviano, and announced his retirement in September 2021 aged 33.
Personal life Palanca's father, Santiago, played as a striker for Gimnàstic, scoring a record 48 goals at their Nou Estadi.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEspanyol B 2006–07Segunda División B256——2562007–08Segunda División B247——247Total4913——4913Espanyol2006–07La Liga1000—10Real Madrid B2008–09Segunda División B315——315Real Madrid2008–09La Liga30000030Castellón (loan)2009–10Segunda División36300—363Elche 2010–11Segunda División30420103342011–12Segunda División25121—2722012–13Segunda División16010—170Total7155110776Numancia2013–14Segunda División33310—3432014–15Segunda División17200—172Total50510—515Adelaide United2014–15A-League14100—141Gimnàstic2015–16Segunda División19112—203Korona Kielce2016–17Ekstraklasa33610—346Anorthosis2017–18Cypriot First Division23300—233Goa2018–19Indian Super League7300—73Gimnàstic2018–19Segunda División8000—80Andorra2019–20Segunda División B12010—130Avilés2020–21Tercera División6000—60Career total36345931037348
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