Miguel Ángel Garrido Cifuentes (born 5 October 1990), commonly known as Cifu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-winger and also right-back for Malaysian Super League club Sabah.
Football career Born in Zújar, Granada, Andalusia,Cifu, el «hipster» del Elche (Cifu, Elche's "hipster"); Diario Información, 12 October 2015 Cifu graduated from Elche CF's youth setup, and made his senior debut for Torrellano Illice CF (the club's farm team) in Tercera División, in 2009. On 11 August 2011 he joined Orihuela CF in Segunda División B,El Orihuela cierra el fichaje del extremo Miguel Ángel Garrido (Orihuela completes the signing of winger Miguel Ángel Garrido); Diario Información, 11 August 2011 appearing regularly for the side.
In July 2012 Cifu returned to Elche, being assigned to the reserves in the fourth level.Miguel Ángel afirma que es nuevo jugador del Ilicitano (Miguel Ángel states that he is a player of Ilicitano) ; Elche Diario, 13 July 2012 He appeared in 38 matches during his first campaign, scoring once and achieving promotion.
On 17 July 2014 Cifu was loaned to Segunda División's Girona FC, in a season-long deal.El Girona obtiene la cesión de Miguel Ángel Garrido (Girona gets the loan of Miguel Ángel Garrido); El Mundo Deportivo, 17 July 2014 On 24 August he made his debut in the competition, starting in a 1–0 home win against Racing de Santander.Un gol de Felipe Sanchón le basta al Girona (A goal from Felipe Sanchón is enough for Girona); Marca, 25 August 2014
Cifu scored his first professional goal on 9 May 2015, netting the last in a 4–2 away win against FC Barcelona B.El Girona mantiene el pulso por Primera (Girona keeps the momentum for Primera); Marca, 9 May 2015 After his loan expired, he was subsequently assigned to the Valencians' main squad.
On 26 January 2016, as his contract was due to expire in the summer, Cifu was loaned to La Liga side Málaga CF,Cifu pasa el examen médico y jugará cedido en el Málaga procedente del Elche (Cifu passes medical and will play on loan at Málaga from Elche); El Mundo Deportivo, 26 January 2016 with a three-year permanent deal being effective at the expiration of the loan.El Málaga ficha a Cifu, lateral derecho del Elche, hasta 2019 (Málaga signs Cifu, Elche's right back, until 2019); Diario AS, 26 January 2016 On 15 July, after making no appearances for the Andalusians, he returned to his previous club Girona again in a temporary deal.Cifu, alta velocitat al carril dret (Cifu, high speed to the right flank); Girona FC, 15 July 2016
On 30 January 2018, Cifu was loaned to Albacete Balompié still in the second division, for six months.Cifu is loaned out to Albacete Balompié; Málaga CF, 30 January 2018 Upon returning, he became a regular starter for the Albicelestes, now also in division two.
On 22 September 2020, Cifu terminated his contract with Málaga, and returned to his former side Elche, now in the top tier, on a two-year contract just hours later.
On 20 July 2021, Cifu left Elche and signed a one-year deal with second division newcomers UD Ibiza.
Personal life Cifu is part of the Hipster subculture, distinguishing himself with a thick beard and tattoos.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsElche2010–11Segunda División0000—002012–13Segunda División0000—002015–16Segunda División17010—180Total1701000180Orihuela(loan)2011–12Segunda División B3011020331Girona (loan)2014–15Segunda División4010010411Málaga (loan)2015–16La Liga0000—00Málaga2017–18La Liga2020—402018–19Segunda División24200102522019–20Segunda División34210—352Total6043010644Girona (loan)2016–17Segunda División24010—250Albacete (loan)2017–18Segunda División9000—90Elche2020–21La Liga11030—140Ibiza2021–22Segunda División28100—281Kelantan2023Malaysia Super League13420—154Sabah2023Malaysia Super League100000102024–25Malaysia Super League10000010Career total233111104024811
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