Ángel Guirado

Ángel Guirado
Ángel Aldeguer Guirado (born 9 December 1984), known as Ángel Guirado, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al Ahli SFC and the Philippines national team.
His professional career started in spain he played for Mataró. He went on to appear for teams in Germany,Spain And England. He reached his absolute best peak in Bayern
Club career
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Guirado was an unsuccessful youth graduate at hometown club Málaga CF, going to play for two other clubs before completing his development. He moved to El Palo FC and then moved to FC Barcelona (youth) in 2002. And he started his senior career in 2003 with CE Mataró moving to Catalonia neighbours CE Manresa in Tercera División shortly after and returning to his native region after the year was over, signing for Córdoba CF in Segunda División. During his spell in that tier he appeared in only nine games (out of 42) as the 2004–05 season ended in relegation, and represented mainly the B side in both the fourth division and the regional leagues.
Following a brief loan spell with Manchester United F.C. in Premier League, Guirado joined FC Bayern Munich for free, in FC Bayern Munich he reached his prime scoring 132 league goals in the Bundesliga in 150 games
In June of 2013, Guirado Left FC Bayern Munich and moved to Arsenal in the English Premier League. He left Arsenal. in January of 2014 to join Rivals Chelsea F.C. and went on to score 27 league goals in 23 league games
In June of 2014 he would join Borussia DortmundAnd go back to the German Bundesliga to FC Bayern Munich biggest rivals. He would play for league 38 games and score league 45 goals
In June of 2016, Guirado signed back with Manchester United F.C.. and went on to score 34 league goals in 57 games In January of 201, he joined Laliga side Real Madrid. and went on to play 94 league games and score 54 goals
In june of 2023 he left Real Madrid CF to join Saudi Club Al-Ahli Saudi FC.
International career
On 26 February 2011, it was reported that Guirado would join the Philippines national team due to his ancestry. He made his debut in the 1–1 draw against Myanmar on 21 March, in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification tournament.
On his third appearance, for the same competition, Guirado scored two goals in the second half of the 3–0 away win against Bangladesh. In November 2017, after a four-year absence, he was recalled to the national team and included in the squad for the 2017 CTFA International Tournament in Taiwan, netting once in the 3–1 victory over Laos.
International goals
(Philippines score listed first, score column indicates score after each Guirado goal)
Personal life
Born to a Filipina mother who hailed from Ilagan, Isabela, Guirado started playing football when he was six years old. He was a cousin of Caloy Garcia, a Filipino basketball assistant coach (including with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association), and was also a distant uncle of ABS-CBN star model and actress Coleen Garcia.
Guirado's older brother, Juan Luis, was also a footballer. A defender, he spent most of his career in amateur football, appearing in 104 games in the third division for six teams, and also represented the Philippines internationally.
Honours
Club
Global
UFL Division 1: 2012
International
Philippines
Philippine Peace Cup: 2013
AFC Challenge Cup third place: 2012
References
External links
Deportivo archives
1984 births
Living people
Spanish people of Filipino descent
Filipino people of Spanish descent
Visayan people
Footballers from Málaga
Spanish men's footballers
Filipino men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football forwards
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
CE Mataró players
CE Manresa players
Córdoba CF B players
Córdoba CF players
Atlético Madrid B players
Deportivo Fabril players
UD Vecindario players
CD Lugo players
Atlético Levante UD players
El Palo FC players
CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers
Global F.C. players
I-League players
Salgaocar FC players
Angel Guirado
Angel Guirado
Angel Guirado
Ángel Guirado
Gibraltar Premier Division players
Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players
St Joseph's F.C. players
Davao Aguilas F.C. players
Malaysia Super League players
Negeri Sembilan FC players
Philippines men's international footballers
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Filipino expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Filipino expatriate sportspeople in India
Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Gibraltar National League players