Kevin Mirallas
Mirallas with Belgium in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Everton | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Lille | 76 | (10) |
| 2008–2010 | Saint-Étienne | 53 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Olympiacos | 52 | (34) |
| 2012– | Everton | 143 | (30) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | Belgium U17 | 13 | (7) |
| 2005 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Belgium U19 | 16 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2007– | Belgium | 56 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52, 30 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:15, 28 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo (born 5 October 1987), more commonly known as Kevin Mirallas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkeβin miˈɾaʎas]), is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Everton and the Belgium national team.
Mirallas started his professional career in France with Lille & Saint-Étienne before moving to Greece with Olympiacos in 2010. Mirallas enjoyed success during his time at Olympiacos scoring 34 goals in 52 league games, including being the league's top scorer in his second season with 20 goals in 25 games. His impressive performances attracted the services of Everton who signed him in the summer of 2012 for £6 million.
Mirallas has over 50 caps for Belgium since his senior debut in 2007. He has represented Belgium at various youth levels and has featured for them at senior level at the 2008 Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup; the latter of which he helped his team reach the quarter-finals.
Mirallas spent his youth career playing for his hometown club Standard Liège. He then left Belgium and began his first team career in France by signing for Lille OSC and played for them since the opening of the 2004–05 season. Mirallas participated in the UEFA Cup in his first season at the club. Mirallas subsequently was transferred to AS Saint-Étienne for €4 million, and began to make a name for himself by scoring against Lyon on his debut in the Rhone-Loire derby.
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