Mista (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Ferrer Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Peña Madridista Caravaca Cruz | ||
| 1994–1995 | Caravaca Promesas | ||
| 1995–1996 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Real Madrid C | 29 | (9) |
| 1997–1998 | Real Madrid B | 43 | (23) |
| 1999–2001 | Tenerife | 84 | (22) |
| 2001–2006 | Valencia | 144 | (40) |
| 2006–2008 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | (2) |
| 2010 | Toronto | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 370 | (99) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Spain U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 1999 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Miguel Ángel Ferrer Martínez (born 12 November 1978), known as Mista, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
An unsuccessful Real Madrid youth graduate, he would make a name for himself with Valencia, helping the club win a total of four major titles during a five-year spell and scoring a total of 48 goals in 218 La Liga games in ten seasons, in representation of four teams.
Born in Caravaca de la Cruz, Region of Murcia, Mista was a protégé of Rafael Benítez, who first coached him at Real Madrid Castilla. He also worked with the player at CD Tenerife, and then Valencia CF.
At Tenerife, Mista – along with Curro Torres and Luis García – was a key member of the team that won promotion to La Liga in 2001. He subsequently signed for Valencia, and was a prominent member of the successful sides that won two league titles and the 2004 UEFA Cup, where he scored the second goal in the 2–0 win against Olympique de Marseille. On 21 March 2004 he netted a hat-trick for the eventual champions in a 5–1 home win over RCD Mallorca, but his goal rate decreased drastically after the 2004–05 campaign.
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