Miguel Loureiro

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Miguel Loureiro

| image = Partido Galicia - Panamá en Balaídos 10 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Loureiro with Galicia in 2024

| full_name = Miguel Loureiro Ameijenda

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cerceda, Spain

| height = 1.75 m{{cite web |url=https://www.cdlugo.com/jugador/miguel-loureiro |title=Miguel Loureiro |language=es |publisher=CD Lugo |access-date=16 October 2022}}

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Huesca

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = EF Luis Calvo

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Bergantiños

| youthyears3 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs3 = Celta

| years1 = 2013–2014

| clubs1 = Bergantiños

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2015–2016

| clubs2 = Pontevedra B

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = Pontevedra

| caps3 = 42

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2019

| clubs4 = Córdoba

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2021

| clubs5 = Andorra

| caps5 = 44

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Racing Ferrol

| caps6 = 35

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = Lugo

| caps7 = 40

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2023–

| clubs8 = Huesca

| caps8 = 62

| goals8 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2024 | nationalteam1 = Galicia | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 19 March 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Miguel Loureiro Ameijenda (born 21 November 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for SD Huesca.

Club career

Born in Cerceda, A Coruña, Galicia, Loureiro made his senior debut with Bergantiños FC on 24 August 2013 at the age of 16, starting in a 2–1 away win against CA Rivera for the Preferente de Galicia championship. He scored his first senior goal on 1 December, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against CF Dumbría.

On 21 July 2014, Loureiro joined Celta de Vigo, returning to youth football.{{cite web|url=http://galifutbol.com/tercera-division-noticias/item/10208-miguel-loureiro-deja-bergantinos-para-incorporarse-al-juvenil-division-de-honor-del-rc-celta.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418192405/http://galifutbol.com/tercera-division-noticias/item/10208-miguel-loureiro-deja-bergantinos-para-incorporarse-al-juvenil-division-de-honor-del-rc-celta.html|title=Miguel Loureiro deja Bergantiños para incorporarse al Juvenil división de honor del RC Celta|trans-title=Miguel Loureiro leaves Bergantiños to join the Juvenil of RC Celta|publisher=GaliFutbol|language=es|date=21 July 2014|archivedate=18 April 2015|accessdate=22 July 2017}} On 25 August of the following year, after being deemed surplus to requirements, he signed for Pontevedra CF, being initially assigned to the reserves.{{cite web|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/carballo/carballo/2015/08/25/lateral-miguel-loureiro-ficha-pontevedra-luisito/0003_201508C25C9992.htm|title=El lateral Miguel Loureiro ficha por el Pontevedra de Luisito|trans-title=The full back Miguel Loureiro signs for Luisito's Pontevedra|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|date=25 August 2015|accessdate=22 July 2017}}

On 15 June 2016 Loureiro renewed with the Granates,{{cite web|url=http://www.haiqueroelo.es/miguel-loureiro-renovado/|title=Miguel Loureiro, renovado|trans-title=Miguel Loureiro, renewed|publisher=Hai Que Roelo|language=es|date=15 June 2016|accessdate=22 July 2017}} and became an undisputed starter for the first team in Segunda División B during the season, as his side reached the play-offs. On 2 July of the following year, he signed a three-year contract with Segunda División side Córdoba CF.{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiadecordoba.es/cordobacf/fichajes-renovaciones-poner-proyecto-CCF_0_1150385527.html|title=Seis fichajes y dos renovaciones para poner caras al nuevo proyecto del CCF|trans-title=Six signings and two renewals to start up the new project of CCF|publisher=El Día de Córdoba|language=es|date=2 July 2017|accessdate=22 July 2017}}

Loureiro made his professional debut on 6 September 2017, starting in a 4–2 away defeat of Lorca FC, for the season's Copa del Rey. On 26 June 2019, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract,{{cite web|url=http://www.cordobacf.com/noticia/loureiro-deja-de-pertenecer-al-cordoba-cf|title=Loureiro deja de pertenecer al Córdoba CF|trans-title=Loureiro leaves Córdoba CF|publisher=Córdoba CF|language=es|date=26 June 2019|accessdate=27 June 2019}} and joined FC Andorra in the third division on 9 August.{{cite web|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/carballo/2019/08/10/cercedense-miguel-loureiro-ficha-andorra-pique/0003_201908C10C59927.htm|title=El cercedense Miguel Loureiro ficha por el Andorra de Piqué|trans-title=The cercedense Miguel Loureiro signs for Piqué's Andorra|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|date=9 August 2019|accessdate=25 August 2019}}

On 21 June 2021, Loureiro signed for Racing de Ferrol in the newly-formed Primera División RFEF.{{cite web|url=https://racingclubferrol.net/nuevo-fichaje-2/|title=¡Nuevo fichaje!|trans-title=New signing!|publisher=Racing Ferrol|language=es|date=21 June 2021|accessdate=14 August 2022}} On 1 August of the following year, he returned to the second division after agreeing to a two-year contract with CD Lugo.{{cite web|url=https://www.cdlugo.com/noticia/miguel-loureiro-nuevo-jugador-del-cd-lugo|title=Miguel Loureiro, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo|trans-title=Miguel Loureiro, new player of CD Lugo|publisher=CD Lugo|language=es|date=1 August 2022|accessdate=14 August 2022}}

On 3 July 2023, after Lugo's relegation, Loureiro signed a two-year deal with SD Huesca also in division two.{{cite web|url=https://www.sdhuesca.es/noticias/miguel-loureiro-se-suma-a-la-defensa-azulgrana|title=Miguel Loureiro se suma a la defensa azulgrana|trans-title=Miguel Loureiro joins the blue-and-red defense|publisher=SD Huesca|language=es|date=3 July 2023|accessdate=3 July 2023}}