Luis Milla (footballer, born 1994)

Luis Milla Manzanares (born 7 October 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF as a central midfielder.

Luis Milla
Personal information
Full name Luis Milla Manzanares
Date of birth (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Granada
Number 5
Youth career
Rayo Majadahonda
2012–2013 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Atlético Madrid C 4 (0)
2014 → SS Reyes (loan) 18 (2)
2014–2015 Rayo Vallecano B 20 (2)
2015–2017 Alcorcón 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Guijuelo (loan) 4 (1)
2016–2017 → Fuenlabrada (loan) 33 (1)
2017–2018 Fuenlabrada 21 (3)
2018–2020 Tenerife 90 (10)
2020– Granada 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Milla and the second or maternal family name is Manzanares.

Club career

Early career

Born in Madrid, Milla joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in June 2012, from CF Rayo Majadahonda.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team in Tercera División during the 2013–14 season, before being loaned out to fellow league team UD San Sebastián de los Reyes on 17 January 2014.[2]

In July 2014, Milla signed for another reserve team, Rayo Vallecano B in Segunda División B.[3] The following 7 August he signed for Segunda División side AD Alcorcón, being immediately loaned to CD Guijuelo in the third division for one year.[4]

In September 2015, Milla suffered a severe knee injury,[5] returning to action seven months later.[6] On 17 July of the following year, he moved to fellow third division side CF Fuenlabrada also in a temporary deal.[7]

On 11 July 2017, free agent Milla signed a permanent four-year contract with Fuenlabrada.[8] On 28 November, he scored the opener in a 2–2 draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, scoring in the stadium 24 years after his father's last goal.[9]

Tenerife

On 19 January 2018, Milla signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with CD Tenerife in Segunda División.[10] He made his professional debut nine days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid.

Milla scored his first professional goal on 27 October 2018, netting the equalizer in a 3–2 home win against AD Alcorcón. On 24 June 2020, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of CD Mirandés.[11]

Granada

On 31 July 2020, Milla signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Granada CF.[12] On 12 September he marked his competitive debut for his new club and his first appearance in the top division of Spanish football by scoring a goal with a shot from the edge of the area, in a 2–0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.[13]

Personal life

Milla's father, also named Luis, was also a footballer and a midfielder. A FC Barcelona youth graduate, he also represented Real Madrid, Valencia CF and the Spain national team before later working as a manager.[3]

References
  1. "El Atlético ficha a Milla" [Atlético sign Milla]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. "El Sanse ya cuenta con Luis Milla para afrontar la segunda vuelta" [Sanse already have Luis Milla to face the second turn] (in Spanish). UD San Sebastián de los Reyes. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. "Milla vs Milla: padre del Real Madrid e hijo del Rayo Vallecano" [Milla vs Milla: father of Real Madrid and son of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. "Luis Milla, nuevo jugador del CD Guijuelo" [Luis Milla, new player of CD Guijuelo] (in Spanish). CD Guijuelo. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. "Luis Milla sufre una rotura en el ligamento cruzado en la rodilla derecha" [Luis Milla suffers a tear in the cruciate ligament in the right knee]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "Gran noticia para el fútbol: Luis Milla recibe el alta médica 7 meses después" [Great news for football: Luis Milla is declared fit to play 7 months later] (in Spanish). Tribuna de Salamanca. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. "Talento y juventud para el CF Fuenlabrada" [Talent and youth for CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. "Comunicado: Milla ya es jugador del C.F. Fuenlabrada" [Announcement: Milla already is a C.F. Fuenlabrada player] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. "Un Milla vuelve a marcar en el Santiago Bernabéu 24 años después" [A Milla returns to score at the Santiago Bernabéu 24 years later]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  10. "Luis Milla, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife" [Luis Milla, new player of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  11. "As it happened: CD Tenerife beat CD Mirandés 4–1 at home after Luis Milla puts on a show with stellar display". Vavel. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  12. "Luis Milla, primera incorporación del Granada CF" [Luis Milla, first addition of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  13. "El estreno soñado" [The dream debut] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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