Miguel Ángel Terceros Acuña (born 25 April 2004), sometimes known as Miguelito, is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Santos and the Bolivia national team.
 Terceros in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Terceros Acuña | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Academía Tahuichi | ||
| 2015–2018 | Proyecto Bolivia 2022 | ||
| 2018–2024 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Santos | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bolivia U15 | 8 | (2) |
| 2020 | Bolivia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bolivia | 19 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 26 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Terceros began his career with Academía Tahuichi at the age of five. In 2015, aged 11, he joined Proyecto Bolivia 2022, a social project which had partnerships with several clubs in South America.[2]
Santos
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Terceros joined Santos in 2018, aged 14, after being approved on a trial.[2][3][4][5] However, as FIFA does not allow transfers of under-18 foreign players, he did not sign a contract with the club, only having an exchange program arrangement.[6]
In March 2021, Terceros impressed during trainings and started to feature with Santos' under-23 squad.[7] On 26 April 2022, one day after his 18th birthday, he signed a contract with the club until April 2027.[8]
Terceros was officially able to play for Santos in July 2022, after being registered once the transfer window opened;[9] he started to feature in the under-20 squad. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 10 October, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Lucas Braga in a 4–1 home success over Juventude;[10] he also became the first Bolivian to play for the club.[11]
International career
editTerceros featured for the Bolivia under-15 national team in the 2019 South American U-15 Championship,[12][13] playing in all five matches during the competition. In December 2020, aged just 16, he was called up by manager César Farías with the under-20s for an international friendly tournament in Rio de Janeiro.[14][15]
On 30 October 2021, Terceros was called up by Farías, but now to the full side for one friendly against El Salvador and two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Peru and Peru.[16][17] He made his full international debut on 24 September 2022, replacing Ramiro Vaca in a 2–0 friendly loss against Senegal in Orléans, France.[18][19]
On 24 May 2024, Terceros was included in Antônio Carlos Zago's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[20] He scored his first international goal on 12 June, in a 3–1 friendly loss to Ecuador at the Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania; it was also his first professional goal.[21]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 26 November 2024[22]
| Club | Season | League | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2022 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Série B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
edit- As of 19 November 2024[22]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolivia | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 5 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 June 2024 | Subaru Park, Chester, United States |  Ecuador |
1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5 September 2024 | Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto, Bolivia |  Venezuela |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 10 September 2024 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Chile |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 10 October 2024 | Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto, Bolivia |  Colombia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 19 November 2024 | Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto, Bolivia |  Paraguay |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editSantos
References
edit- ^ "Miguel" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Liderados por 'lenda' Miguelito, bolivianos constroem uma família no Santos" [Led by 'legendary' Miguelito, Bolivians build a family at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Miguel Terceros impresiona y salta a sus 16 años al Sub23 del Santos" [Miguel Terceros impresses and makes the jump to the under-23s of Santos at the age of 16] (in Spanish). Premium Sports. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Santos alimenta sonho de garotos bolivianos bilharem no futebol" [Santos feed the dream of Bolivian kids to shine in football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Terceros, Uzeda y Zabala: el Proyecto Bolivia 2022 ya rinde sus frutos" [Terceros, Uzeda and Zabala: the Proyecto Bolivia 2022 already reaps its rewards] (in Spanish). Premium Sports. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Quem é o jogador boliviano que veste a camisa 10 no sub-15 do Santos" [Who is the Bolivian player who wears the number 10 shirt in the under-15s of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Joia boliviana, Miguel Terceros impressiona e é promovido ao Sub-23 do Santos" [Bolivian pearl, Miguel Terceros impresses and is promoted to Santos' under-23 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Miguelito assina primeiro contrato profissional com o Santos FC" [Miguelito signs first professional contract with Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Promessa das categorias de base do Santos, Miguel Terceros é registrado no BID" [Prospect of the youth setup of Santos, Miguel Terceros is registered in the BID] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Santos atropela o Juventude em noite de golaços e com estreia de Miguelito" [Santos thrash Juventude in a night of great goals and with the debut of Miguelito] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Santos: Miguelito estreia, agradece torcida e ganha parabéns de M. Leonardo" [Santos: Miguelito debuts, thanks the supporters and receives praise from M. Leonardo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "La Verdecita viaja a Paraguay e inicia preparación final con miras a la primera fase del Sudamericano Sub 15" [The Verdecita travel to Paraguay and start the final preparations aiming the first phase of the Under-15 South American]. Bolivian Football Federation (in Spanish). Facebook. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Lista de convocados de la Sub 15 para encarar el cuadrangular en Río de Janeiro del 22 al 28 de septiembre 🏆" [List of called up of the under-15s to face a quadrangular in Rio de Janeiro from 22 to 28 September 🏆] (in Spanish). Futbol Boliviano. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "César Farías convocó a juvenil del Santos, de 16 años, para la sub-20" [César Farías calls up Santos youngster, 16 years old, for the under-20s] (in Spanish). El Deber. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "TERCEROS: ES UN ORGULLO INMENSO E INEXPLICABLE REPRESENTAR A MI PAÍS" [TERCEROS: IS AN INMENSE AND UNEXPLAINABLE PRIDE TO REPRESENT MY COUNTRY] (in Spanish). Bolivian Football Federation. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Farías cita a 44 jugadores para la doble fecha de Eliminatorias, Camacho es la novedad" [Farías calls up 44 players for the two-fixture qualifying matches, Camacho is the news] (in Spanish). La Razón. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Meia do Santos é convocado pela Bolívia: "Parece que tem muita qualidade", diz Carille" [Santos midfielder is called up by Bolivia: "It appears that he has a lot of quality", says Carille] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Miguel Terceros y un debut que ilusiona en Bolivia" [Miguel Terceros and a promising debut in Bolivia] (in Spanish). Late!. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Miguelito estreia no futebol profissional em amistoso da Seleção Boliviana" [Miguelito debuts in professional football on a friendly of the Bolivia national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Miguelito é convocado pela Bolívia para a disputa da Copa América" [Miguelito is called up by Bolivia for the Copa América] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Terceros marca en la selección el primer gol de su carrera profesional" [Terceros scores with the national team the first goal of his professional career] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Miguel Terceros at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
External links
edit- Miguel Terceros at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miguel Terceros at WorldFootball.net