Mikel Arce

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arce and the second or maternal family name is Hualde.
Mikel Arce
Personal information
Full name Mikel Arce Hualde
Date of birth (1984-06-15) 15 June 1984 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain[2]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Osasuna
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Real Sociedad B
2003–2004 Numancia B
2004–2005 Alfaro
2005 Logroñés
2006 Lemona 1 (0)
2006 Calahorra
2007 Constancia
2007–2008 Lourdes 35 (20)
2008–2009 San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
2009 12 de Octubre 4 (0)
2009–2010 Lorca Deportiva
2010–2011 Aluvión
2011–2014 Valtierrano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mikel Arce Hualde (born 15 June 1984) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward. He is the first Spanish player to debut in Paraguayan football since the creation of the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.[4] In a 2012 Beauty King and Queen contest in Villarrobledo, Arce finished in third position and was elected Best Spanish Body in the process.[5][6]

Career[]

2002–2008: Early career in Spain[]

Arce was born in Pamplona, Navarre.[3] After graduating from CA Osasuna's youth academy[7] he spent the entirety of his Spanish career in the lower leagues; he appeared only once in the Segunda División B, as a second-half substitute in SD Lemona's 3–0 away win against Marino de Luanco.[8][9]

2008: Major League Soccer[]

In the 2007–08 season, Arce scored 20 Tercera División goals for CD Lourdes, and was signed by Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes in the ensuing offseason.[10] Whilst in Major League Soccer, Arce played against David Beckham.[11]

2009: Primera División Paraguaya[]

In the following transfer window he moved teams – and countries – again, joining Club 12 de Octubre[12] for whom he featured in the Paraguayan Primera División.[13] Arce held a three year contract with San José Earthquakes, but returned to Spain to find another team before traveling to Paraguay to trial with Olimpia Asunción.[11][14] His name sounded as a strong signing for Olimpia Asunción.[4] When Arce arrived at the airport, he was received by members of the directives of Olimpia Asunción, by fans and the press, and Arce noted that Olimpia Asunción wanted to sign him.[11] After noting 3 goals in a trial session with Olimpia Asunción, coach Ever Hugo Almeida communicated to the club directives that he wouldn't count with him.[4] Arce packed his bags to trial at 12 de Octubre.[4]

In January, he began officially pre-season training with the team.[15] Arce said that the pre-season in Paraguay was especially hard because of the heat and the humidity.[11] Arce had a contract with 12 de Octubre until June 2009.[11]

In the 2009 Paraguayan Primera División season, Arce was in the 12 de Octubre team with Cristian Fatecha, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Angel Ortiz, César Cañete, Aldo Paniagua, Derlis Orue, Chilean and Argentines , Jose Amarilla and .[16] On 22 March 2009, Arce was substituted onto the field in the 81st minute for in a 1–0 home defeat against Sportivo Luqueño.[17] On 11 April 2009, Arce was substituted onto the field for in a 2–1 away victory against Sol de America.[18]

He amassed 4 appearances for 12 de Octubre.[19] He had problems with form, with the heat, and with the type of football.[4] He came from 2 degrees under 0 to 42 degrees with humidity in Asunción.[4] He said that it wasn't a good time, that he felt alone and he delayed in adapting.[4]

2009–2014: Latter career in Spain[]

In the summer of 2009, Arce returned to Spain and resumed his career in the lower divisions and amateur football.[20][21][22]

Personal life[]

When living in Paraguay in 2009, Arce found the challenge of speaking in Guarani as if speaking in Vasco in Spain.[11] That also, life in Paraguay was harder than life in Spain and in the USA, that you need to go with care on the street, but that he lived with a colleague he'd met at San José.[11]

In October 2012, in a Beauty King and Queen contest held in Villarrobledo, Arce finished in third position, being elected Best Spanish Body in the process.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ https://m.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/59130-mikel-arce
  2. ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=73546
  3. ^ a b "Arce: Mikel Arce Hualde". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 July 2014. The BDFutbol site includes only appearances in the Segunda División B and above.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g https://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/un-galactico-en-el-futbol-paraguayo
  5. ^ a b "Mikel Arce (Valtierrano) aspira a Rey de la Belleza" [Mikel Arce (Valtierrano) poised for Beauty King] (in Spanish). Navarra Futbolclic. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b Astráin, Fermín (23 October 2012). "Mikel Arce, elegido el mejor cuerpo de España" [Mikel Arce, elected best body in Spain]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Del Río aterriza en Alaior y Arce está a la espera de la baja" [Del Rio lands at Alaior and Arce is waiting for his release] (in Spanish). Info Balear. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  8. ^ "El Lemona concluye la liga dándose un festín de goles" [Lemona end league with goal feast]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 May 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  9. ^ "El español Mikel Arce, a prueba en el Olimpia paraguayo" [Spaniard Mikel Arce, on trial at Paraguay's Olimpia]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 January 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Earthquakes add young Spaniard Arce". Goal. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g https://www.marca.com/2009/02/07/futbol/futbol_internacional/espanoles_mundo/1234007781.html
  12. ^ Rubio, Alberto (7 February 2009). "Mikel Arce: "Mi llegada a Paraguay ha supuesto un revuelo mediático"" [Mikel Arce: "My arrival in Paraguay was a media uproar"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  13. ^ "12 de Octubre 0–1 Sportivo Luqueño"., "Sol de América 1–2 12 de Octubre". and "12 de Octubre 1–0 Rubio Ñú" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  14. ^ https://www.futbolred.com/archivo/documento/CMS-4750012
  15. ^ https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/el-espanol-arce-lleva-su-acento-a-itaugua-1139865.html?desktop=true#!
  16. ^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2327&epoca_id=138
  17. ^ https://www.ceroacero.es/jogo.php?id=698249
  18. ^ https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/259591
  19. ^ https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-73611.html
  20. ^ Re, Pedro (28 November 2009). "Mikel Arce sigue gafado en el Lorca; primero se retrasó su inscripción y ahora cae lesionado" [Mikel Arce's Lorca jinx continues; first his registration was delayed and now he falls to injury]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Murcia. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  21. ^ "Mikel Arce vuelve a casa para fichar por el Aluvión" [Mikel Arce returns home to sign for Aluvión] (in Spanish). Navarra Futbolclic. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  22. ^ Astráin, Fermín (23 January 2013). "Mikel Arce volvió a jugar con el Valtierrano tras cuatro meses" [Mikel Arce returned to play with Valtierrano four months later]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2014.

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