Miguel Crespo

Miguel Crespo da Silva (born 11 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe as a midfielder.[2]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Crespo and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Miguel Crespo
Crespo with Fenerbahçe in 2021
Personal information
Full name Miguel Crespo da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996[1]
Place of birth Lyon, France[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 27
Youth career
2005–2007 Escola Luciano Sousa
2007–2009 Porto
2009–2010 Escola Luciano Sousa
2010–2012 Artur Rego
2012–2013 Barroselas
2013–2014 Feirense
2014–2015 Neves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Neves 62 (18)
2016–2017 Merelinense 34 (9)
2017–2019 Braga B 51 (3)
2019–2021 Estoril 47 (7)
2021– Fenerbahçe 47 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Braga

Crespo spent part of his youth in FC Porto's academy,[3] and his first four seasons as a senior in lower league or amateur football, starting with Neves FC in the Viana do Castelo Football Association's district championship. On 12 June 2017 he signed with S.C. Braga, being assigned to the reserve side in the LigaPro.[4]

Crespo made his debut as a professional on 19 August 2017, starting in a 0–2 home loss against C.D. Santa Clara.[5] He scored his first goal in the league later that month, in the 2–2 home draw with Leixões SC.[6]

2019-20 season

Crespo joined fellow second-tier club G.D. Estoril Praia in July 2019, agreeing to a three-year contract.[7]

2020-21 season

First choice from 2020–21 onwards,[8] he scored six goals in all competitions during the campaign[9] as his team returned to the Primeira Liga after three years as champions.[10]

2021-22 season

On 13 August 2021, Crespo played his first match in the Portuguese top division, a 0–0 home draw against Vitória de Guimarães.[11] Third week of the season, he scored first time in the league, opening the 2–1 win over C.S. Marítimo also at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.[12]

Fenerbahçe
Scoring 90+4th minute goal against Istanbul rivals Galatasaray S.K.

2021-22 season

Crespo moved to Fenerbahçe S.K. of the Turkish Süper Lig on a three-year deal on 6 September 2021, with the possibility of a one-year extension.[13] On 12 September 2021, he made his Süper Lig debut in a 2-1 home win against Giresunspor.

His only goal of his first season – in which the team came runners-up under compatriot manager Vítor Pereira – decided a 2–1 win at Istanbul rivals Galatasaray S.K. in the fourth minute of added time on 21 November 2021.[14]

2022-23 season
Miguel Crespo da Silva with Fenerbahçe

In his second year at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, under another Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus, Crespo remained a key part of the squad. On 27 July 2022, he made his continental debut in his career in a 2022–23 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round match against Dynamo Kyiv, which Fenerbahçe lose 1-2 in away game.

He contributed three appearances as the club won the Turkish Cup on 11 June 2023, but was not selected for the final as he had previously agreed to get married on the same date; due to the same reason, his teammate Joshua King was also not picked.[15]

2023-24 season

On 26 October 2023, Fenerbahçe announced to renew his contract to the end of 2024-25 season.[16]

Career statistics
As of matches played 5 October 2023[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Neves 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 25400——254
Merelinense 2016–17 34920——369
Braga B 2017–18 Liga Portugal 2 21100——211
2018–19 30200——302
Total 513000000513
Estoril 2019–20 Liga Portugal 2 14110——151
2020–21 30571——376
2021–22 Primeira Liga 3121——52
Total 4771020000579
Fenerbahçe 2021–22 Süper Lig 2512000—271
2022–23 2133011[lower-alpha 2]0—353
2023–24 10006[lower-alpha 3]40071
Total 4745017100695
Career total 204271721710023830
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup and Turkish Super Cup
  2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International career

Crespo was born in Lyon, France[19] to Portuguese parents and also has French citizenship.[20] He is therefore eligible to represent Portugal and France internationally but He didn't select to the any youth national teams yet.

In 2022-23 season, after missing out on selection for Portugal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he said he would evaluate any approach by Turkey.[21]

Honours

Estoril

Fenerbahçe

References
  1. "Miguel Crespo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. "Player Profile" (in Turkish). Fenerbahce.org. 20 October 2023.
  3. "Sp. Braga contrata internacional de sub-20" [Sp. Braga sign under-20 international] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. "Braga anuncia contratações de André Ribeiro e Crespo" [Braga announce signings of André Ribeiro and Crespo]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "COMENTÁRIO: Santa Clara mais experiente vence Sporting de Braga B" [COMMENTARY: More-experienced Santa Clara defeat Sporting Braga B]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. "COMENTÁRIO: Sporting de Braga B e Leixões empatam em jogo muito emotivo" [COMMENTARY: Sporting Braga B and Leixões draw in very exciting match]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. "Miguel Crespo troca Sp. Braga B pelo Estoril" [Miguel Crespo swaps Sp. Braga B for Estoril] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. Gonçalo Pinto, Pedro (24 November 2020). "Miguel Crespo: «Sou o Crespo que estava nos distritais»" [Miguel Crespo: "I'm the Crespo who played in the regionals"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. "OFICIAL: Miguel Crespo deixa o Estoril e reforça o Fenerbahçe" [OFFICIAL: Miguel Crespo leaves Estoril and bolsters Fenerbahçe] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. Gouveia, Ricardo (13 August 2021). "Estoril-V. Guimarães, 0–0 (crónica)" [Estoril-V. Guimarães, 0–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. "Estoril continua em grande, vence Marítimo e salta para o topo da Liga" [Estoril still on fire, beating Marítimo to climb atop of the League]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. "Miguel Crespo Fenerbahçemizde" [Miguel Crespo to Fenerbahçe] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. Gillen, Sean (22 November 2021). "Portuguese midfielder Crespo snatches last-gasp winner in Istanbul derby [video]". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  15. "Fenerbahçe: Crespo falha final da Taça porque... tinha marcado casar-se" [Fenerbahçe: Crespo misses Cup final because... he had scheduled to get married] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  16. "Miguel Crespo'nun sözleşmesi uzatıldı" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 2 October 2023.
  17. Miguel Crespo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  18. Miguel Crespo at Soccerway
  19. "Fenerbahçe'nin yeni transferi Miguel Crespo kimdir?" (in Portuguese). ojogo.pt. 10 August 2021.
  20. "Lyon and Atletico Madrid Target Fenerbahche Midfielder Miguel Crepo". onefootball.com. 19 February 2022.
  21. Gillen, Sean (19 November 2022). "Portuguese sensation Miguel Crespo refuses to rule out playing for Turkey". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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