 Mirallas playing forOlympiacos in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (age 38)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Lille | 76 | (10) |
| 2008–2010 | Saint-Étienne | 53 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | →Olympiacos (loan) | 27 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | Olympiacos | 25 | (20) |
| 2012–2019 | Everton | 151 | (48) |
| 2018 | →Olympiacos (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | →Fiorentina (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Royal Antwerp | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Gaziantep | 28 | (5) |
| 2022 | Moreirense | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | AEL Limassol | 21 | (4) |
| Total | 447 | (92) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | Belgium U17 | 13 | (7) |
| 2005 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Belgium U19 | 16 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2007–2018 | Belgium | 60 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo (born 5 October 1987), known asKevin Mirallas (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkeβimmiˈɾaʎas]), is a Belgian former professionalfootballer who played as awinger.
Mirallas started his professional career inLigue 1 withLille andSaint-Étienne before moving toGreece withOlympiacos in 2010. Mirallas enjoyed success during his time at Olympiacos, scoring 34 goals in 52 league games. He wastop scorer in his second season with Olympiacos with 20 goals in 25 games. His impressive performances attracted the attention ofEverton, who signed him in the summer of 2012 for £6 million. After featuring regularly for the Merseyside club in the next five and a half seasons, he was loaned back to Olympiacos in January 2018, spending the remainder of the season there, as well as having another loan spell atFiorentina during the following season. Mirallas spent the last four seasons of his professional career at four different clubs, first returning to his home country withRoyal Antwerp. He then went on to play for Turkish sideGaziantep, Portuguese sideMoreirense, and then finally ended his career after a season-long stint in Cyprus withAEL Limassol.
Mirallas represented Belgium at various youth levels and then went on to earn 60 caps forthe senior national team, making his debut in 2007. He featured for Belgium at two major tournaments, first appearing at the2008 Olympics and most notably at the2014 FIFA World Cup.
Mirallas spent his youth career playing for his hometown club,Standard Liège.[4] He then left Belgium and began his first team career in France withLille OSC in the 2004–05 season.[2] Mirallas participated in theUEFA Cup in his first season at Lille. Mirallas was transferred toAS Saint-Étienne for €4 million, and made a name for himself by scoring againstLyon on his debut in the Rhone-Loire derby.[5]
In June 2010, Mirallas joined Greek clubOlympiacos on a one-year loan for a fee of €2.5 million.[6] Mirallas made his debut in a 5–0 win againstKS Besa Kavaje in the Second Qualifying Round of theUEFA Europa League Qualifiers[7] and scored his first two goals for the club in a 3–1 home win againstOlympiakos Volos.[8] Mirallas scored in a 2–1 away loss to their greatest rivalsPanathinaikos in theDerby of the eternal enemies, after which his contract was extended to four years.[9] Olympiacos won that season'sGreek Super League and Mirallas finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals, with only Panathinaikos'sDjibril Cissé scoring more league goals. The following season Mirallas scored his first everhat-trick for Olympiacos in a 4–0 away win againstLevadiakos[10] and scored four in a 7–2 victory overAsteras Tripolis.[11] Olympiacos again won the league,[12] and Mirallas was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.[13]
In August 2012, Mirallas joinedPremier League clubEverton for a reported fee of £6 million.[14] He made his debut as a second-half substitute during a 3–1league win overAston Villa at Villa Park in which he had a headed goal disallowed after he was ruled offside.[15] In his first start four days later, Mirallas scored twice and provided two assists as Everton won 5–0 againstLeyton Orient in the second round of theLeague Cup.[16] He scored his first league goal on 22 September 2012, in a 3–0 away win againstSwansea City after heading in his initial effort which rebounded off the underside of the bar.[17] Mirallas suffered a number of injuries that limited his playing time during the middle part of the season. He made a number of brief cameos, notably againstTottenham Hotspur in December. Mirallas' next goal came againstOldham Athletic in a 3–1 win on 26 February 2013 in the fifth round of theFA Cup. He then scored his second league goal of the season againstReading in a 3–1 win on 2 March 2013. He scored his first league brace inDavid Moyes' last home game in charge of Everton, a 2–0 win againstWest Ham United.[18]
Mirallas scored and assisted a goal during a 3–3 draw in the firstMerseyside derby of the2013–14 season on 23 November.[19] He also received a booking for a high challenge onLuis Suárez, which opposing managerBrendan Rodgers described as reckless and insisted Mirallas was lucky to remain on the pitch.[20] He went on to score eight goals before suffering a season-ending groin injury in April.[21] Mirallas created 61 chances for his teammates during the season, the most of any Everton player.[22]
On 18 September 2014, Mirallas scored his first European goal for Everton in a 4–1 win overWolfsburg in the first match of theirEuropa League campaign.[23] He signed a new three-year contract with the club in August 2015.[24]
Mirallas scored his 29th Premier League goal for Everton on 11 March 2017 as Everton cruised to victory over West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park in a 3–0 win.[25] On 12 May 2017, Mirallas signed a new three-year contract deal with Everton until the end of June 2020.[26]
On 7 January 2018, Mirallas agreed to return to former club Olympiacos on loan until the end of the2017–18 season.[27] The club did not have an option to purchase Mirallas as part of the contract.[28] On 16 April, Mirallas scored a stunning strike from the edge of the penalty area on the stroke of half-time in a 5–1 home win againstKerkyra.[29] On 4 May, his loan spell was terminated by mutual consent due to Everton's high asking price to purchase Mirallas outright, as well as Mirallas' overall subpar performances with Olympiacos.[30]
On 4 August 2018, Mirallas signed forFiorentina on a season-long loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent.[31][32]
Mirallas joinedRoyal Antwerp on a free transfer in August 2019.[33]
On 5 October 2020, Mirallas joined TurkishSüper Lig clubGaziantep.[34]
On 24 January 2022, Mirallas joinedMoreirense on a free transfer until the end of the2021–22 season.[35]
On 23 July 2022, Mirallas joinedAEL Limassol for the 2022–23 season.[36]
On 31 August 2023, Mirallas officially retired as a professional footballer. He joinedEendracht Aalst as their chief technology officer.[37]
Mirallas has represented Belgium atunder-17,under-19 andunder-21 level, and was one of the leading figures in guiding theunder-21s to the semi-finals of the2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
He scored twice in the2008 Summer Olympics football tournament, once against China (2–0 victory) and once against Italy (3–2 victory).[38]He made his full international debut for thesenior team in 2007 and scored his first ever international goal againstSerbia in Brussels on 23 August of that year, as aMousa Dembélé brace helped the Red Devils to a 3–2 home victory.[39]
Mirallas was part of the Belgian squad which reached the quarter-finals at the2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his tournament debut in the second group match, a 1–0 win overRussia at theMaracanã, as a 75th-minute substitute forDries Mertens. In a game of few opportunities, Mirallas hit the post with Belgium's first shot on target. Another substitute,Divock Origi, scored the game's only goal two minutes from full-time.[40]
In May 2018, Mirallas was left out of Belgium's preliminary squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[41]
Mirallas was deployed as acentre forward for Olympiacos, but after his move to Everton he was deployed mainly as aWinger or a free-roaming forward. He was known for his pace, close ball control, passing ability[42] and proficiency in one-on-one situations.
Mirallas' father was born in Spain and lived a good portion of his early life inMadrid.[43]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille | 2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| Total | 76 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 89 | 11 | |||
| Saint-Étienne | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 69 | 5 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2010–11 | Super League Greece | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Super League Greece | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 34 | 20 | |||
| Total | 52 | 34 | 6 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 67 | 34 | ||||
| Everton | 2012–13 | Premier League | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 32 | 8[c] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 8 | |||
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 3 | — | 36 | 11 | ||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 151 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 186 | 38 | |||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Royal Antwerp | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Gaziantep | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| Moreirense | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 447 | 92 | 45 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 544 | 106 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2007 | 6 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 10 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 August 2007 | King Baudouin Stadium,Brussels, Belgium |  Serbia | 2–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 2 | 12 September 2007 | Almaty Central Stadium,Almaty, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan | 2–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 3 | 19 November 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 14 November 2009 | Jules Ottenstadion,Ghent, Belgium |  Hungary | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 25 May 2012 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Montenegro | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 12 October 2012 | Stadium Crvena Zvezda,Belgrade, Serbia | Serbia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying |
| 7 | 29 May 2013 | FirstEnergy Stadium,Cleveland, United States |  United States | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 6 September 2013 | Hampden Park,Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying |
| 9 | 19 November 2013 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Japan | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 10 | 28 March 2017 | Fisht Olympic Stadium,Sochi, Russia |  Russia | 1–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
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