Miguel Falé

Miguel Falé
Personal information
Full name Miguel Maria Mariano Falé
Date of birth (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004
Place of birth Redondo, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Paços de Ferreira
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2017 Benfica
2017–2018 Lusitano G.C.
2018–2021 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Braga 8 (0)
2022–2024 Braga B 12 (0)
2023–2024Castellón (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024Castellón B (loan) 3 (0)
2024–2025 Mafra 42 (6)
2025–2026 Panserraikos 7 (0)
2026– Paços de Ferreira 0 (0)
International career
2020 Portugal U16 3 (3)
2021–2022 Portugal U18 12 (3)
2022–2023 Portugal U19 11 (3)
2023–2024 Portugal U20 6 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Malta
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:51, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:07, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Miguel Maria Mariano Falé (born 28 January 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira.

Club career

Falé is a youth product of Benfica and Lusitano de Évora, before joining Braga's youth academy in 2018. He started training with their first team in 2021.[1] He made his professional debut for Braga as a late substitute in a 6–0 Primeira Liga win over Arouca, on 30 December 2021.[2]

On 18 August 2023, Braga sent Falé on a season-long loan to Spanish third division side Castellón.[3][4] On 5 January 2024, after he made just three appearances for Castellón's main team, Falé's loan was cancelled and he returned to Braga.[5]

On 18 January 2024, Falé signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra.[6] Braga kept 50% of his economic rights.[7]

In July 2025, following Mafra's relegation to Liga 3, Falé moved to Greece, joining Greek Super League club Panserraikos.[8]

On 3 January 2026, after failing to score in eight appearances for Panserraikos, Falé returned to Portugal, joining Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira on a contract until June 2028.[9]

International career

Falé is a youth international for Portugal, having represented the Portugal U16s, U18s and U19s.[10] He was part of the squad that reached the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Miguel Falé: das "divergências" no Benfica à experiência de sucesso no Sp. Braga" [Miguel Falé: from "divergences" at Benfica to the successful experience at Sp. Braga] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Vídeo: Vitinha e Roger anulam Arouca. SC Braga marca seis em goleada de fim de ano". TSF Rádio Notícias. 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Miguel Falé" [Official Statement | Miguel Falé]. CD Castellón (in European Spanish). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Miguel Falé cedido ao CD Castellón" [Miguel Falé loaned to CD Castellón]. SC Braga (in European Portuguese). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Oficial: Castellón anuncia regresso de Miguel Falé ao SC Braga" [Official: Castellón announces Miguel Falé's return to Braga]. Flashscore (in Portuguese). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Bem-vindo, Miguel Falé!" [Welcome, Miguel Falé!] (in Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Miguel Falé transferido para o CD Mafra" [Miguel Falé transferred to CD Mafra] (in European Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Alentejano Miguel Falé ruma à Grécia para representar o Panserraikos" [Miguel Falé from Alentejo heads to Greece to represent Panserraikos]. DianaFM (in Portuguese). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Miguel Falé assina pelo FC Paços de Ferreira" [Miguel Falé signs for FC Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços de Ferreira. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Miguel Falé marca na vitória da Seleção Sub-18". 8 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Portugal derrotado pela Itália na final do Europeu de sub-19" [Portugal defeated by Italy in Euro U19 final] (in European Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.