Rafa Mir

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mir and the second or maternal family name is Vicente.

Rafa Mir

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Mir Vicente
Date of birth	(1997-06-18) 18 June 1997
Place of birth	Murcia, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Valencia B
Youth career
	Javalí Nuevo
2006–2007	ElPozo Murcia
2007–2009	Ranero
2009–2011	Barcelona
2011–2012	Murcia
2012–	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Valencia B	6	(1)
2015–	Valencia	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2015

Rafael "Rafa" Mir Vicente (born 18 June 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia CF Mestalla as a forward.

Career

Born in Murcia, Mir began his career playing futsal with CD Javalí Nuevo. After a 120-goal spell at ElPozo Murcia FS he began playing full football with Ranero CF, scoring 57 and 84 goals in his respective seasons before joining FC Barcelona.

Mir's 32 goals at La Masia earned him a return to his native region and Real Murcia, where a 45-goal haul led to the attention of Valencia CF. He made his senior debut for the reserves on 1 March 2015, as an 88th-minute substitute for Wilfried Zahibo in a 2–1 Segunda División B loss at CE L'Hospitalet.

Mir scored his first senior goal on 7 March 2015, netting the last in a 2–0 win over CF Badalona at the Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna. He finished the campaign with four appearances, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

The following season, Mir excelled in the UEFA Youth League, scoring consecutive braces in victories over K.A.A. Gent. On 14 November 2015, he was given his first start for the B-side, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–4 loss at another reserve team, Villarreal CF B.

On 24 November 2015, Mir was called up to the main squad by manager Nuno Espírito Santo for a La Liga game against UD Las Palmas; he was an unused substitute in the 1–1 draw at the Mestalla Stadium. He made his professional debut on 25 November, starting in a UEFA Champions League group stage match away to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, being substituted for Santi Mina in the 56th minute of an eventual 2–0 defeat.

Personal life

Mir, who idolised German forward Mario Gómez, is the son of former defender Magín Mir, whose clubs included RCD Mallorca and Murcia.

External links

• Rafa Mir profile at BDFutbol
• Rafa Mir at Soccerway