Kevin Mirallas: career of a famous Belgian football player

Belgian footballer Kevin Mirallas was born on October 5. This happened in 1987. His homeland - the town of Liege. From early childhood, the boy was fond of sports. And this hobby determined his future activity.

Carier start

Kevin Mirallas was trained in the art of football in FC Standard, which was located in his hometown. From 1999 to 2004 he was a member of the youth team of this team. But then, when he turned 17, he signed his first professional contract with the club "Lille" from France. In the 2004/05 season the young Belgian already made his debut in the first team. For four years he defended the colors of the French club. Kevin Mirallas played 95 games and even scored 12 goals.

And in 2008 he was invited to his ranks "Saint-Etienne." The Belgian agreed to the offer and signed a contract for several years. True, two years later his career in this club was over, as he transferred to Olympiakos on loan. For those two seasons that Kevin spent at St Etienne, he played 69 games and scored 5 goals.

Olympiakos

Already on July 15, 2010, Kevin made his debut as part of his new club. It was a match that took place within the framework of the League of Europe. And the opponent was FC Besa from Albania. Then the club from Greece won a crushing victory, scoring 5 goals. Kevin Mirallas began to show success, beginning in October. On the second day of this month, he issued a "double" to a club called Olympiakos from the city of Volos. In his debut season the Belgian scored 14 goals. Thanks to such effectiveness, he became the second best scorer. And his team, in turn, won the national championship.

After such a successful season, the management of the club bought out all the rights to Kevin from St. Etienne. And the next season has developed for a Belgian even better. Kevin Mirallas scored twenty goals and finally became the best scorer of the championship. "Olympiakos", in turn, won the Greek Cup. It is worth noting that even this season Kevin Mirallas designed his first hat-trick and poker.

Moving to England

Since August 19, 2012 the Belgian is a midfielder. "Everton" (Kevin Mirallas moved to this club) signed a contract with him for four years. His debut took place 6 days later. He was replaced in the second half in a match against Aston Villa. Four days later he was declared in the starting lineup. In that game, he even scored two goals against the goal of Leighton Orient. In addition, he gave two more assists.

September 22, he scored a goal in the gate, "Swansea City". It was a match that took place in the Premier League. In general, this season, like all the others, turned out to be extremely successful for the Belgian. He played in 27 games, for which he scored 6 goals. And the next season the performance was even more impressive. Kevin took part in 32 games and scored 8 goals. In the season of 2014/15, however, he was given less time. But, despite this, he still scored 7 goals. In other words, the Belgian demonstrated an enviable stability. Not surprisingly, in the summer of 2015, "Everton" proposed to extend the contract until 2019. And Kevin agreed.

Other interesting facts

It is worth noting that Kevin, although it is customary to call a Belgian in connection with his citizenship, by nationality, he is half a wall and half a Spaniard. But he stands for the team of the country in which he was born. For the main national team of Belgium he has been playing since 2007. For all the time he played 51 matches and scored 9 goals. But this is not all that can be told about such a football player as Kevin Mirallas.

The Belgian's personal life is carefully hidden from the cameras. However, it is known that he has a wife and a child. They also say that he was offered to move to CSKA. About this in one of his interviews told the footballer himself. And for him it was the best option. But Kevin says that it is important for him to consult his family in everything. And for his wife and child moving to Russia was not considered the best option. But, perhaps, it is good that he did not move to CSKA - Everton, his career is very successful.