Name Nicolas Flores Height 1.85 m Playing position Weight 70 kg | Number 7 Career start 2004 Role Footballer | |
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Full name Nicolas Ladislao Fedor Flores Date of birth (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985 (age 30) 1989–2001 Santo Tomas de Villanueva Similar People Juan Arango, Tomas Rincon, Roberto Rosales, Jose Salomon Rondon, Gabriel Cichero | ||
Nicolás Ladislao Fedor Flores (born 19 August 1985), commonly known as Miku, is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bengaluru FC in Indian Super League.
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- Miku goal inverness ct 1 3 celtic 09 02 2013
- Early years
- Valencia
- Getafe
- Al Gharafa
- Rayo
- Bengaluru FC
- International career
- Club statistics
- Honours
- References
He spent most of his career in Spain, having played for a host of clubs and starting with Valencia. In La Liga, he also represented Getafe and Rayo Vallecano, and won a Scottish double while on loan at Celtic in 2013.
Miku represented Venezuela in two Copa América tournaments.
Miku goal inverness ct 1 3 celtic 09 02 2013
Early years
The son of an Hungarian father and a Venezuelan mother, Miku was born in Caracas and received his nickname after Miklós, the equivalent of his first name in the Hungarian language.
Valencia
Having arrived in Valencia CF's youth system in 2001, Miku turned professional three years later, going on to serve five consecutive loans afterwards, in both the second and third divisions.
On 27 August 2009, having returned to the Che after a strong season with UD Salamanca (finishing as joint-fifth in the goal charts), he scored a hat-trick in a UEFA Europa League 4–1 home win against Stabæk Fotball.
Getafe
However, clearly deemed surplus to requirements at Valencia – only third or fourth-choice striker – Miku was sold in January 2010 to Getafe CF, signing a 4½-year deal. He scored on his debut, a 2–1 win at RCD Mallorca in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, as a second-half substitute.
Benefitting from the absence of first-choice Roberto Soldado due to injury, Miku began appearing regularly as a starter: on 28 March 2010 he netted twice in a 3–1 win at Deportivo de La Coruña, adding another brace three rounds later, in a 3–0 home success against Villarreal CF, also in La Liga.
Miku started the 2011–12 season as first-choice, over veteran Daniel Güiza and Adrián Colunga. He scored three goals in his first two league games, against Levante UD (1–1 home draw) and Real Madrid (2–4 away loss), and ended the campaign with 12 goals, best in the squad.
On 31 August 2012, the last day of the summer transfer window, Miku moved on loan to Celtic. He appeared in only 14 official contests during the season, netting twice, and told Venezuelan media that he regretted his decision to join the Hoops.
Al-Gharafa
On 30 September 2013, Miku joined Qatar Stars League side Al-Gharafa Sports Club for an undisclosed fee. He scored five goals in 15 games in his debut campaign, in an eventual ninth-place finish out of 14 teams.
Rayo
Miku returned to Spain on 2 February 2015, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with Rayo Vallecano. On 12 February 2016, after contributing to a 2–2 away draw against Sporting de Gijón, he became the first Venezuelan to score in four consecutive Spanish top flight matchdays; he was named February's La Liga Player of the Month for this feat.
Bengaluru FC
Miku signed two year deal with Bengaluru FC in August 2017.
International career
Miku made his debut with Venezuela on 16 August 2006, in a 0–0 friendly with Honduras. Later, he was an important member of the squads that competed in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, scoring in a 2–0 home triumph against Colombia on 31 March 2009.
On 9 September 2009, Miku netted twice in a 3–1 home victory over Peru; this brought Venezuela closer to its first-ever FIFA World Cup qualification, which eventually did not happen. He represented the nation at the 2011 Copa América, scoring in a 3–3 draw against Paraguay, helping his team to the second place in the group stage and an eventual fourth-place finish.
Four years later, in the next edition of the competition in Chile, Miku netted an 84th-minute goal in a 1–2 defeat to Brazil; a win would have sent his country through, but instead they were eliminated in last place in their group. Later that year, he was among 15 national players who threatened to quit the team after the president of the Venezuelan Football Federation accused them of conspiring to get the manager sacked.