Óscar Mingueza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mingueza and the second or maternal family name is García.

Óscar Mingueza García (born 13 May 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Celta de Vigo and the Spain national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play in either full-back position, mostly as a right-back.^[3]

Óscar Mingueza

Mingueza playing for Barcelona in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Óscar Mingueza García[1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team	Celta
Number	3
Youth career
	Santa Perpètua
2007–2018	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Barcelona B	36	(0)
2020–2022	Barcelona	46	(2)
2022–	Celta	93	(6)
International career‡
2021	Spain U21	3	(0)
2021	Spain U23	3	(0)
2021–	Spain	4	(0)
2022–	Catalonia	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain UEFA Nations League Runner-up 2025 Germany Team Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:15, 24 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:34, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Barcelona, Catalonia, Mingueza joined Barcelona's La Masia academy in 2007 from Santa Perpètua.^[4] He won the UEFA Youth League with the club's Juvenil A team in 2018^[5] and moved to Barcelona B for the 2018–19 season.^[6]

Mingueza made his first-team debut for Barcelona on 24 November 2020 as a replacement for the injured Gerard Piqué, starting the 4–0 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage victory against Dynamo Kyiv at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv.^[7] Five days later, he made his La Liga debut in a 4–0 win against Osasuna at Camp Nou.^{[citation needed]} On 15 March 2021, Mingueza scored his first goal for Barcelona in a 4–1 home win over Huesca in La Liga.^[8] He scored his second career goal in the 60th minute of El Clásico on 10 April 2021.^{[citation needed]} One week later, he won his first professional title after winning the 2020–21 Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao.^[9]

Celta Vigo

On 31 July 2022, Mingueza joined fellow La Liga side Celta Vigo on a permanent four-year deal^[10] for a reported fee of €3 million.^[11]

International career

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad was called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.^[12] Mingueza made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.^[13] Later that month, he was included in Spain's preliminary squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[14]

Personal life

Óscar's younger sister, Ariadna, is also a professional footballer, having made her debut for Barcelona's women's team on 6 March 2021.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	2018–19	Segunda División B	15	0	–		–		–		15	0
	2019–20	Segunda División B	16	0	–		–		3[a]	0	19	0
	2020–21	Segunda División B	1	0	–		–		1[a]	0	2	0
	Total		32	0	–		–		3	0	36	0
Barcelona	2020–21	La Liga	27	2	5	0	5[b]	0	2[c]	0	39	2
	2021–22	La Liga	19	0	1	0	7[d]	0	0	0	27	0
	Total		46	2	6	0	12	0	2	0	66	2
Celta Vigo	2022–23	La Liga	21	0	2	0	–		–		23	0
	2023–24	La Liga	38	2	3	0	–		–		41	2
	2024–25	La Liga	34	4	2	0	–		–		36	4
	Total		93	6	7	0	–		–		100	6
Career total			171	8	13	0	12	0	5	0	202	8

1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in Supercopa de España
4. Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 8 June 2025^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2021	1	0
	2024	1	0
	2025	2	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 2020–21^[9]
• UEFA Youth League: 2017–18^[17]

Spain U23

• Summer Olympic silver medal: 2020^{[citation needed]}

Spain

• UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2024–25^[18]

Individual

• The Athletic La Liga Team of the Season: 2024–25^[19]