Michel Zabaco

Miguel "Michel" Zabaco Tome (born 6 February 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Burgos CF as a central defender.

Club Career

Born in Burgos, Castile and Leon, Michel graduated with Atletico Madrid's youth setup, and made his debuts as a senior with the C-team in the 2008–09 campaign, in Tercera Division. In the 2010 summer he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda Division B.

On 31 July 2012 Michel joined another reserve team, UD Almeria B in the third division. On 8 June 2014 he renewed with the Andalusians for three years, being promoted to the main squad at the start of the 2015–16 season.

Michel was also named captain of the B-side in the 2014 summer, after the departure of Cristobal to Gimnastic de Tarragona. On 9 September 2015 – already included in the first team – he made his professional debut, starting and being sent off in a 3–3 Copa del Rey home draw against Elche CF (4–3 win on penalties).

Michel made his Segunda Division debut on 1 November 2015, starting as a left back in a 1–1 home draw against Real Valladolid.