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Mikel Santamaría Ciprián (born 20 July 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Calahorra as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Santamaría finished his development at CA Osasuna, and made his senior debut with the reserves in Segunda División B. In 2008, he moved to fellow league club CD Alfaro.
Santamaría signed for Athletic Bilbao in the summer of 2009, being assigned to the B-team also in the third level. He subsequently represented, still in that tier, Albacete Balompié and CD Leganés, being promoted to Segunda División with the latter at the end of the 2013–14 season.
On 24 August 2014, Santamaría played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Alavés. On 21 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander, recently relegated from division two.
Personal life
Ciprián's older brother, Roberto, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too was groomed at Osasuna.