{{short description|Swiss ice hockey player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Zürich, Switzerland | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 200 | league = NL | team = Genève-Servette HC | former_teams = ZSC Lions | draft = | draft_year = | draft_team = | ntl_team = SUI | career_start = 2015 | career_end = }}
'''Marco Miranda''' (born 2 June 1998) is a Swiss professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He previously played for the GCK Lions and the ZSC Lions.
==Playing career== Miranda made his professional debut with the GCK Lions of the Swiss League (SL) in the 2015-16 season, appearing in 36 SL games this season. He made his National League (NL) debut in the 2017-18 season with the ZSC Lions, playing 12 games and scoring one goal. Miranda also played the 2015 playoffs with Zürich's junior team in the Elite Junior A, scoring 7 points in 8 games and helped the team win the championship.
Miranda eventually played 62 NL games (11 points) with Zürich and 102 SL games (50 points) with their affiliate before signing a three-year contract with an option for a fourth season with Genève-Servette HC on 3 December 2018. The contract runs from the 2019/20 season through the 2021/22 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gshc.ch/fr/News/Actualites/Marco-Miranda-va-rejoindre-les-Aigles.html|title=Marco Miranda va rejoindre les Aigles|website=gshc.ch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/13343-geneve-servette-hc-confirms-arrival-of-marco-miranda|title=Genève-Servette HC confirms arrival of Marco Miranda|website=swisshockeynews.ch.ch}}</ref>
In December 2019, Miranda was loaned to HC Ambrì-Piotta for the 2019 Spengler Cup. He recorded 1 assist in 3 games as Ambri-Piotta fell to Ocelari Trinec in the semi-finals.
Miranda left the first game of the 2020-21 season early in the third period after a knee-on-knee collision with HC Davos' Sven Jung.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/20645-one-game-suspension-for-hcd-s-sven-jung|title=One-game suspension for HCD's Sven Jung|website=www.swisshockeynews.ch}}</ref> He underwent medical exams the next day and was forced to sit out the first two months of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gshc.ch/fr/News/Actualites/Marco-Miranda-absent-6-a-8-semaines.html|title=Marco Miranda absent 6 à 8 semaines|website=www.gshc.ch}}</ref>
On 17 February 2022, Miranda agreed to a two-year contract extension with Servette to remain at the club through the 2023/24 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/27881-geneve-servette-hc-signs-marco-miranda-to-a-two-year-extension|title=Genève-Servette HC signs Marco Miranda to a two-year extension|website=www.swisshockeynews.ch}}</ref>
==International play== Miranda made his debut with Switzerland men's team in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/20-swiss-ice-hockey/sui/14065-the-swiss-national-team-with-13-newcomers-at-the-2019-prospect-games|title=National team with 13 newcomers in this year's "prospect games"|first=|last=SIHF|website=swisshockeynews.ch}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats|hockeydb =192754| elite =224073}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miranda, Marco}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:GCK Lions players Category:Genève-Servette HC players Category:Swiss ice hockey left wingers Category:ZSC Lions players Category:Ice hockey people from Zurich