| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Agudo Durán | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Benfica | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–2000 | Algaida | ||
| 2000–2005 | Sanluqueño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Sanluqueño | ||
| 2006–2008 | Écija | 71 | (15) |
| 2008–2011 | Barcelona B | 106 | (29) |
| 2010–2011 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Benfica | 13 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Manuel Agudo Durán, commonly known as Nolito (born 15 November 1986 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Andalusia), is a Spanish footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a forward or winger.
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Nolito arrived at FC Barcelona at nearly 22 years of age, having appeared with Écija Balompié in his native Andalusia in two third division seasons. With the Catalans, in the same level, he scored 16 league goals in two seasons combined - 12 in the second - as the B team returned to the second level after an 11-year absence.
On 3 October 2010, Nolito made his La Liga debut for Barcelona, replacing Pedro Rodríguez in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Mallorca;[1] on 10 November, he opened the scoring in a 5–1 home win against AD Ceuta (7–1 on aggregate), for the season's Spanish Cup.[2]
Nolito scored three times for Barcelona B on 7 March 2011 in a 4–1 away win against CD Tenerife.[3] As the team finished in third position - being however ineligible for promotion - he finished second in goals scored in the squad with 13, only trailing Jonathan Soriano who was crowned the competition's top scorer.
In late May 2011, Nolito rejected Barcelona's offer of a professional contract and signed a five-year deal with S.L. Benfica, effective as of 1 July.[4] On the 27th, he scored on his official debut, in a 2–0 home win against Trabzonspor for the season's UEFA Champions League.[5] He also netted in the second leg, a 1–1 draw.[6]
On 20 August 2011, Nolito scored once in a 3–1 home win against C.D. Feirense, the fifth consecutive in as many official matches for Benfica, equalizing Eusébio's record.[7]
As of 2 September 2011[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other [9] | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals 1 | Apps | Goals | ||
| Écija | 2006–07 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2007–08 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 15 | 5 | 3 | — | 76 | 18 | ||||
| Barcelona B | 2008–09 | 28 | 4 | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 40 | 12 | — | 40 | 12 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 38 | 13 | — | 38 | 13 | ||||||
| Total | 106 | 29 | — | 106 | 29 | ||||||
| Barcelona | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Benfica | 2011–12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 25 | 10 | |
| Total | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 25 | 10 | ||
| Career totals | 192 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 58 | |
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