Portu

Portu
Personal information
Full nameCristian Portugués Manzanera
Date of birth21 May 1992
Place of birthMurcia, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Albacete
Number15
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2014Valencia B129(5)
2014Valencia1(0)
2014–Albacete27(4)
National team
2009Spain U175(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Portugués and the second or maternal family name is Manzanera.

Cristian Portugués Manzanera (born 21 May 1992), commonly known as Portu, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Albacete Balompié as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Valencia

Born in Murcia, Portu was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debuts with the reserves at only 17, going on to spent several seasons with the side in Segunda División B as well as one in Tercera División; in January 2012 he was called up by first-team manager Unai Emery, due to a string of injuries.[1]

Portu played his official game with the Che's main squad on 27 February 2014, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Federico Cartabia in a 0–0 home draw against FC Dynamo Kyiv for the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[2] His maiden appearance in La Liga came three days later, as he started and was booked in a 0–1 away loss to Rayo Vallecano.[3]

Albacete

On 11 July 2014 it was announced that Valencia sold Portu to Segunda División club Albacete Balompié, with a buy-back option.[4] He scored his first professional goals on 18 October, netting a brace but in a 2–3 defeat at CD Mirandés.[5]

Club statistics

As of 21 March 2015[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia 2013–14 10001020
Total 10001020
Albacete 2014–15 24330—273
Total 24330—273
Career totals 2533010293

References

  1. ↑ "Emery, obligado a convocar a dos canteranos ante la plaga de lesions" [Emery, forced to call two youth team players due to injury plague] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Valencia hold firm to end Dynamo hopes". UEFA.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Larrivey fulmina el efecto Pizzi" [Larrivey obliterates Pizzi effect] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Portu ya es jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Portu is a new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). 5 Más El Descuento. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Álex García se proclama héroe de Miranda" [Álex García proclaims himself as Miranda's hero] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Portu at ESPN FC

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