Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Bleda Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Sagunto, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Castellón | 5 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Levante B | ||
2012 | Burriana | 15 | (8) |
2013 | Catarroja | 7 | (5) |
2013 | Alzira | 12 | (9) |
2014 | Belshina Bobruisk | 19 | (7) |
2014–2015 | Istiklol | 20 | (9) |
2016 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 5 | (1) |
2016–2019 | Eastern | 43 | (33) |
2019–2020 | Kitchee | 9 | (4) |
2021– | Lee Man | 22 | (11) |
2023– | → Eastern (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 |
Manuel Bleda Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈβleða roˈðɾiɣeθ];,[a], Chinese: 洛迪古斯; born 31 July 1990), also known as Manolo Bleda, is a Spanish-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern, on loan from Lee Man.
After playing for Alzira,[1] Bleda had a six-month spell with Belshina Bobruisk in Belarus.[2]
In August 2014, Bleda moved from Belshyna Babruisk to Tajik League side FC Istiklol on a contract until November 2014.[3][4] Bleda scored twice on his competitive debut, Istiklol's 10-0 Tajik Cup victory over Khosilot Farkhor.[5] Bleda scored on his league debut for Istiklol after 16 minutes versus Parvoz on 16 October 2014.[6] On 22 November 2015, Bleda scored FC Istiklol's 500th league goal.[7] Bleda left Istiklol at the end of the 2015 season after his contract wasn't renewed.[8]
At the start of March 2016, Bleda signed for Romanian Liga II side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[9]
On 23 August 2016, Bleda signed for Eastern.
On 3 July 2019, Kitchee announced the addition of Bleda to their club.[10] On 20 October 2020, Kitchee head coach Chu Chi Kwong stated that Bleda had unilaterally terminated his contract with the club.[11] However, two weeks later, Chu stated that the club were still locked in a dispute with Bleda over his contract and Kitchee may resort to legal action.[12]
On 12 March 2021, Bleda signed with another HKPL club Lee Man and was given the number 9 shirt.[13]
On 7 July 2023, Bleda returned to Eastern on loan for a season.[14]
On 16 February 2024, it was announced that Bleda had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his Spanish passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Belshina Bobruisk | 2014 | Belarusian Premier League | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 8 | ||
Istiklol | 2014 | Tajik League | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 9 | 7 | ||
2015 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | ||
Total | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2015–16 | Liga II | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
Eastern | 2016–17 | Hong Kong Premier League | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 17 |
2017–18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 9 | ||
2018–19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | ||
Total | 43 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 41 | ||
Kitchee | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
Lee Man | 2020–21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |||
2022–23 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 10 | ||
Total | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 16 | ||
Career total | 118 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 184 | 90 |