Manolo Bleda

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Manuel Bleda
洛迪古斯
Personal information
Full name Manuel Bleda Rodríguez
Date of birth (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 33)
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.

Club career[edit]

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]

International career[edit]

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]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 7 May 2023[16][17][18]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
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

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Istiklol
Kitchee

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In isolation, Bleda is pronounced [ˈbleða].

References[edit]

  1. ^ Manuel Bleda, un goleador valenciano en las antípodas lasprovincias.es
  2. ^ La aventura tayika de Manuel Bleda as.com
  3. ^ Manuel Bleda, un valenciano en Tayikistán plusfutbol.es
  4. ^ "Tajik FC Acquires Spanish Goalscorer". shanghaidaily.com. Shanghaidaily. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ^ Истиклол устроил разгром Хосилоту. fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. ^ "ON-LINE: "Истиклол" - "Парвоз" - 5:1". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Бледа Родригес стал автором 500-го гола "Истиклола" в чемпионатах Таджикистана". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 23 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Истиклол расстался с пятью игроками". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Manuel Bleda Rodriguez este alesu!". fcceahlaul.ro (in Romanian). FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  10. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "傑志聘波斯尼亞新帥執教　3000萬班費望重奪聯賽冠軍". HK01. Retrieved 3 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  11. ^ Gao, Si Kei. "傑志兩中鋒離隊讓小將上位　伍健：打造亞洲阿積士". HK01. Retrieved 20 October 2020. (in Chinese)
  12. ^ Lai, Wing Kam. "菁英盃A組榜首大戰鬧「前鋒荒」 傑志 理文悶和0：0". Wenweipo. Retrieved 1 November 2020. (in Chinese)
  13. ^ "穿9號球衣替尼迪利 洛迪古斯加盟理文". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021. (in Chinese)
  14. ^ "理文簽胡晉銘 外借洛迪古斯至東方". Now Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2023. (in Chinese)
  15. ^ "港超聯 洛迪古斯獲發特區護照". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  16. ^ "Manolo Bleda". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  17. ^ 2014 FC Istiklol season
  18. ^ 2015 FC Istiklol season
  19. ^ ""Истиклол" досрочно выиграл чемпионат Таджикистана!". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  20. ^ "ИСТИКЛОЛ - ПЯТИКРАТНЫЙ ОБЛАДАТЕЛЬ КУБКА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА!". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  21. ^ "Истиклол - Хайр - 2:2". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

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