Manolo Bleda
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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
| 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
References edit
- ^ Manuel Bleda, un goleador valenciano en las antípodas lasprovincias.es
- ^ La aventura tayika de Manuel Bleda as.com
- ^ Manuel Bleda, un valenciano en Tayikistán plusfutbol.es
- ^ "Tajik FC Acquires Spanish Goalscorer". shanghaidaily.com. Shanghaidaily. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Истиклол устроил разгром Хосилоту. fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "ON-LINE: "Истиклол" - "Парвоз" - 5:1". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Бледа Родригес стал автором 500-го гола "Истиклола" в чемпионатах Таджикистана". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 23 November 2015.
- ^ . fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ . fcceahlaul.ro (in Romanian). FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ . Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文簽胡晉銘 外借洛迪古斯至東方". Now Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2023. (in Chinese)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Manolo Bleda". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ 2014 FC Istiklol season
- ^ 2015 FC Istiklol season
- ^ ""Истиклол" досрочно выиграл чемпионат Таджикистана!". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "ИСТИКЛОЛ - ПЯТИКРАТНЫЙ ОБЛАДАТЕЛЬ КУБКА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА!". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Истиклол - Хайр - 2:2". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
External links edit
- Manolo Bleda at Soccerway
- Manolo Bleda at FootballDatabase.eu