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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 34)
Place of birth Sagunto, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
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)
2021–2024 Lee Man 22 (11)
2023–2024Eastern (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

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 plays as a striker.

Club career

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After playing for Alzira,[1] Bleda had a six-month spell with Belshina Bobruisk in Belarus.[2]

In August 2014, Bleda moved from Belshina Bobruisk 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 Istiklol's 500th league goal.[7] Bleda left Istiklol at the end of the 2015 season after his contract was not 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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 1 June 2024[16][17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 Hong Kong Premier League 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
Eastern 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 119 62 17 6 17 3 33 16 186 90

Honours

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Istiklol

Kitchee

Eastern

Notes

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

References

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  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)). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Manolo Bleda". 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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