Manuel Bleda Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈβleða roˈðɾiɣeθ];,[lower-alpha 1] Chinese: 洛迪古斯; born 31 July 1990), also known as Manolo Bleda, is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man as a center forward.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Manuel Bleda Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Sagunto, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lee Man | ||
| 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 | 13 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2022 | |||
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 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 Hong Kong club Lee Man and was given the number 9 shirt.[13]
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | ||
| Total | 43 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 39 | ||
| Kitchee | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Lee Man | 2020–21 | Hong Kong Premier League | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Total | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 139 | 72 | ||
Lee Man FC – current squad | |
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