Manuel "Manu" Antonio Molina Valero (born 20 November 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Zaragoza.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Antonio Molina Valero | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Huelva, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Recreativo | |||
| 2006–2009 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Espanyol B | 41 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Espanyol | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Huesca (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Valencia B | 71 | (13) |
| 2014–2016 | Recreativo | 62 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo B | 26 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Lleida Esportiu | 30 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Salamanca | 32 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Linense | 28 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Ibiza | 58 | (0) |
| 2022– | Zaragoza | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 | |||
Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Molina was a product of local Recreativo de Huelva youth system. After completing his football grooming with RCD Espanyol, he made his first-team debut at only 18, playing the last minute of the 3–1 La Liga home win over Getafe CF on 29 August 2010.[2] One month later, he started and finished the match at Real Madrid, but the Catalans lost it 3–0.[3]
Molina was loaned to SD Huesca of Segunda División for the 2011–12 season.[4] He scored his first goal for the Aragonese on 17 September 2011, in a 3–3 home draw against CD Alcoyano.[5]
In the following seasons, Molina represented a host of clubs in the Segunda División B.[6][7] The exception to this was 2014–15, when he appeared in the second tier with Recreativo de Huelva.[8]
On 19 July 2022, after two years as a regular starter at UD Ibiza, Molina signed a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza in the second tier.[9]
Real Zaragoza – current squad | |
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