Manuel "Manu" Fuster Lázaro (born 22 October 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Segunda División club Albacete Balompié. He will join Las Palmas on 1 July 2024.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Fuster Lázaro | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albacete | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Don Bosco | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Huracán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Olímpic Xàtiva | 33 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Guijuelo | 64 | (9) |
| 2019– | Albacete | 177 | (33) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Career
editFuster was born in Valencia, and was a Huracán Valencia CF youth graduate. On 23 July 2016, he signed for Tercera División side CD Olímpic de Xàtiva,[1] and made his senior debut on 21 August by starting in a 2–0 away win against CD Buñol.
Fuster scored his first senior goal on 28 August 2016, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of Muro CF. The following 4 August, after scoring 11 goals as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs, he joined CD Guijuelo in Segunda División B.[2]
On 22 July 2019, Fuster agreed to a four-year contract with Albacete Balompié in Segunda División.[3] He made his professional debut on 18 August, starting in a match against SD Huesca.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 9 February 2020, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against SD Ponferradina.[citation needed] A regular starter in the 2020–21 season as the club suffered relegation, he was Alba's top goalscorer with 12 goals in the following campaign, as the club achieved promotion back from Primera División RFEF.[citation needed] Throughout the 2023–24 season, Fuster scored eight goals and nine assists in 41 matches in all competitions for Albacete, becoming the league's second top assist-man.[5] He played a total amount of 193 matches for the club, scoring 34 goals in the process.[5]
On 21 June 2024, it was announced that Fuster would join La Liga club Las Palmas on 1 July, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Bryan y Manu llegan al Olímpic" [Bryan and Manu arrive at Olímpic] (in Spanish). Portal de Xàtiva. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Manu Fuster nuevo jugador del Guijuelo" [Manu Fuster new player of Guijuelo] (in Spanish). Vavel. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Manu Fuster, orgulloso de ser del Alba" [Manu Fuster, proud to be of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "El VAR redime a un madrugador Albacete en El Alcoraz" [The VAR redeems an early bird Albacete at the El Alcoraz] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Cebrián, Néstor (21 June 2024). "Manu Fuster ya luce la camiseta de las pintaderas" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Manu Fuster, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links
edit- Manu Fuster at BDFutbol
- Manu Fuster at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Manu Fuster at Soccerway