Chuli
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Jesús Vázquez Florido | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Huelva, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Santa Marta | ||
| 2005–2006 | Recreativo | ||
| 2006–2010 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Espanyol B | 21 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Recreativo B | 30 | (22) |
| 2012–2013 | Recreativo | 40 | (15) |
| 2013–2015 | Betis | 14 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Leganés (loan) | 21 | (11) |
| 2015– | Almería | 31 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. | |||
Manuel Jesús Vázquez Florido (born 25 January 1991), known as Chuli, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería as a striker.
Football career
Recreativo
Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Chuli spent his first year as a senior with RCD Espanyol's B-team, appearing sparingly and suffering relegation from Segunda División B. On 22 January 2011 he scored his first goal as a senior, in a 4–0 home win against CF Amposta for the Tercera División championship.[1] In the 2011 summer he joined Recreativo de Huelva, initially being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level; he first played officially with the main squad on 16 May 2012, against Córdoba CF.[2]
Chuli was definitely promoted to Recre's first team for 2012–13, after scoring 22 goals with the B's the previous season, featuring in the very first game of the campaign against Xerez CD.[3] On 8 September he netted twice and gained a penalty, in a 3–2 home win against Real Murcia.[4]
On 6 October 2012, Chuli continued with his form, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–2 home success over AD Alcorcón – one of the goals was Recreativo's 1,500th in Segunda División.[5] He finished the season with 15 goals (in the league and overall), helping the oldest club in Spain easily avoid relegation.
Betis
On 8 May 2013, Chuli signed a four-year deal with neighbouring Real Betis, which paid €600.000 for his services.[6] He made his La Liga debut on 25 August by playing roughly 30 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Celta de Vigo,[7] and scored his first goal for his new club on 7 November, again coming as a second-half substitute and netting the game's only a 1–0 success at Vitória S.C. for the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[8]
On 1 September 2014, Chuli was supposed to move on loan to Real Zaragoza in a season-long deal,[9] but nothing came of it.[10] On 7 January 2015, he was loaned to CD Leganés until June.[11]
Almería
On 9 July 2015, Chuli signed a five-year deal with UD Almería, recently relegated from the top level.[12]
References
- ↑ Espanyol B 4–Amposta 0: Quatre, i podrien haver estat més (Espanyol B 4–Amposta 0: Four, and it could have been more); Pericos Online, 22 January 2011 (Catalan)
- ↑ El Córdoba acelera hacia los 'playoff' (Córdoba accelerates towards the playoffs); Marca, 16 May 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Xerez empieza con cabeza la Liga Adelante (Xerez starts Liga Adelante using its head); Marca, 18 August 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ 'Chuli' marca diferencias en un choque de alternativas ('Chuli' makes a difference in two-way clash); Marca, 8 September 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Al Decano no hay quien le tosa en el Nuevo Colombino (No one tells the Dean what to do in Nuevo Colombino); Marca, 6 October 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Chuli, el tercer fichaje del Betis (Chuli, third Betis' signing); Marca, 8 May 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Charles and Nolito on target in Celta success". ESPN FC. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Last-gasp Chuli sends Betis clear at the top". UEFA.com. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Chuli jugará cedido durante la campaña 2014–2015 en el Real Zaragoza" [Chuli will play on loan at Zaragoza during the 2014–2015 campaign] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Chuli permanecerá en la primera plantilla durante la campaña 2014–2015" [Chuli will remain in the first team during the 2014–2015 campaign] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Chuli, cedido al Leganés" [Chuli, loaned to Leganés] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ "El Almería cierra el fichaje del delantero Chuli, que firma por cinco temporadas" [Almería completes the signing of forward Chuli, who signs for five seasons] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
External links
- Chuli profile at BDFutbol
- Chuli profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Chuli profile at Soccerway