Portu

Cristian Portugués Manzanera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkɾistjam poɾtuˈɣes manθaˈneɾa];[lower-greek 1] born 21 May 1992), commonly known as Portu ([ˈpoɾtu]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Girona FC.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Portugués and the second or maternal family name is Manzanera.

Portu
Portu training with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Cristian Portugués Manzanera
Date of birth (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992[1]
Place of birth Murcia, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Girona
Number 24
Youth career
1996–1999 Beniel
1999–2007 Murcia
2007–2009 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Valencia B 129 (5)
2014 Valencia 1 (0)
2014–2016 Albacete 75 (12)
2016–2019 Girona 112 (28)
2019–2023 Real Sociedad 109 (16)
2022–2023 → Getafe (loan) 34 (0)
2023 Getafe 3 (0)
2023– Girona 3 (1)
International career
2009 Spain U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Valencia

Born in Murcia, Portu was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debut with the reserves at only 17, going on to spend several seasons with the side in the Segunda División B as well as one in the Tercera División; in January 2012, he was called up by first-team manager Unai Emery due to a string of injuries.[2]

Portu played his first official game with the Che's main squad on 27 February 2014, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Federico Cartabia in a 0–0 home draw against FC Dynamo Kyiv in the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League.[3] His maiden appearance in La Liga came three days later, as he started and was booked in a 1–0 away loss to Rayo Vallecano.[4]

Albacete

On 11 July 2014, it was announced that Valencia had sold Portu to Segunda División club Albacete Balompié with a buy-back option.[5] He scored his first professional goals on 18 October, netting a brace but in a 3–2 defeat at CD Mirandés.[6]

Girona

On 21 June 2016, after Alba's relegation, Portu signed a three-year deal with Girona FC also in the second tier.[7] He scored eight goals (also providing eight assists) in his first season, helping the Catalans to a first-ever top flight promotion.[8]

Portu bettered that total to 11 the following campaign, as Girona easily retained their league status.[9]

Real Sociedad

On 18 June 2019, Real Sociedad announced via their Twitter account that they had reached a preliminary agreement for the transfer of Portu for a fee of €10 million;[10][11] the five-year contract was confirmed the same day.[12] He scored his first goal for his new team on 29 September, in a 3–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.[13]

Getafe

On 21 June 2022, Portu joined Getafe CF on loan with an option to buy.[14] Exactly one year later, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club.[15]

Girona return

On 1 September 2023, Girona announced the return of Portu on a four-year deal.[16] He scored in his first appearance two days later, the game's only at home against UD Las Palmas.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 June 2023[18][19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia B 2009–10 Segunda División B 30———30
2010–11 Tercera División 251———251
2011–12 Segunda División B 332———332
2012–13 341———341
2013–14 341——2[lower-alpha 1]0361
Total 129500—201315
Valencia 2013–14 La Liga 10001[lower-alpha 2]0—20
Albacete 2014–15 Segunda División 36630——396
2015–16 39610——406
Total 751240—007912
Girona 2016–17 Segunda División 41800——418
2017–18 La Liga 371100——3711
2018–19 34931——3610
Total 1122831—0011529
Real Sociedad 2019–20 La Liga 3576[lower-alpha 3]0—00417
2020–21 378108[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 4]0479
2021–22 371517[lower-alpha 2]0—492
Total 109161211511013718
Getafe (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 34030——370
Career total 460612221613050164
  1. Appearance in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey Final (played in 2021)
  4. Appearance in Supercopa de España

Notes
  1. In isolation, Cristian is pronounced [ˈkɾistjan].

Honours

Real Sociedad

References
  1. "Cristian Portugués". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. "Emery se ve obligado a convocar a dos canteranos" [Emery is forced to call two youth players]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. Ramírez, Delfín (27 February 2014). "Valencia hold firm to end Dynamo hopes". UEFA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. Acedo, Diego (2 March 2014). "Larrivey fulmina el efecto Pizzi" [Larrivey obliterates Pizzi effect]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. García Soler, Juan (11 July 2014). "Portu ya es jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Portu is a new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). 5 Más El Descuento. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. "Álex García se proclama héroe de Miranda" [Álex García proclaims himself as Miranda's hero]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  7. "El Girona FC fitxa el migcampista Portu" [Girona sign midfielder Portu] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  8. Oliva Pérez, Francisco José (14 October 2017). "Análisis del rival: Girona FC, novato y lleno de ilusión" [Opponent analysis: Girona FC, rookie and full of illusion] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. Thorogood, Tom (3 April 2018). "Signing 11-goal playmaker Portu should be no-brainer for Newcastle United this summer". Here Is The City. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. "Principio de acuerdo para el traspaso de Portu" [Agreement in principle for transfer of Portu] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. "OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Preliminary agreement with @GironaFC for the transfer of @portu #OngiEtorriPortu #RealSociedad". Twitter. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  12. "Real Sociedad sign Portu from Girona". beIN Sports. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  13. López, José María (29 September 2019). "El Sevilla frena a la Real" [Sevilla halt Real]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. "El Getafe y la Real Sociedad acuerdan la cesión del futbolista" [Getafe and Real Sociedad agree to loan of footballer] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Portu" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Portu] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  16. "Portu torna al Girona FC" [Portu returns to Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. García, Miguel Ángel (3 September 2023). "Portu se regala el regreso soñado y pone al Girona segundo" [Portu offers himself a dreamed-of return and puts Girona second]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  18. Portu at WorldFootball.net
  19. Portu at Soccerway
  20. Portu at ESPN FC
  21. Reidy, Paul (3 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  22. Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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