Manu Molina

Manuel "Manu" Antonio Molina Valero (born 20 November 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF as an attacking midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Valero.
Manu Molina
Personal information
Full name Manuel Antonio Molina Valero
Date of birth (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991
Place of birth Huelva, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Málaga
Number 12
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)
2022–2023 Zaragoza 25 (0)
2023– Málaga 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023

Club career

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] On 19 August of the following year, he terminated his link with the club.[10]

References
  1. "Manu Molina" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. Dani double for Espanyol; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
  3. Madrid cruise to win; ESPN Soccernet, 21 September 2010
  4. Manu Molina, otro fichaje para el Huesca (Manu Molina, another signing for Huesca); Diario del AltoAragón, 7 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. Empate de locos en El Alcoraz (Crazy draw at El Alcoraz); Marca, 17 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. Manu Molina ficha por el Salmantino y crea un nuevo derbi onubense (Manu Molina signs for Salmantino and creates new Huelva derby); Diario de Huelva, 25 August 2018 (in Spanish)
  7. La UD Ibiza ficha a Manu Molina (UD Ibiza sign Manu Molina); Periódico de Ibiza, 23 August 2020 (in Spanish)
  8. Manu Molina regresa al Recreativo ocho años después (Manu Molina returns to Recreativo eight years later); Estadio Deportivo, 18 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. "¡Bienvenido, Manu Molina!" [Welcome, Manu Molina!] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. "Finaliza la relación contractual con Manu Molina" [Ends the contractual relationship with Manu Molina] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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