| Manuel Bleda 洛迪古斯 | |
| Upright: | 1.1 |
| Full Name: | Manuel Bleda Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 1990 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Sagunto, Spain |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Castellón |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Levante B |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | Burriana |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Clubs4: | Catarroja |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | Alzira |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | Belshina Bobruisk |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs7: | Istiklol |
| Caps7: | 20 |
| Goals7: | 9 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs9: | Eastern |
| Caps9: | 43 |
| Goals9: | 33 |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs10: | Kitchee |
| Caps10: | 9 |
| Goals10: | 4 |
| Years11: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Lee Man |
| Caps11: | 22 |
| Goals11: | 11 |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs12: | → Eastern (loan) |
| Caps12: | 1 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 May 2024 |
Manuel Bleda Rodríguez (pronounced as /es/;,, ; born 31 July 1990), also known as Manolo Bleda, is a Spanish-born Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a striker.
After playing for Alzira,[1] Bleda had a six-month spell with Belshina Bobruisk in Belarus.[2]
In August 2014, Bleda moved from Belshina Bobruisk to Tajik League side FC Istiklol on a contract until November 2014.[3] [4] Bleda scored twice on his competitive debut, Istiklol's 10–0 Tajik Cup victory over Khosilot Farkhor.[5] Bleda scored on his league debut for Istiklol after 16 minutes versus Parvoz on 16 October 2014.[6] On 22 November 2015, Bleda scored Istiklol's 500th league goal.[7] Bleda left Istiklol at the end of the 2015 season after his contract was not renewed.[8]
At the start of March 2016, Bleda signed for Romanian Liga II side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[9]
On 23 August 2016, Bleda signed for Eastern.
On 3 July 2019, Kitchee announced the addition of Bleda to their club.[10] On 20 October 2020, Kitchee head coach Chu Chi Kwong stated that Bleda had unilaterally terminated his contract with the club.[11] However, two weeks later, Chu stated that the club were still locked in a dispute with Bleda over his contract and Kitchee may resort to legal action.[12]
On 12 March 2021, Bleda signed with another HKPL club Lee Man and was given the number 9 shirt.[13]
On 7 July 2023, Bleda returned to Eastern on loan for a season.[14]
On 16 February 2024, it was announced that Bleda had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his Spanish passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Belshina Bobruisk | 2014 | Belarusian Premier League | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 8 | |||
| Istiklol | 2014 | Tajik League | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 9 | 7 | |||
| 2015 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |||
| Total | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15 | |||
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2015–16 | Liga II | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| Eastern | 2016–17 | Hong Kong Premier League | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 17 | |
| 2017–18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | |||
| Total | 43 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 41 | |||
| Kitchee | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 | |
| Lee Man | 2020–21 | Hong Kong Premier League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 10 | |||
| Total | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 16 | |||
| Eastern | 2023–24 | Hong Kong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 119 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 186 | 90 | |||
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