Manuel Bleda Rodríguez (;, ; born 31 July 1990), also known as Manolo Bleda, is a Spanish professional

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who currently plays for

Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural sea ...

club

Lee Man Lee Man Football Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Tseung Kwan O, which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club is owned by Lee & Man Chemical. History Lee & Man Paper were the main sponsors ...

as a

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Club career

After playing for Alzira, Bleda had a six-month spell with Belshina Bobruisk in Belarus. In August 2014, Bleda moved from Belshyna Babruisk to

Tajik League The Ligai Olii Tojikiston ( Tajik: ''Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон'') or Tajikistan Higher League ( fa, لیگ عالی فوتبال تاجیکستان, Russian: ''Высшая лига Таджикистана'') is the top division ...

side

FC Istiklol Football Club Istiklol ( tg, Клуби Футболи Истиқлол, Klubi futboli «Istiqlol»), ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال دوشنبه), is a Tajik professional football club based in Dushanbe. Founded in 2007, the clu ...

on a contract until November 2014. Bleda scored twice on his competitive debut, Istiklol's 10-0

Tajik Cup The Jomi Tojikiston ( Tajiki: ''Ҷоми Тоҷикистон''), ( fa, جام حذفی تاجیکستان), or Tajikistan Cup is the top knockout football tournament of Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; ru ...

victory over Khosilot Farkhor. Bleda scored on his league debut for Istiklol after 16 minutes versus Parvoz on 16 October 2014. On 22 November 2015, Bleda scored

's 500th league goal. Bleda left Istiklol at the end of the 2015 season after his contract wasn't renewed. At the start of March 2016, Bleda signed for Romanian

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side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. On 3 July 2019,

Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...

announced the addition of Bleda to their club. On 20 October 2020, Kitchee head coach Chu Chi Kwong stated that Bleda had unilaterally terminated his contract with the club. 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. On 12 March 2021, Bleda signed with Hong Kong club

and was given the number 9 shirt.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

;Istiklol *

(2):

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(2):

* Tajik Supercup:

;Kitchee *

: 2019–20 *

Hong Kong Sapling Cup Hong Kong Football Association Sapling Cup (), more commonly known as Sapling Cup (), is a Hong Kong domestic football competition contested by all the teams in the Hong Kong Premier League. The objective of the Cup is to provide more playing opp ...

: 2019–20

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* * 1990 births Living people Association football forwards Spanish footballers Atlético Levante UD players UD Alzira footballers CD Castellón footballers FC Belshina Bobruisk players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players Expatriate footballers in Belarus Spanish expatriate footballers FC Istiklol players Expatriate footballers in Tajikistan Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Eastern Sports Club footballers Kitchee SC players Lee Man FC players Tajikistan Higher League players Hong Kong Premier League players {{Spain-footy-bio-stub