Cristian Portugués Manzanera (; born 21 May 1992), commonly known as Portu (), is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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for

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on loan from

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septemb ...

Club career

Valencia

Born in

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, Portu was a product of

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's youth system. He made his senior debut with the reserves at only 17, going on to spend several seasons with the side in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Fo ...

as well as one in

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; in January 2012, he was called up by first-team manager

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due to a string of injuries. Portu played his first official game with the ''Ches main squad on 27 February 2014, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate

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in a 0–0 home draw against FC Dynamo Kyiv in the

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of the

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. His maiden appearance in

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came three days later, as he started and was booked in a 1–0 away loss to

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Albacete

On 11 July 2014, it was announced that Valencia had sold Portu to Segunda División club

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with a buy-back option. He scored his first professional goals on 18 October, netting a brace but in a 3–2 defeat at

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Girona

On 21 June 2016, after ''Alba's''

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, Portu signed a three-year deal with

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also in the second tier. He scored eight goals (also providing eight assists) in his first season, helping the

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to a first-ever top flight promotion. Portu bettered that total to 11 the following campaign, as Girona easily retained their league status.

Real Sociedad

On 18 June 2019,

announced via their

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account that they had reached a preliminary agreement for the transfer of Portu for a fee of €10 million; the five-year contract was confirmed the same day. He scored his first goal for his new team on 29 September, in a 3–2 away loss against

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. On 21 June 2022, Portu joined

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

on loan with an option to buy.

Career statistics

Notes

Honours

Real Sociedad *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

: 2019–20

References

External links

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Stats and bio at CiberChe
{{DEFAULTSORT:Portu 1992 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Murcia Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Albacete Balompié players Girona FC players Real Sociedad footballers Getafe CF footballers Spain youth international footballers