Manu Fuster
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Fuster Lázaro | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Don Bosco | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Huracán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Olímpic Xàtiva | 33 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Guijuelo | 64 | (9) |
| 2019–2024 | Albacete | 177 | (33) |
| 2024– | Las Palmas | 43 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2025 | |||
Manuel "Manu" Fuster Lázaro (born 22 October 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Segunda División side Las Palmas.
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Fuster was born in Valencia, and was a Huracán Valencia CF youth graduate. On 23 July 2016, he signed for Tercera División side CD Olímpic de Xàtiva,[1] and made his senior debut on 21 August by starting in a 2–0 away win against CD Buñol.
Fuster scored his first senior goal on 28 August 2016, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of Muro CF. The following 4 August, after scoring 11 goals as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs, he joined CD Guijuelo in Segunda División B.[2]
Albacete
[edit | edit source]On 22 July 2019, Fuster agreed to a four-year contract with Albacete Balompié in Segunda División.[3] He made his professional debut on 18 August, starting in a match against SD Huesca.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 9 February 2020, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against SD Ponferradina.[citation needed] A regular starter in the 2020–21 season as the club suffered relegation, he was Alba's top goalscorer with 12 goals in the following campaign, as the club achieved promotion back from Primera División RFEF.[citation needed]
Throughout the 2023–24 season, Fuster scored eight goals and nine assists in 41 matches in all competitions for Albacete, becoming the league's second top assist-man.[5] He played a total of 193 matches for the club, scoring 34 goals in the process.[5]
Las Palmas
[edit | edit source]On 21 June 2024, it was announced that Fuster would join La Liga club Las Palmas on 1 July, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5][6]
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External links
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- Manu Fuster at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Manu Fuster at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Valencia
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers
- CD Guijuelo footballers
- Albacete Balompié players
- UD Las Palmas players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen