Manu Justo
.jpg) Justo with Galicia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Justo Román | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Areosa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Rápido Bouzas | 28 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Arosa | 46 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | Coruxo | 35 | (10) |
| 2019–2022 | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → UCAM Murcia (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Celta B (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Racing Ferrol | 60 | (13) |
| 2024– | Cultural Leonesa | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024 | Galicia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Manuel "Manu" Justo Román (born 6 February 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a right winger.
Club career
[edit]Born in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Justo was a CD Areosa youth graduate. In July 2015, after finishing his formation, he joined Tercera División side Rápido de Bouzas on trial,[1] and signed a contract with the club in the following month.
On 16 June 2016, Justo moved to fellow fourth division side Arosa SC.[2] On 15 June 2018, after establishing himself as a starter, he signed for Coruxo FC in Segunda División B.[3]
On 9 July 2019, Justo signed a three-year contract with Segunda División side Elche CF,[4] but was loaned to UCAM Murcia CF in the third division on 2 August.[5] The following 31 January, his loan was terminated, and he moved to fellow league team Celta de Vigo B also in a temporary deal.[6]
On 16 September 2020, Justo's loan with Celta B was extended for the entire 2020–21 season.[7] On 12 August 2021, he agreed to a one-year loan deal with Racing de Santander,[8] and helped in their promotion from the Primera División RFEF as overall champions with five goals.
On 29 June 2022, Justo signed a permanent two-year deal with Racing de Ferrol also in the third division.[9] He was the club's top goalscorer during his first season with 12 goals, as they returned to the second level after 15 years.[10]
Justo made his professional debut at the age of 27 on 12 August 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sabin Merino in a 1–0 away win over former side Elche.[11] He scored his first professional goal on 26 May of the following year, netting a last-minute equalizer through a penalty kick in a 2–2 home draw against CD Leganés.
On 24 June 2024, Justo moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the third division.[12]
Honours
[edit]Racing Santander
References
[edit]- ^ "Rápido y Celta B disputan el Trofeo Vila de Bouzas" [Rápido and Celta B will dispute the Trofeo Vila de Bouzas] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "El Arosa ficha a Sergio Santos y Manu Justo" [Arosa sign Sergio Santos and Manu Justo] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Guille de Francisco y Manu Justo, refuerzos del Coruxo" [Guille de Francisco and Manu Justo, additions of Coruxo] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "El Elche ficha a Manu Justo pero podría cederlo a un Segunda B" [Elche sign Manu Justo but could loan him to a Segunda B] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Manu Justo, mas pólvora para el UCAM Murcia" [Manu Justo, more gunpowder to UCAM Murcia]. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "El Elche anuncia la cesión de Manu Justo al filial del Celta" [Elche announce the loan of Manu Justo to the reserve team of Celta] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "El Celta B recupera a Manu Justo, cedido y con opción de compra" [Celta B bring back Manu Justo, on loan and with a buyout clause] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Manu Justo se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing 2021/22" [Manu Justo joins the squad of Racing 2021/22] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Manu Justo refuerza la delantera" [Manu Justo bolsters the forward lines] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Manu Justo, satisfecho con los doce tantos que anotó con la camiseta del Racing esta temporada" [Manu Justo, satisfied with the twelve goals he scored with the shirt of Racing this season] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "El Racing de Ferrol vuelve a Segunda a lo grande" [Racing de Ferrol return to Segunda through the big door] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "La Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa se refuerza con Manu Justo" [Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa bolster with Manu Justo] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Manu Justo at BDFutbol
- Manu Justo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Manu Justo at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Vigo
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Rápido de Bouzas players
- Coruxo FC players
- Elche CF players
- UCAM Murcia CF players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- Racing de Santander players
- Racing de Ferrol footballers
- Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players