Francisco Jesús "Fran" López de la Manzanara Delgado (born 12 September 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder for Racing de Ferrol.
 Manzanara with Racing Ferrol in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Jesús López de la Manzanara Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | La Solana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Ferrol | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Atlético Madrid C | 34 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Jumilla (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Levante B | 94 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Levante | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Numancia | 23 | (1) |
| 2021– | Racing Ferrol | 83 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in La Solana, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Manzanara was a Valencia CF youth graduate. In 2014 he joined Atlético Madrid, and made his senior debut with the C-team on 7 September 2014, starting in a 5–1 Tercera División home rout of AD Colmenar Viejo.
Manzanara scored his first senior goal on 2 November 2014, the equalizer in a 3–1 home win against CD Puerta Bonita. The following July, he was loaned to Segunda División B side FC Jumilla for the season.
On 25 July 2016, Manzanara moved to another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD in the third division.[1] On 16 July 2018, after achieving promotion back to the Tercera División, he renewed his contract with the club.[2]
Manzanara made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 24 November 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Sanjin Prcić in a 2–2 away draw against SD Huesca.[3] The following 1 September, he moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on a one-year loan deal.[4]
Manzanara scored his first professional goal on 22 December 2019, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away win against UD Almería. The following 2 October, he terminated his contract with Levante.[5]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 21 March 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jumilla (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| Levante | 2018–19 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Ponferradina (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Numancia | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Career total | 79 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 5 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Fran Manzanara, nuevo jugador para el Atlético Levante UD" [Fran Manzanara, new player for Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Fran Manzanara renueva con el Atlético Levante UD" [Fran Manzanara renews with Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "El VAR da un disgusto al Huesca" [VAR unpleases Huesca] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Acuerdo entre el Levante UD y la SD Ponferradina para la cesión de Fran Manzanara" [Agreement between Levante UD and SD Ponferradina for the loan of Fran Manzanara] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Fran Manzanara se desvincula del Levante UD" [Fran Manzanara leaves Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Fran Manzanara at Soccerway
External links edit
- Fran Manzanara at BDFutbol
- Fran Manzanara at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Fran Manzanara at Soccerway