Jackson Manuel

{{Short description|New Zealand footballer (born 2003)}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2025}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jackson Manuel

| full_name = Jackson John Manuel{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: New Zealand (NZL) |publisher=FIFA |page=17 |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|2|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = New Zealand

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Auckland City

| clubnumber = 30

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Wellington Phoenix

| years1 = 2018

| clubs1 = Wellington Phoenix II

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = Tasman United

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = North Wellington{{cite web |title=Capital Football Season Review 2020 |url=https://f24de899-d621-432d-a2ba-a130388d3a25.filesusr.com/ugd/1842db_4ad9699436c9452db83f45189ddc7d2c.pdf |website=Capital Football |access-date=21 March 2022 |page=18}}{{cite web |title=Capital Football Season Review 2019 |url=https://f24de899-d621-432d-a2ba-a130388d3a25.filesusr.com/ugd/1842db_086ef9d12cd441af8a1d83eb80b3f7a7.pdf |website=Capital Football |access-date=21 March 2022 |page=18}}

| caps3 = 24

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = Lower Hutt City

| caps4 =5

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021–2023

| clubs5 = Wellington Phoenix II

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2022

| clubs6 = Wellington Phoenix

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023

| clubs7 = Western Springs

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023

| clubs8 = Wellington Phoenix II

| caps8 = 5

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023

| clubs9 = Wellington Phoenix

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| years10= 2024

| clubs10= Western Springs

| caps10= 19

| goals10= 3

| years11= 2025–

| clubs11= Auckland City

| caps11= 0

| goals11= 0

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 19:32, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Jackson John Manuel (born 24 February 2003) is a professional New Zealand footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern League club Auckland City.{{cite web |title=Jackson Manuel Player Profile |url=https://wellingtonphoenix.com/squads/90b1uvlwqhn3c3704g4hvjuvo?slug=90b1uvlwqhn3c3704g4hvjuvo&competition=7ow2q4agyqskzj6ycukwmhtlg&teams=6j4xzc2g1eeafo6v1f38d4x22&selected=MEN |website=Wellington Phoenix |access-date=21 March 2022 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002131003/https://wellingtonphoenix.com/squads/90b1uvlwqhn3c3704g4hvjuvo?slug=90b1uvlwqhn3c3704g4hvjuvo&competition=7ow2q4agyqskzj6ycukwmhtlg&teams=6j4xzc2g1eeafo6v1f38d4x22&selected=MEN |url-status=dead }}

Career

Manuel was first called up to the Wellington Phoenix first team in December 2021,{{cite news |last1=Rollo |first1=Phillip |title=Young trio added to Wellington Phoenix A-League Men squad ahead of busy period |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/127160192/young-trio-added-to-wellington-phoenix-aleague-men-squad-ahead-of-busy-period |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Stuff |date=2 December 2021 |language=en}} but did not appear for the club until 19 March 2022, making his debut in a 4–0 loss to Newcastle Jets.{{cite news |last1=Kay |first1=Simon |title=Makeshift Wellington Phoenix hammered in Newcastle |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football-makeshift-wellington-phoenix-hammered-in-newcastle/7BX2OO62TU4LY32TL3LMB6JL2I/ |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=NZ Herald |date=19 March 2022 |language=en-NZ}}

Personal life

Manuel is of Ngāti Porou and Spanish descent.{{cite news |title=Ngāti Porou uri Jackson Manuel called up into Wellington Phoenix squad: "I wasn't expecting it" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-A7jvWyCg |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Te Karere TVNZ |date=15 December 2021}}

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