Manu Fuster
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Fuster|Lázaro|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manu Fuster
| image =
| full_name = Manuel Fuster Lázaro
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Valencia, Spain
| height = 1.69 m
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Las Palmas
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Don Bosco
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Valencia
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Huracán
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Olímpic Xàtiva
| caps1 = 33
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2017–2019
| clubs2 = Guijuelo
| caps2 = 64
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2019–2024
| clubs3 = Albacete
| caps3 = 177
| goals3 = 33
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Las Palmas
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 2
| club-update = 27 May 2025
}}
Manuel "Manu" Fuster Lázaro (born 22 October 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for {{Spanish football updater|Las Palmas}} side Las Palmas.
Career
=Early career=
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,{{cite web|url=https://portaldexativa.es/bryan-y-manu-llegan-al-olimpic/|title=Bryan y Manu llegan al Olímpic|trans-title=Bryan and Manu arrive at Olímpic|publisher=Portal de Xàtiva|language=es|date=23 July 2016|accessdate=6 September 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2017/08/04/segunda-division-b-grupo-1/813895-manu-fuster-nuevo-jugador-del-guijuelo.html|title=Manu Fuster nuevo jugador del Guijuelo|trans-title=Manu Fuster new player of Guijuelo|publisher=Vavel|language=es|date=4 August 2017|accessdate=6 September 2019}}
=Albacete=
On 22 July 2019, Fuster agreed to a four-year contract with Albacete Balompié in Segunda División.{{cite web|url=https://www.albacetebalompie.es/noticia/manu-fuster-orgulloso-de-ser-del-alba|title=Manu Fuster, orgulloso de ser del Alba|trans-title=Manu Fuster, proud to be of Alba|publisher=Albacete Balompié|language=es|date=22 July 2019|accessdate=6 September 2019}} He made his professional debut on 18 August, starting in a match against SD Huesca.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/cronica/2019/09/18/5d82709822601d5d798b45f1.html|title=El VAR redime a un madrugador Albacete en El Alcoraz|trans-title=The VAR redeems an early bird Albacete at the El Alcoraz|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=18 September 2019|accessdate=7 February 2020}} 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|date=June 2024}} 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|date=June 2024}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Cebrián |first=Néstor |date=21 June 2024 |title=Manu Fuster ya luce la camiseta de las pintaderas |trans-title=Manu Fuster already wears the pintaderas shirt |url=https://as.com/futbol/primera/manu-fuster-ya-luce-la-camiseta-de-las-pintaderas-n/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |website= |publisher=Diario AS |language=es}} He played a total amount of 193 matches for the club, scoring 34 goals in the process.
=Las Palmas=
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.{{Cite web |date=21 June 2024 |title=Manu Fuster, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas |trans-title=Manu Fuster, new player of UD Las Palmas |url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/manu-fuster-nuevo-jugador-de-la-ud-las-palmas |access-date=23 June 2024 |publisher=UD Las Palmas |language=es}}
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|21543}}
- {{LaPreferente|210674}}
- {{Soccerway|manuel-fuster-lazaro/498335}}
{{UD Las Palmas squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuster, Manu}}
Category:Footballers from Valencia
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Primera Federación players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers
Category:CD Guijuelo footballers
Category:Albacete Balompié players