Manuel Nieto

Manuel Nieto Sanchez (born 29 March 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right winger for Cadiz CF B.

Club Career

Nieto was born in Villa del Rio, Cordoba, Andalusia, and joined Real Betis' youth setup in 2014, from Seneca CF. He made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of 17 on 27 September 2015, starting in a 0–1 Segunda Division B away loss against UD Melilla.

Nieto scored his first senior goal on 2 October 2016, netting the fifth of a 5–0 home routing of CD San Roque de Lepe for the Tercera Division championship. On 31 January 2018, after featuring sparingly, he was loaned to fourth division side CD Alcala for the remainder of the season.

Upon returning, Nieto started to feature more regularly for the B-side before signing a two-year contract with Cadiz CF on 30 August 2019; he was assigned to the B-team in the third tier. On 17 January 2021, he renewed his contract until 2023.

Nieto made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 23 January 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Anthony Lozano in a 0–3 loss at Sevilla FC.