Portu

Cristian Portugues Manzanera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkɾistjam poɾtuˈɣez manθaˈneɾa]; born 21 May 1992), commonly known as Portu ([ˈpoɾtu]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as an attacking midfielder.

Club Career

Valencia

Born in Murcia, Portu was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debut with the reserves at only 17, going on to spend several seasons with the side in Segunda Division B as well as one in Tercera Division; in January 2012, he was called up by first-team manager Unai Emery due to a string of injuries.

Portu played his first official game with the Che's main squad on 27 February 2014, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Federico Cartabia in a 0–0 home draw against FC Dynamo Kyiv in the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League. His maiden appearance in La Liga came three days later, as he started and was booked in a 1–0 away loss to Rayo Vallecano.

Albacete

On 11 July 2014, it was announced that Valencia had sold Portu to Segunda Division club Albacete Balompie with a buy-back option.

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