Manu Vallejo

Manu Vallejo
Personal information
Full name Manuel Javier Vallejo Galván
Date of birth (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997
Place of birth Chiclana, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 29
Youth career
Santic-Petri
2012–2015 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Cádiz B 94 (58)
2016– Cádiz 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2018

Manuel Javier "Manu" Vallejo Galván (born 14 February 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cádiz CF as either a winger or a forward.

Club career

Born in Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Vallejo finished his formation with Cádiz CF.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 January 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 Tercera División away loss against Atlético Sanluqueño CF.

Vallejo scored his first senior goal on 17 May 2015, netting his team's second in a 2–3 loss at CD Mairena. On 18 October, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–1 home routing of CD Roda,[2] and finished the campaign with a career-best 23 goals.

Vallejo made his first team debut on 13 January 2016, playing the last 30 minutes in a 0–2 away loss against Celta de Vigo, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] He made his Segunda División debut on 28 October of the following year, replacing Salvi in a 0–0 home draw against Rayo Vallecano.[4]

On 24 July 2018, Vallejo renewed his contract until 2021,[5] and extended it to a further year on 22 August, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 12 September 2018, netting the winner in a 2–1 away defeat of CD Tenerife, for the season's Copa del Rey.[7]

Personal life

Vallejo's father, Javi, is also a footballer.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Diez pinceladas para dibujar al canterano Manu Vallejo" [Ten touches to sketch the youth player Manu Vallejo] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "El Cádiz B le hace un siete al CD Roda" [Cádiz B make it seven over CD Roda] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sin fútbol pero en cuartos" [No football but in the quarterfinals] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "El Cádiz no carbura y no pasa del empate ante el Rayo" [Cádiz do not achieve it and do not go beyond a draw against Rayo] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Manu Vallejo renueva hasta 2021" [Manu Vallejo renews until 2021] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Manu Vallejo convence y se queda en el primer equipo" [Manu Vallejo convinces and stays in the first team] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Un final de auténtica locura clasifica al Cádiz en Tenerife" [An ending of madness qualifies Cádiz in Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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