Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Portugués Manzanera | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Murcia, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Girona | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Valencia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2014 | Valencia B | 129 | (5) |
2014 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Albacete | 75 | (12) |
2016– | Girona | 51 | (11) |
National team | |||
2009 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2017. |
Cristian Portugués Manzanera (born 21 May 1992), commonly known as Portu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Girona FC as an attacking midfielder.
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 División B as well as one in Tercera División; in January 2012, he was called up by first-team manager Unai Emery due to a string of injuries.
Portu played his 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 for the campaign's UEFA Europa League. His maiden appearance in La Liga came three days later, as he started and was booked in a 0–1 away loss to Rayo Vallecano.
On 11 July 2014, it was announced that Valencia sold Portu to Segunda División club Albacete Balompié with a buy-back option. He scored his first professional goals on 18 October, netting a brace but in a 2–3 defeat at CD Mirandés.
On 21 June 2016, after Alba's relegation, Portu signed a three-year deal with Girona FC also in the second tier. He scored a career-best eight goals (also providing eight assists) in his first season, helping to a first-ever top flight promotion.