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Chuli
Chuli in 2013
Personal information
Full name Manuel Jesús Vázquez Florido
Date of birth (1991-01-25)25 January 1991(age 33)
Place of birth Huelva,Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft9+12in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Orihuela
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2005 Santa Marta
2005–2006 Recreativo
2006–2010 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Espanyol B 21 (1)
2011–2012 Recreativo B 30 (22)
2012–2013 Recreativo 40 (15)
2013–2015 Betis 14 (0)
2015Leganés(loan) 21 (11)
2015–2017 Almería 47 (6)
2017Getafe(loan) 18 (5)
2017–2019 Getafe 0 (0)
2018Lugo(loan) 12 (1)
2018–2019Extremadura(loan) 22 (1)
2019–2021 Recreativo 43 (6)
2021–2022 Hércules 25 (1)
2022–2024 Lleida Esportiu 59 (18)
2024– Orihuela 7 (1)
International career
2009 Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Manuel Jesús Vázquez Florido(born 25 January 1991), known asChuli,is a Spanish professionalfootballerwho plays as astrikerforOrihuela.

He spent most of his career in theSegunda División,totalling 163 games and 39 goals for seven clubs, mainlyRecreativoandAlmería.He also played 11La Ligamatches forBetis.

Club career

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Recreativo

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Born inHuelva,Andalusia,Chuli spenthis first yearas a senior withRCD Espanyol'sB team,appearing sparingly and suffering relegation fromSegunda División B.On 22 January 2011 he scored his first goal as a senior, in a 4–0 home win overCF Ampostain theTercera División.[1]He signed forRecreativo de Huelvathat summer, initially being assigned tothe reservesalso in the fourth division; he first played officially with the main squad on 16 May 2012, againstCórdoba CF.[2]

Chuli was promoted to the first team in2012–13after scoring 22 goals with the B's the previous season,[3]featuring in the first game of the campaign againstXerez CD.[4]On 8 September, he netted twice and won apenaltyin the 3–2 home victory overReal Murcia.[5]

Chuli continued with his form on 6 October 2012, scoring ahat-trickin a 4–2 home defeat ofAD Alcorcón;one of the goals was Recreativo's 1,500th in theSegunda División.[6]He finished the season with 15 goals (in the league and overall), helping the oldest club in Spain easily avoid relegation.[7]

Betis

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On 8 May 2013, Chuli joined neighbouringReal Betison a four-year contract, for a fee of600,000.[8]He made hisLa Ligadebut on 25 August by playing roughly 30 minutes in a 1–2 home loss againstRC Celta de Vigo,[9]and scored his first goal for his new club on 7 November, again coming as a second-halfsubstitutein a 1–0 victory atVitória S.C.inthe group stageof theUEFA Europa League.[10]

On 1 September 2014, Chuli was supposed to move on loan toReal Zaragozain aseason-long deal,[11]but nothing came of it.[12]On 7 January 2015, he was loaned toCD Leganésuntil June.[13]

Almería

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On 9 July 2015, Chuli signed a five-year deal withUD Almería,recently relegated from the top flight.[14]The following 31 January, he scored a brace in a 2–1 home defeat of Zaragoza.[15]

Getafe

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Chuli joinedGetafe CFon loan on 31 January 2017, withKarim Yodamoving in the opposite direction.[16]After contributing five goals (including a brace in a 4–0 home win over his former club Almería)[17]as his sideachieved top-tier promotion,he agreed to a permanent contract.[18]

On 12 December 2017, after making no league appearances duringthe campaign,Chuli was loaned to second-divisionCD Lugountil the following 30 June.[19]The following 14 August, he moved to fellow league teamExtremadura UDalso in a temporary deal.[20]

Later career

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On 28 August 2019, Chuli returned to his hometown team of Recreativo de Huelva in the third tier. Despite arriving at a team tipped for promotion,[21]they suffered a double relegation to thefifth divisiondue to league restructuring in May 2021.[22]

Chuli signed forHércules CFof the newSegunda División RFEFin September 2021.[23]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 April 2021[24][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Recreativo 2011–12 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13 38 15 1 0 39 15
Total 40 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 15
Betis 2013–14 La Liga 11 0 3 0 8[a] 1 22 1
2014–15 Segunda División 3 0 1 0 4 0
Total 14 0 4 0 8 1 0 0 26 1
Leganés(loan) 2014–15 Segunda División 21 11 0 0 21 11
Almería 2015–16 Segunda División 36 6 0 0 36 6
2016–17 11 0 1 0 12 0
Total 47 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 6
Getafe(loan) 2016–17 Segunda División 18 5 0 0 3[b] 0 21 5
Getafe 2017–18 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 18 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 5
Lugo(loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 12 1 0 0 12 1
Extremadura(loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 22 1 0 0 22 1
Recreativo 2019–20 Segunda División B 22 3 2 0 24 3
2020–21 18 3 0 0 18 3
Total 40 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 6
Career total 214 45 9 0 8 1 3 0 234 46
  1. ^Appearance(s) inUEFA Europa League
  2. ^Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

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  1. ^Espanyol B 4–Amposta 0: Quatre, i podrien haver estat més (Espanyol B 4–Amposta 0: Four, and it could have been more)Archived6 October 2014 at theWayback Machine;Pericos Online, 22 January 2011 (in Catalan)
  2. ^El Córdoba acelera hacia los 'playoff' (Córdoba accelerate towards the playoffs);Marca,16 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^Silva, S. (23 January 2013)."Vigilancia a Chuli, la revelación de Segunda"[All eyes on Chuli, revelation ofSegunda] (in Spanish).Diario de Sevilla.Retrieved15 September2022.
  4. ^El Xerez empieza con cabeza la Liga Adelante (Xerez startLiga Adelanteusing their head);Marca, 18 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^'Chuli' marca diferencias en un choque de alternativas ('Chuli' makes a difference in two-way clash);Marca, 8 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ^Al Decano no hay quien le tosa en el Nuevo Colombino (No one tells the Dean what to do at the Nuevo Colombino);Marca, 6 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. ^"Chuli y Alexander han marcado más del 54 por ciento de goles del Recreativo"[Chuli and Alexander have scored more than 54 percent of Recreativo's goals] (in Spanish). La Información. 27 May 2013.Retrieved10 December2021.
  8. ^Chuli, el tercer fichaje del Betis (Chuli, third Betis' signing);Marca, 8 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. ^"Charles and Nolito on target in Celta success".ESPN FC.25 August 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 5 January 2014.Retrieved20 February2014.
  10. ^"Last-gasp Chuli sends Betis clear at the top".UEFA. 7 November 2013.Retrieved20 February2014.
  11. ^"Chuli jugará cedido durante la campaña 2014–2015 en el Real Zaragoza"[Chuli will play on loan at Zaragoza during the 2014–2015 campaign] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 1 September 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 3 September 2014.Retrieved1 September2014.
  12. ^"Chuli permanecerá en la primera plantilla durante la campaña 2014–2015"[Chuli will remain in the first team during the 2014–2015 campaign] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 2 September 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved2 December2014.
  13. ^"Chuli, cedido al Leganés"[Chuli, loaned to Leganés] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2015.Retrieved10 January2015.
  14. ^"El Almería cierra el fichaje del delantero Chuli, que firma por cinco temporadas"[Almería complete the signing of forward Chuli, who signs for five seasons] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 9 July 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2015.Retrieved9 July2015.
  15. ^"2–1. Importante victoria del Almería"[2–1. Important Almería win] (in Spanish).Mundo Deportivo.31 January 2016.Retrieved1 April2017.
  16. ^"Karim Yoda llega del Getafe, a donde se ha marchado cedido Chuli"[Karim Yoda arrives from Getafe, to where Chuli moves on loan] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 31 January 2017.Retrieved15 September2022.
  17. ^Hernández, Javier (4 June 2017)."Chuli mete al Getafe en el playoff y deja al Almería tiritando"[Chuli puts Getafe in playoff and leaves Almería in the cold] (in Spanish).Diario AS.Retrieved17 December2017.
  18. ^Chuli, Gorosito y Portillo con mucha illusión (Chuli, Gorosito and Portillo as eager as can be);Getafe CF, 19 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  19. ^"Chuli se incorpora al CD Lugo"[Chuli joins CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 12 December 2017.Retrieved8 January2018.
  20. ^"Cedido al Extremadura"[Loaned to Extremadura] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 14 August 2018.Retrieved14 August2018.
  21. ^Muñoz, E. (28 August 2019)."Oficial: Chuli vuelve a casa, ficha por el Decano"[Official: Chuli comes home, signs for the Dean] (in Spanish). El Desmarque.Retrieved28 April2022.
  22. ^Ubric, R. (26 December 2021)."¿Cómo les va la vida a los causantes del mayor ridículo de la historia del Recre?"[How's life going for the causes of the greatest embarrassment in the history ofRecre?] (in Spanish). Huelva 24.Retrieved28 April2022.
  23. ^Vera, Pedro (1 September 2021)."El Hércules ficha al delantero Chuli"[Hércules sign forward Chuli] (in Spanish).Cadena SER.Archived fromthe originalon 28 April 2022.Retrieved28 April2022.
  24. ^Chuliat BDFutbol
  25. ^Chuliat Soccerway
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