Jackson John Manuel (born 24 February 2003) is a professional New Zealand
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...
.
Manuel was first called up to the Wellington Phoenix first team in December 2021, but did not appear for the club until 19 March 2022, making his debut in a 4–0 loss to
Newcastle Jets.
Manuel is of
Ngāti Porou
Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou is affiliated with the 28th Maori Battalion and has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zealand ...
and
Spanish descent.
References
External links
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Jackson Manuel profile
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Living people
2003 births
New Zealand men's association footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Wellington Phoenix FC players
New Zealand people of Spanish descent
Ngāti Porou people