Manuel "Manu" Fuster Lázaro (born 22 October 1997) is a Spanish professional
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 an
attacking midfielder for side
Las Palmas.
Career
Early career
Fuster was born in
Valencia, and was a
Huracán Valencia CF youth graduate. On 23 July 2016, he signed for
Tercera División side
CD Olímpic de Xàtiva
Club Deportivo Olímpic de Xàtiva is a Spanish football team based in Xàtiva, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1932 it currently plays in Regional Preferente, holding home games at Campo de Futbol La Murta.
History
Football in Xàtiv ...
, and made his senior debut on 21 August by starting in a 2–0 away win against CD Buñol.
Fuster scored his first senior goal on 28 August 2016, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of
Muro CF
Muro Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Muro de Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1930, for the 2022-23 season it plays in Regional Preferente – Group 3, holding home games at ''La Llometa'', which ha ...
. The following 4 August, after scoring 11 goals as his side missed out promotion in
the play-offs, he joined
CD Guijuelo
Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at the 1,500-seat ...
in
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
.
Albacete
On 22 July 2019, Fuster agreed to a four-year contract with
Albacete Balompié in
Segunda División
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. He made his professional debut on 18 August, starting in a match against
SD Huesca. He scored his first professional goal on 9 February 2020, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against
SD Ponferradina. A regular starter in the
2020–21 season as the club suffered relegation, he was ''Alba''s top goalscorer with 12 goals in the
following campaign, as the club achieved promotion back from
Primera División RFEF.
Throughout the
2023–24 season, Fuster scored eight goals and nine assists in 41 matches in all competitions for Albacete, becoming the league's second top assist-man.
He played a total amount of 193 matches for the club, scoring 34 goals in the process.
Las Palmas
On 21 June 2024, it was announced that Fuster would join
La Liga club
Las Palmas on 1 July, signing a four-year contract with the club.
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Valencia
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Segunda División players
Primera Federación players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers
CD Guijuelo footballers
Albacete Balompié players
UD Las Palmas players