# Manolo Bleda

Manuel Bleda Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation:;,, Chinese: 洛迪古斯; born 31 July 1990), also known as Manolo Bleda, is a Spanish-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.

## Club career

After playing for Alzira, Bleda had a six-month spell with Belshina Bobruisk in Belarus.
In August 2014, Bleda moved from Belshina Bobruisk to Tajik League side FC Istiklol on a contract until November 2014. Bleda scored twice on his competitive debut, Istiklol's 10–0 Tajik Cup victory over Khosilot Farkhor. Bleda scored on his league debut for Istiklol after 16 minutes versus Parvoz on 16 October 2014. On 22 November 2015, Bleda scored Istiklol's 500th league goal. Bleda left Istiklol at the end of the 2015 season after his contract was not renewed.
At the start of March 2016, Bleda signed for Romanian Liga II side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.
On 23 August 2016, Bleda signed for Eastern.
On 3 July 2019, Kitchee announced the addition of Bleda to their club. On 20 October 2020, Kitchee head coach Chu Chi Kwong stated that Bleda had unilaterally terminated his contract with the club. However, two weeks later, Chu stated that the club were still locked in a dispute with Bleda over his contract and Kitchee may resort to legal action.
On 12 March 2021, Bleda signed with another HKPL club Lee Man and was given the number 9 shirt.
On 7 July 2023, Bleda returned to Eastern on loan for a season.
In March 2025, Bleda rejoined Eastern again.

## International career

On 16 February 2024, it was announced that Bleda had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his Spanish passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 2014 | Belarusian Premier League | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 8 |
| Istiklol | 2014 | Tajik League | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 7 |
| Istiklol | 2015 | Tajik League | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| Istiklol | Total | Total | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2015–16 | Liga II | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| Eastern | 2016–17 | Hong Kong Premier League | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 17 |
| Eastern | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 9 |
| Eastern | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 |
| Eastern | Total | Total | 43 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 41 |
| Kitchee | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
| Lee Man | 2020–21 | Hong Kong Premier League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 3 |
| Lee Man | 2021–22 | Hong Kong Premier League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Lee Man | 2022–23 | Hong Kong Premier League | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 10 |
| Lee Man | Total | Total | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 16 |
| Eastern | 2023–24 | Hong Kong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 119 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 186 | 90 |

## Honours

Istiklol
* Tajik League: 2014, 2015
* Tajik Cup: 2014, 2015
* Tajik Supercup: 2015
Kitchee
* Hong Kong Premier League: 2019–20
* Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2019–20
Eastern
* Hong Kong FA Cup: 2023–24