Chuli
FullnameManuel Jesús Vázquez Florido
Birth date25 January 1991 (age 35)
Birth placeHuelva, Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
PositionStriker
Youthyears 12004–2005
Youthclubs 1Santa Marta
Youthyears 22005–2006
Youthclubs 2Recreativo
Youthyears 32006–2010
Youthclubs 3Espanyol
Years 12009–2011
Clubs 1Espanyol B
Caps 121
Goals 11
Years 22011–2012
Clubs 2Recreativo B
Caps 230
Goals 222
Years 32012–2013
Clubs 3Recreativo
Caps 340
Goals 315
Years 42013–2015
Clubs 4Betis
Caps 414
Goals 40
Years 52015
Clubs 5→ Leganés (loan)
Caps 521
Goals 511
Years 62015–2017
Clubs 6Almería
Caps 647
Goals 66
Years 72017
Clubs 7→ Getafe (loan)
Caps 718
Goals 75
Years 82017–2019
Clubs 8Getafe
Caps 80
Goals 80
Years 92018
Clubs 9→ Lugo (loan)
Caps 912
Goals 91
Years 102018–2019
Clubs 10→ Extremadura (loan)
Caps 1022
Goals 101
Years 112019–2021
Clubs 11Recreativo
Caps 1143
Goals 116
Years 122021–2022
Clubs 12Hércules
Caps 1225
Goals 121
Years 132022–2024
Clubs 13Lleida Esportiu
Caps 1359
Goals 1318
Years 142024–2025
Clubs 14Orihuela
Caps 1429
Goals 145
Totalcaps381
Totalgoals92
Nationalyears 12009
Nationalteam 1Spain U18
Nationalcaps 12
Nationalgoals 10

Manuel Jesús Vázquez Florido (born 25 January 1991), known as Chuli, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He spent most of his career in the Segunda División, totalling 163 games and 39 goals for seven clubs, mainly Recreativo and Almería. He also played 11 La Liga matches with Betis.

Club career

Recreativo

Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Chuli spent his first year as a senior with RCD Espanyol's B team, appearing sparingly and suffering relegation from Segunda División B. On 22 January 2011 he scored his first goal as a senior, in a 4–0 home win over CF Amposta in the Tercera División.[1] He signed for Recreativo de Huelva that summer, initially being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division; he first played officially with the main squad on 16 May 2012, against Córdoba CF.[2]

Chuli was promoted to the first team in 2012–13 after scoring 22 goals with the B's the previous season,[3] featuring in the first game of the campaign against Xerez CD.[4] On 8 September, he netted twice and won a penalty in the 3–2 home victory over Real Murcia CF.[5]

Chuli continued with his form on 6 October 2012, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–2 home defeat of AD Alcorcón; one of the goals was Recreativo's 1,500th in the Segunda 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

On 8 May 2013, Chuli joined neighbouring Real Betis on a four-year contract, for a fee of €600,000.[8] He made his La Liga debut on 25 August by playing roughly 30 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against RC Celta de Vigo,[9] and scored his first goal for his new club on 7 November, again coming as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory at Vitória S.C. in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[10]

On 1 September 2014, Chuli was supposed to move on loan to Real Zaragoza in a season-long deal,[11] but nothing came of it.[12] On 7 January 2015, he was loaned to CD Leganés until June.[13]

Almería

On 9 July 2015, Chuli signed a five-year deal with UD 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

Chuli joined Getafe CF on loan on 31 January 2017, with Karim Yoda moving 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 side achieved top-tier promotion, he agreed to a permanent contract.[18]

On 12 December 2017, after making no league appearances during the campaign, Chuli was loaned to second-division CD Lugo until the following 30 June.[19] The following 14 August, he moved to fellow league team Extremadura UD also in a temporary deal.[20]

Later career

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 the fifth division due to league restructuring in May 2021.[22]

Chuli signed for Hércules CF of the new Segunda División RFEF in September 2021.[23]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Recreativo2011–12Segunda División2000——20
2012–13381510——3915
Total40151000004115
Betis2013–14La Liga110308[a]1—221
2014–15Segunda División3010——40
Total140408100261
Leganés (loan)2014–15Segunda División211100——2111
Almería2015–16Segunda División36600——366
2016–1711010——120
Total476100000486
Getafe (loan)2016–17Segunda División18500—3[b]0215
Getafe2017–18La Liga0010——10
Total185100030225
Lugo (loan)2017–18Segunda División12100——121
Extremadura (loan)2018–19Segunda División22100——221
Recreativo2019–20Segunda División B22320——243
2020–2118300——183
Total406200000426
Career total2144590813023446
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs

References

  1. ^ Espanyol B 4–Amposta 0: Quatre, i podrien haver estat més (Espanyol B 4–Amposta 0: Four, and it could have been more) Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback 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 of Segunda] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ El Xerez empieza con cabeza la Liga Adelante (Xerez start Liga Adelante using 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. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  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 from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Last-gasp Chuli sends Betis clear at the top". UEFA. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  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 from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  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 from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Chuli, cedido al Leganés" [Chuli, loaned to Leganés] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  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 from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ^ "2–1. Importante victoria del Almería" [2–1. Important Almería win] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  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. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  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. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Cedido al Extremadura" [Loaned to Extremadura] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  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. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  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 of Recre?] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  23. ^ Vera, Pedro (1 September 2021). "El Hércules ficha al delantero Chuli" [Hércules sign forward Chuli] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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