Bienvenido Marañón
Bienvenido Marañón Morejón (born 15 May 1986), commonly known as Bienve, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Filipino club United City as a right winger.
![]() Bienve in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bienvenido Marañón Morejón | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1986 | ||
Place of birth | El Puerto, Spain | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | United City | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
La Salle | |||
Betis | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Rayo Sanluqueño | ? | (17) |
2007–2010 | Cádiz B | 86 | (28) |
2007–2008 | Cádiz | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Villarrubia | 37 | (21) |
2011–2012 | Móstoles | 14 | (1) |
2012 | Villarrubia | 14 | (11) |
2012–2013 | La Hoya Lorca | 27 | (14) |
2013–2015 | Socuéllamos | 65 | (15) |
2015– | Ceres–Negros / United City | 47 | (15) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2017 |
He only played lower league and amateur football in his country. In 2015 he signed with Ceres–Negros (which later became United City), remaining several years with the Filipino club.
Club career
Early years in Spain
Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia, Bienve made his senior debut with local CD Rayo Sanluqueño in the 2005–06 season. In summer 2007 he moved to Cádiz CF, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.
On 2 December 2007, Bienve appeared in his first game as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 home win against Racing de Ferrol for the Segunda División championship.[1] He totalled 58 minutes for the first team, who was eventually relegated.
Bienve was released by Cádiz on 7 April 2010, due to indiscipline.[2] He joined fourth level club Villarrubia CF 14 days later,[3] and scored a career-best 21 goals during the campaign.
Bienve moved to fellow league team CD Móstoles in the 2011 off-season, returning to Villarrubia in the following transfer window[4] and subsequently resuming his career in division four, where he represented La Hoya Lorca CF and UD Socuéllamos.[5] With the latter, he achieved promotion to Segunda División B in 2014.
Ceres–Negros / United City
On 14 May 2015, Bienve moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing a deal with then Filipino United Football League side Ceres FC.[6] He was encouraged by Cadiz teammate Carli de Murga to play for Ceres as early as 2012.[7] Ceres later joined the Philippines Football League as Ceres–Negros FC.
Marañon became the all-time top scorer in the AFC Cup when he scored his 35th goal in Ceres–Negros's 4–0 win against Bali United on 11 March 2020.[7]
Ceres—Negros was taken over by a new management in July 2020 which renamed the club to United City FC. Marañon is among the players re-signed by the new management.[8]
International career
On 3 March 2020, during the 18th Congress, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri sponsored a bill proposing the grant of Philippine citizenship to Bienve, that would render him available to play for the Philippine national team.[9]
Honours
Ceres–Negros
References
- El Cádiz supera al Racing de Ferrol (Cádiz overcome Racing de Ferrol); Marca, 2 December 2007 (in Spanish)
- El Cádiz B aparta al barreño Tiri (Cádiz B oust barreño Tiri); Europa Sur, 7 April 2010 (in Spanish)
- «El fútbol no se termina en Cádiz» ("Football does not end at Cádiz"); La Voz Digital, 21 April 2010 (in Spanish)
- Vuelven al Villarrubia Bienve y Wuy (Bienve and Wuy return to Villarrubia); Villarrubia CF, 28 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- El Socuéllamos contará con Bienve la próxima campaña (Socuéllamos will count with Bienfe for the following season); La Tribuna de Ciudad Real, 8 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- Bienve deja el Socuéllamos (Bienve leaves Socuéllamos); La Tribuna de Ciudad Real, 14 May 2015 (in Spanish)
- https://tv5.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29050319/bienvenido-maranon-keys-ceres-negros-fc-evolution-asian-football-power
- Terrado, Reuben (2 August 2020). "Prolific Spanish striker Marañon signs with United City FC". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Philippine citizenship to Bienvenido Marañón Morejón". Senate of the Philippines. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- Tupas, Cedelf (16 November 2019). "Ceres-Negros caps unbeaten season with Copa triumph".