Fran Manzanara

Francisco Jesús "Fran" López de la Manzanara Delgado (born 12 September 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina on loan from Levante UD as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder.

Fran Manzanara
Personal information
Full name Francisco Jesús López de la Manzanara Delgado
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996
Place of birth La Solana, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Youth career
Valencia
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Atlético Madrid C 34 (1)
2015–2016 → Jumilla (loan) 36 (2)
2016–2019 Levante B 94 (2)
2018– Levante 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Ponferradina (loan) 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López de la Manzanara and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.

Club career

Born in La Solana, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Manzanara was a Valencia CF youth graduate. In 2014 he joined Atlético Madrid, and made his senior debut with the C-team on 7 September 2014, starting in a 5–1 Tercera División home rout of AD Colmenar Viejo.

Manzanara scored his first senior goal on 2 November 2014, the equalizer in a 3–1 home win against CD Puerta Bonita. The following July, he was loaned to Segunda División B side FC Jumilla for the season.

On 25 July 2016, Manzanara moved to another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD in the third division.[1] On 16 July 2018, after achieving promotion back to the Tercera División, he renewed his contract with the club.[2]

Manzanara made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 24 November 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Sanjin Prcić in a 2–2 away draw against SD Huesca.[3] The following 1 September, he moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on a one-year loan deal.[4]

Manzanara scored his first professional goal on 22 December 2019, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away win against UD Almería.

References
  1. "Fran Manzanara, nuevo jugador para el Atlético Levante UD" [Fran Manzanara, new player for Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. "Fran Manzanara renueva con el Atlético Levante UD" [Fran Manzanara renews with Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "El VAR da un disgusto al Huesca" [VAR unpleases Huesca] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. "Acuerdo entre el Levante UD y la SD Ponferradina para la cesión de Fran Manzanara" [Agreement between Levante UD and SD Ponferradina for the loan of Fran Manzanara] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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