Manuel Liz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Miguel Afonso Pedroso Liz Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | Torreense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Torreense | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Igreja Nova | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Sintrense | 63 | (14) |
| 2012–2014 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Fátima (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2014– | Atlético | 24 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015. | |||
Manuel Miguel Afonso Pedroso Liz Rodrigues (born 30 November 1989), known as Manuel Liz, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Atlético as a second striker.
Career
Born in Lisbon, Liz is a youth graduate from S.C.U. Torreense, joining them in 1999 and staying there for nine seasons, debuting for the first team on 24 August 2008 in the third tier.
After two seasons, he joined Sport União Sintrense in the fourth tier, racking up more than sixty league games in two seasons, sparking the interest of S.L. Benfica which signed him and teammate Nélson Semedo on 12 January 2012.[1]
His first season was spent at C.D. Fátima, signing a loan deal on 9 August 2012.[2] When he started the second season, he was not registered with the reserve side, spending six months without competing, until he joined Atlético CP on a three and a half years contract on 26 January 2014.[3][4]
On 23 January 2014, Liz made his professional debut with Atlético in a Segunda Liga match against Portimonense.[5]
References
- ↑ "Nelson Semedo e Manuel Liz no Benfica" [Nélson Semedo and Manuel Liz at Benfica]. Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Manuel Liz e Nélson Semedo emprestados ao Fátima" [Manuel Liz and Nélson Semeado loaned to Fátima]. Agente Desportivo (in Portuguese). 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "A GIC - CORPORATION S.A, vem por este meio informar que o atleta Manuel Liz irá representar o Atlético Clube de Portugal nos próximos três anos e meio." [GIC - CORPORATION S.A informs that Manuel Liz will represent Atlético Clube de Portugal in the next three and a half years]. GIC (in Portuguese). 26 January 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Avançado Dady sondado" [Striker Dady enquired]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03.
- ↑ "Atlético CP 1-0 Portimonense". Footballzz. 2014-01-22.
External links
- Manuel Liz at footballzz.co.uk
- Manuel Liz profile at ForaDeJogo
- Manuel Liz profile at Soccerway