Albert Manteca

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Albert Manteca
Personal information
Full name Albert Manteca Buldo
Date of birth (1988-06-10) 10 June 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Begues, Spain
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Castelldefels
2003–2006 Damm
2006–2007 Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Burgos B 27 (2)
2009–2010 Gavà 37 (8)
2010–2011 Sant Andreu 28 (3)
2011–2013 Celta B 32 (4)
2013 St. Pölten 12 (2)
2014–2015 Sisaket 5 (0)
2015 Sant Andreu 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2014

Albert Manteca Buldo (born 10 June 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.

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Club career

Born in Begues, Barcelona, Catalonia, Manteca joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2006, aged 18, after playing for CF Damm and UE Castelldefels. He made his senior debuts with Burgos CF's reserves in the 2007–08 campaign, in the lower leagues.

Manteca was promoted to the latter's main squad in the 2008 summer, but was subsequently released and went on a trial at Club Atlético Lanús in November. However, nothing came of it and he started training with Segunda División B's CF Gavà in March 2009, signing a contract in July.

In 2010 Manteca joined Hamilton Academical F.C. in a trial basis, [1] but signed for UE Sant Andreu also in the third level. In July of the following year he moved to fellow league team Celta de Vigo B. [2]

On 29 January 2013 Manteca moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Austrian Football First League club SKN St. Pölten. [3] He played his first match as a professional on 8 March, coming on as a second half substitute for Mirnel Sadović in a 1–2 away loss against SC Rheindorf Altach.

In February 2014 Manteca switched teams and countries again, joining Thai Premier League's Sisaket F.C. He made his debut for the club on 22 March, against TOT S.C., and appeared in five matches during the season.

On 30 January 2015 Manteca returned to Sant Andreu, signing a six-month contract. [4]

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References

  1. "Spanish striker Albert Manteca impresses Hamilton". BBC Sport. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. "El nuevo horizonte del Celta" [The new horizon of Celta] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "Albert Manteca ficha por el Segunda austríaco Sankt Pölten" [Albert Manteca signs for Austrian Second Division's Sankt Pölten] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. "El Sant Andreu completa la plantilla amb tres fitxatges" [Sant Andreu completes squad with three signings] (in Catalan). Sant Andreu's official website. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.