| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Antonio Molina Valero | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1991 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Huelva, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Recreativo | |||
| 2006–2009 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Espanyol B | 41 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Espanyol | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Huesca (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Valencia B | 71 | (13) |
| 2014–2016 | Recreativo | 62 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo B | 26 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Lleida Esportiu | 30 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Salamanca | 32 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Linense | 28 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Ibiza | 58 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Zaragoza | 25 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Málaga | 66 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2025 | |||
Manuel "Manu" Antonio Molina Valero (born 20 November 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Molina was a product of his local club Recreativo de Huelva youth system. After completing his development at RCD Espanyol, he made his first-team debut at only 18, playing the last minute of the 3–1 La Liga home win over Getafe CF on 29 August 2010. [2] [3] One month later, he started and finished the match at Real Madrid, but in a 3–0 loss. [4]
Molina was loaned to SD Huesca of Segunda División for the 2011–12 season. [5] He scored his first goal for the Aragonese on 17 September 2011, in a 3–3 home draw against CD Alcoyano. [6]
In the following campaigns, Molina represented a host of sides in the Segunda División B. [7] [8] The exception to this was 2014–15, when he appeared in the second tier with Recreativo. [9]
Molina returned to the professional leagues in the 2021–22 season, after achieving promotion with UD Ibiza. [10] In the second division, he later was a part of Real Zaragoza [11] and Málaga CF. [12] [3]