Manu Justo

Manu Justo
	Justo with Racing Ferrol in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Justo Román
Date of birth	9 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Vigo, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Racing Ferrol
Number	9
Youth career
	Areosa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Rápido Bouzas
2016–2018	Arosa
2018–2019	Coruxo
2019–2022	Elche
2019–2020	→ UCAM Murcia (loan)
2020–2021	→ Celta B (loan)
2021–2022	→ Racing Santander (loan)
2022–	Racing Ferrol
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Manuel "Manu" Justo Román (born 6 February 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Ferrol. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a right winger.

Club career

Born in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Justo was a CD Areosa youth graduate. In July 2015, after finishing his formation, he joined Tercera División side Rápido de Bouzas on trial,^[1] and signed a contract with the club in the following month.

On 16 June 2016, Justo moved to fellow fourth division side Arosa SC.^[2] On 15 June 2018, after establishing himself as a starter, he signed for Coruxo FC in Segunda División B.^[3]

On 9 July 2019, Justo signed a three-year contract with

Celta de Vigo B also in a temporary deal.^[6]

On 16 September 2020, Justo's loan with Celta B was extended for the entire

Primera División RFEF

as overall champions with five goals.

On 29 June 2022, Justo signed a permanent two-year deal with Racing de Ferrol also in the third division.^[9] He was the club's top goalscorer during his first season with 12 goals, as they returned to the second level after 15 years.^[10]

Justo made his professional debut at the age of 27 on 12 August 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sabin Merino in a 1–0 away win over former side Elche.^[11]

Honours

Racing Santander

Primera División RFEF: 2021–22

References

^ "Rápido y Celta B disputan el Trofeo Vila de Bouzas" [Rápido and Celta B will dispute the Trofeo Vila de Bouzas] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "El Arosa ficha a Sergio Santos y Manu Justo" [Arosa sign Sergio Santos and Manu Justo] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Guille de Francisco y Manu Justo, refuerzos del Coruxo" [Guille de Francisco and Manu Justo, additions of Coruxo] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "El Elche ficha a Manu Justo pero podría cederlo a un Segunda B" [Elche sign Manu Justo but could loan him to a Segunda B] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Manu Justo, mas pólvora para el UCAM Murcia" [Manu Justo, more gunpowder to UCAM Murcia]. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "El Elche anuncia la cesión de Manu Justo al filial del Celta" [Elche announce the loan of Manu Justo to the reserve team of Celta] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "El Celta B recupera a Manu Justo, cedido y con opción de compra" [Celta B bring back Manu Justo, on loan and with a buyout clause] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Manu Justo se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing 2021/22" [Manu Justo joins the squad of Racing 2021/22] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Manu Justo refuerza la delantera" [Manu Justo bolsters the forward lines] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Manu Justo, satisfecho con los doce tantos que anotó con la camiseta del Racing esta temporada" [Manu Justo, satisfied with the twelve goals he scored with the shirt of Racing this season] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "El Racing de Ferrol vuelve a Segunda a lo grande" [Racing de Ferrol return to Segunda through the big door] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

External links

Manu Justo at BDFutbol
Manu Justo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Manu Justo at Soccerway

[1] "Rápido y Celta B disputan el Trofeo Vila de Bouzas" [Rápido and Celta B will dispute the Trofeo Vila de Bouzas] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[2] "El Arosa ficha a Sergio Santos y Manu Justo" [Arosa sign Sergio Santos and Manu Justo] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[3] "Guille de Francisco y Manu Justo, refuerzos del Coruxo" [Guille de Francisco and Manu Justo, additions of Coruxo] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[4] "El Elche ficha a Manu Justo pero podría cederlo a un Segunda B" [Elche sign Manu Justo but could loan him to a Segunda B] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[5] "Manu Justo, mas pólvora para el UCAM Murcia" [Manu Justo, more gunpowder to UCAM Murcia]. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[6] "El Elche anuncia la cesión de Manu Justo al filial del Celta" [Elche announce the loan of Manu Justo to the reserve team of Celta] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[7] "El Celta B recupera a Manu Justo, cedido y con opción de compra" [Celta B bring back Manu Justo, on loan and with a buyout clause] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[8] "Manu Justo se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing 2021/22" [Manu Justo joins the squad of Racing 2021/22] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[9] "Manu Justo refuerza la delantera" [Manu Justo bolsters the forward lines] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[10] "Manu Justo, satisfecho con los doce tantos que anotó con la camiseta del Racing esta temporada" [Manu Justo, satisfied with the twelve goals he scored with the shirt of Racing this season] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[11] "El Racing de Ferrol vuelve a Segunda a lo grande" [Racing de Ferrol return to Segunda through the big door] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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