Manu Balda

Manu Balda
Personal information
Full name	Faberth Manuel Balda Rodríguez
Date of birth	21 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	C.D. El Nacional
Number	9
Youth career
	Hospitalet
	Gramenet
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Gramenet B
2010–2013	Gramenet
2013–2014	Prat
2013–2014	Cornellà
2014–2015	Badalona
2015	Panthrakikos
2015–2016	Badalona
2016–2019	El Nacional
2019–2020	Atlas
2020	Santos
2021	Guayaquil City
2022	Deportivo Cuenca
2023–	El Nacional
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2020

Faberth Manuel 'Manu' Balda Rodríguez (born 21 February 1992) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for C.D. El Nacional as a winger.

Club career[edit]

Born in Portoviejo,^[2] Balda moved to Barcelona in 2001, aged nine, and started his career at CE L'Hospitalet's youth setup. He finished his formation with UDA Gramenet, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2010–11 campaign; he also appeared with the main squad, being relegated from Segunda División B.

On 30 January 2013 Balda moved to AE Prat, also in the third level.^[3] He suffered another relegation in 2013–14, being mostly used as a backup.

On 17 July 2014 Balda signed for fellow league team CF Badalona,^[4] and featured regularly for the club during his spell. On 19 January of the following year he rescinded his link and moved to Superleague Greece side Panthrakikos F.C.^[5]

Balda played his first match as a professional on 24 January 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against Levadiakos F.C.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Balda Rodriguez Faberth Manuel" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Manuel Balda quiere ir de Grecia a la selección de Ecuador" [Manuel Balda wants to go from Greece to the national team Ecuador] (in Spanish). El Universo. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "Kante marcha y Guillem Creus y Manu llegan al Prat" [Kante leaves and Guillem Creus and Manu arrive at Prat] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "Roger Matamala y Manu Balda llegan al Badalona" [Roger Matamala and Manu Balda arrive at Badalona] (in Spanish). Vavel. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "Manu Balda deja el Badalona, irá a Grecia" [Manu Balda leaves Badalona, is going to Greece] (in Spanish). Vavel. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "Πανθρακικός – Λεβαδειακός 1–0" [Panthrakikos – Levadiakos 1–0] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links[edit]

Manu Balda at BDFutbol
Manu Balda at Soccerway

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[ECU-1] "Balda Rodriguez Faberth Manuel" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[2] "Manuel Balda quiere ir de Grecia a la selección de Ecuador" [Manuel Balda wants to go from Greece to the national team Ecuador] (in Spanish). El Universo. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[3] "Kante marcha y Guillem Creus y Manu llegan al Prat" [Kante leaves and Guillem Creus and Manu arrive at Prat] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[4] "Roger Matamala y Manu Balda llegan al Badalona" [Roger Matamala and Manu Balda arrive at Badalona] (in Spanish). Vavel. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[5] "Manu Balda deja el Badalona, irá a Grecia" [Manu Balda leaves Badalona, is going to Greece] (in Spanish). Vavel. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[6] "Πανθρακικός – Λεβαδειακός 1–0" [Panthrakikos – Levadiakos 1–0] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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