Manel Expósito

Manuel Exposito

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Exposito
Date of birth	29 November 1981 (1981-11-29) (age 29)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Auckland City FC
Number	9
Youth career
	UE Vic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2000	UE Vic	13	(2)
2000–2001	CE Júpiter	37	(14)
2001–2003	UE Sant Andreu	82	(21)
2003–2005	FC Barcelona B	35	(5)
2003–2004	FC Barcelona	0	(0)
2005–2006	Atlético Madrid	14	(2)
2007	UE Figueres	16	(5)
2007–2008	Benidorm CF	?	(?)
2008–2010	UDA Gramenet	?	(?)
2010	CF Atlético Ciudad	?	(?)
2010	AD Cerro de Reyes Badajoz Atlético	?	(?)
2011–	Auckland City FC	?	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Manel Expósito (born 29 November 1981) is a Spanish association footballer currently playing for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand ASB Premiership. He formerly played with FC Barcelona, as well as having a brief spell with Atletico Madrid Exposito plays as striker.

Career

Expósito made his debut for FC Barcelona in a friendly against Portuguese club FC Porto which was organised to unveil Porto's new stadium Estádio do Dragão, on November 16, 2003.^[1] This game also featured Lionel Messi, in which this was also his first, unofficial debut for the club.^[2] Exposito would never go on to play a full competitive match for the Spanish giants, however featured in a second friendly match a year later against French club Olympique de Marseille in 2004.

After leaving Barcelona later that year, Exposito played briefly for Atletico Madrid, however moved around different clubs in the Spanish lower leagues, before arriving at Auckland City FC in 2011. After helping the club qualify for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup by winning the 2010–11 OFC Champions League with a convincing 6-1 aggregate victory over Vanuatu club Amicale FC, in which he scored a goal in each leg,^[3][4] he opened his goalscoring tally for the 2011–12 ASB Premiership season with a brace against Waikato FC in the opening round.^[5]

Honours

With Auckland City FC:

• ASB Premiership: 2010-11 Finalists
• OFC Champions League: 2011-12 - Champions

References

1. ^ "Manel Exposito history". Auckland City. http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/squad/profile.asp?ID=47. Retrieved 3 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Biography of Lionel Messi". oleole.com. http://www.oleole.com/lionel-messi/biography/phikjl.html. Retrieved 3 November 2011. 
3. ^ "Amicale v Auckland City L1". OFC. 2 April 2011. http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OL2011%20AMICALE-AUCKLAND%20Match%20Summary%2002.04.11.pdf. Retrieved 3 November 2011. 
4. ^ "Amicale v Auckland City L2". OFC. 17 April 2011. http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/2011%20O-League%202nd%20leg%20final%20Match%20Summary.pdf. Retrieved 3 November 2011. 
5. ^ Holloway, Bruce (23 October 2011). "Auckland on top, Waikato show promise". ASB Premiership. http://asbpremiership.co.nz/index.php?id=1528. Retrieved 3 November 2011. 

External links

• Transfer Market profile
• Auckland City FC profile

Persondata
Name	Exposito, Manel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	29 November 1981
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Date of death
Place of death