Manuel Agudo Durán

Nolito

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Agudo Durán
Date of birth	15 November 1986 (1986-11-15) (age 25)
Place of birth	Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward / Winger
Club information
Current club	Benfica
Number	9
Youth career
1990–2000	Algaida
2000–2005	Sanluqueño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2006	Sanluqueño
2006–2008	Écija	71	(15)
2008–2011	Barcelona B	106	(29)
2010–2011	Barcelona	2	(0)
2011–	Benfica	7	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Agudo and the second or maternal family name is Durán.

Manuel Agudo Durán, commonly known as Nolito (born 15 November 1986 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Andalusia), is a Spanish footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a forward or winger.

Football career

Barcelona

Nolito arrived at FC Barcelona at already 22, having appeared with Écija Balompié in his native Andalusia in two third division seasons. With the Catalans, in the same level, he scored 16 league goals in two seasons combined - 12 in the second, as the club returned to division two after an 11-year absence.

On 3rd October 2010, aged 23, Nolito made his La Liga debut for Barcelona, replacing Pedro Rodríguez in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Mallorca;^[1] on November 10th, he opened the scoring in a 5–1 home win against AD Ceuta (7–1 on aggregate), for the season's Spanish Cup.^[2]

Nolito scored three times for Barcelona B on 7th March 2011, in a 4–1 away win against CD Tenerife.^[3] As the team finished in third position - being however ineligible for promotion - he finished second in goals scored in the squad with 13, only trailing Jonathan Soriano who was crowned the competition's top scorer.

Benfica

In late May 2011, Nolito rejected Barcelona's offer of a professional contract and signed a five-year deal with S.L. Benfica, effective as of 1st July.^[4] On the 27th, he scored on his official debut, in a 2–0 home win against Trabzonspor for the season's UEFA Champions League.^[5] He also netted in the second leg, a 1–1 draw.^[6]

On 20 August 2011, Nolito scored once in a 3–1 home win against C.D. Feirense, the fifth consecutive in as many official matches for Benfica, equalizing Eusébio's record.^[7]

Club statistics

As of 2 September 2011^[8]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other [9]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals 1	Apps	Goals
Écija	2006–07	31	2	5	3	—				36	5
	2007–08	40	13	0	0	—				40	13
	Total	71	15	5	3	—				76	18
Barcelona B	2008–09	28	4	—						28	4
	2009–10	40	12	—						40	12
	2010–11	38	13	—						38	13
	Total	106	29	—						106	29
Barcelona	2010–11	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
	Total	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Benfica	2011–12	4	4	0	0	4	3	—		8	7
	Total	7	4	0	0	4	3	—		10	7
Career totals		183	48	8	4	4	3	0	0	195	55

References

1. ^ Nsue shocks Barca; ESPN Soccernet, 3rd October 2010
2. ^ Barcelona 5-1 Ceuta; ESPN Soccernet, 10th November 2010
3. ^ Carnaval de Nolito ante el Tenerife en el Heliodoro (Nolito Carnival against Tenerife at the Heliodoro); Diario AS, 7th March 2011 (Spanish)
4. ^ Nolito confirma su fichaje por el Benfica (Nolito confirms deal with Benfica); Marca, 21 May 2011 (Spanish)
5. ^ Benfica leave Trabzonspor up against it; UEFA.com, 27 July 2011
6. ^ Benfica ease past ten-man Trabzonspor; UEFA.com, 3 August 2011
7. ^ Nolito iguala Eusébio (Nolito equals Eusébio); Record, 21 August 2011 (Portuguese)
8. ^ Transfermarkt player statistics
9. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Agudo Durán, Manuel
Alternative names	Nolito
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	15 October 1986
Place of birth	Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain
Date of death
Place of death