Leonard Manole

Leonard Manole
Personal information
Full name Leonard Andrei Manole
Date of birth (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Ștefănești, Romania[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Argeş Piteşti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Argeş Piteşti 52 (2)
2013–2014 Vaslui 3 (0)
2014–2016 Metalul Reșița 39 (1)
2016 Farul Constanța 4 (0)
2016–2017 SCM Pitești 1 (0)
2017 Șirineasa 8 (4)
2018 CSMȘ Reșița
2019–2020 Alexandria 9 (1)
2021 Unirea Bascov 8 (2)
2021–2023 Sporting Roșiori 33 (7)
International career‡
2011–2012 Romania U-19 3 (1)
2013–2015 Romania U-21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:23, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2013

Leonard Andrei Manole (born 19 April 1993) is a Romanian footballer.[2] He made his Liga I debut on 16 September 2013 for Vaslui, in a match against Poli Timişoara.

Club career

Argeş Piteşti

Manole began his professional career with his home club Argeş Piteşti. He made his debut for Argeş Piteşti on 9 October 2010 as a second-half substitute for Ionuţ Murineanu against Arieşul Turda.[3]

Vaslui

Although he was supposed to sign a four–year contract with Astra Giurgiu following Argeş Piteşti's disaffiliation,[4] he ended up signing with Vaslui.[2] He made his debut in a 1–0 home victory against Poli Timişoara, coming in as a substitute for Vaslui captain Lucian Sânmărtean. He was handed the number 10 jersey, left vacant following the departure of Nicolae Stanciu.[5]

International career

While involved with the Romania national under-19 football team, Manole photographed himself with controversial Serbian figure Ratko Butorović. As a result, he was banned from representing Romania for six months.[6]

Statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argeş Piteşti 2010–11 3 0 0 0 – 3 0
2011–12 21 1 2 0 – 23 1
2012–13 18 1 1 0 – 19 1
Total 42 2 3 0 0 0 45 2
Vaslui 2013–14 2 0 1 0 – 3 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Career Total 44 2 4 0 0 0 48 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 24 September 2013

References

  1. ^ "Ziar Obiectiv | Stiri Online Din Arges Stiri Pitesti 2021".
  2. ^ a b Flavius Gheorghieş (17 September 2013). "Manole da, georgianul ba". Vremea Nouă.
  3. ^ "Arieşul Turda 2-0 FC Argeş". Soccerway. 9 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Manole, patru ani la Giurgiu: "Am ales Astra pentru că oferta lor a fost cea mai bună din punct de vedere sportiv"" (in Romanian). ProSport. 29 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Vaslui 1-0 Poli Timişoara". Soccerway. 16 September 2013.
  6. ^ Dinu, Remus (7 January 2023). "„E un vis urât prin ce trec de câțiva ani" » În 2013, intra în locul lui Sânmărtean, acum joacă la Liga 3: „Fotbalul de la noi e mai mult pe pile și relații, mulți mi-au făcut rău"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 February 2023.