Manu Justo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Justo and the second or maternal family name is Román.

Manu Justo

Justo with Galicia in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Justo Román
Date of birth	(1996-02-09) 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	Cultural Leonesa
Youth career
	Areosa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Rápido Bouzas	28	(3)
2016–2018	Arosa	46	(10)
2018–2019	Coruxo	35	(10)
2019–2022	Elche	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ UCAM Murcia (loan)	18	(2)
2020–2021	→ Celta B (loan)	29	(10)
2021–2022	→ Racing Santander (loan)	31	(5)
2022–2024	Racing Ferrol	60	(13)
2024–	Cultural Leonesa	13	(5)
International career
2024	Galicia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Manuel "Manu" Justo Román (born 6 February 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. 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 Segunda División side Elche CF,[4] but was loaned to UCAM Murcia CF in the third division on 2 August.[5] The following 31 January, his loan was terminated, and he moved to fellow league team 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 2020–21 season.[7] On 12 August 2021, he agreed to a one-year loan deal with Racing de Santander,[8] and helped in their promotion from the 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] He scored his first professional goal on 26 May of the following year, netting a last-minute equalizer through a penalty kick in a 2–2 home draw against CD Leganés.

On 24 June 2024, Justo moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the third division.[12]

Honours

Racing Santander

• Primera División RFEF: 2021–22

References

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.
12. "La Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa se refuerza con Manu Justo" [Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa bolster with Manu Justo] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

External links

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