José Manuel Rueda

José Manuel Rueda
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Rueda Sampedro
Date of birth (1988-01-30) 30 January 1988
Place of birth Linares, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Moghreb Tétouan
Number 28
Youth career
2001–2007 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Barcelona B 83 (5)
2008 Barcelona 1 (0)
2010–2011 Omonia 17 (3)
2011–2013 Xerez 52 (5)
2013–2015 Ponferradina 43 (0)
2015– Moghreb Tétouan 0 (0)
National team
2004 Spain U16 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2015.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rueda and the second or maternal family name is Sampedro.

José Manuel Rueda Sampedro (born 30 January 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Moroccan club Moghreb Tétouan as a midfielder.

Club career

Rueda was born in Linares, Jaén, Andalusia. After arriving in FC Barcelona's youth system at the age of 13, he played three years with the B-team, two of those in the third division. On 17 May 2008, he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen for the final 15 minutes of a 5–3 away win against Real Murcia – in the season's last round – with the title race already decided in the Catalans' favour.[1]

In 2009–10, Rueda was one of the most important attacking players of the reserve side led by former Barcelona player Luis Enrique, scoring four goals as they returned to the second level after an 11-year absence. During the campaign, he was also named team captain.

In June 2010, alongside two other compatriots, including former Barcelona B teammate Víctor Espasandín, Rueda signed with Cypriot club AC Omonia.[2] He won the league in his first and only season before returning to his country's division two with Xerez CD, being relegated in 2013.

On 14 June 2013, Rueda moved to fellow league club SD Ponferradina on a one-year deal.[3] He in fact stayed for two, before leaving abroad for a second time on 13 July 2015 and joining Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan alongside compatriot Jesús Tato.[4]

Club statistics

As of 30 October 2011[5]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2007–08 200----200
2008–09 251----251
2009–10 384----384
Total 835----835
Barcelona 2007–08 10000010
Total 10000010
Omonia 2010–11 173??30203
Total 173??30203
Xerez 2011–12 26200--262
2012–13 26310--273
Total 52510--535
Ponferradina 2013–14 23010--240
2014–15 20000--200
Total 43010--440
Career totals 19613203020013

Honours

Omonia

References

  1. "El ciclo echa el telón con dignidad" [Curtain call with dignity] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. "Rueda y Espasandín jugarán en el Omonia de Chipre" [Rueda and Espasandín will play in Cyprus' Omonia] (in Spanish). Sport. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. "Rueda se convierte en el primer fichaje de la Ponferradina" [Rueda becomes Ponferradina's first signing] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. "Tato y Rueda firman con el Moghreb Tetouan de Marruecos" [Tato and Rueda sign for Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. "Rueda". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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