Manuel Gavilán

Manuel 'Manu' Gavilán Morales (born 12 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee SC as a forward.

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Gavilán graduated from Real Betis' youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2008–09 season, in Segunda Division B. After attracting interest from Liverpool and other Premier League clubs, he joined Serie A's Bologna F.C. 1909 on 10 August 2010, for €350,000.

Gavilán played his first match as a professional on 18 January 2011, coming on as a substitute for Henry Giménez in the 77th minute of a 1–2 away loss against S.S.C. Napoli in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia; He subsequently served loans at fellow Italians Piacenza Calcio, A.S.G. Nocerina and San Marino Calcio, only appearing regularly with the latter; he was released in June 2014.

On 6 August 2014, Gavilán returned to Spain and signed a three-year deal with Zamora CF in the third level. He scored his first goal for the team on 26 October, netting the first of a 4–0 away win over Atlético Astorga FC.

In the following seasons, save for a brief spell in the Austrian Football Bundesliga with SV Ried, Gavilán continued to compete in the Spanish lower leagues, representing in quick succession CD Eldense, UE Llagostera, CD Guijuelo and CD Toledo. On 31 July 2019, after a two-week trial, he joined Hong Kong Premier League side Happy Valley AA, leaving on 28 May 2020 after it was decided his contract would not be renewed.

On 1 June 2020, Gavilán signed with Kitchee SC of the same competition.