Sergio Manesio

Sergio Manesio (born 1 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for FC Romania.

Sergio Manesio

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Cabinda, Angola
Position(s)	Midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	FC Romania
Youth career
2004–2009	Tottenham Hotspur
2009–2012	West Bromwich Albion
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Cleveland State	69	(16)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	AFC Cleveland
2017–2018	Ottawa Fury	31	(0)
2019	Hampton & Richmond	1	(0)
2019	Hendon	13	(0)
2019	Braintree Town	6	(0)
2019–2020	Hendon	14	(0)
2021–	FC Romania	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:31, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Manesio was born in Angola before moving to London, England at the age of six where he played for Tottenham and West Bromwich Albion.^[1] He attended Cleveland State University between 2013 and 2016 and played college soccer for the Cleveland State Vikings.^[2]

Ottawa Fury

In January 2017, Manesio signed with Ottawa Fury FC in the USL.^[2] Manesio was named as one of the Fury's two Newcomers of the Year at the end of the season.^[3]

In November 2017, Manesio re-signed with Ottawa for the 2018 season.^[4]

Return to England

Returning to England in 2019, Manesio joined Hampton & Richmond and a few days later, Hendon, on a dual registration.^[5] After impressing during pre-season in the summer 2019, he joined Braintree Town. On 30 September 2019 Braintree confirmed, that he had returned to Hendon.^[6] Manesio joined FC Romania for the 2020–21 season.^[7][8]