José Manuel Arias Copete (born 10 October 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Mallorca.
He made his first team debut at the age of just 16 on 19 March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 Tercera División away win against CD Cabecense.
Copete featured sparingly for the Azulinos afterwards, contributing with seven appearances during the 2016–17 campaign as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División B.
On 4 January 2018, he moved to Córdoba CF until the end of the season,[1] and featured for the reserves in the fourth division.
On 7 June 2018, Copete signed a three-year contract with Villarreal CF, being initially assigned to the C-team also in the fourth tier.