Erik Morán Arribas (born 25 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Andorra.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Morán Arribas | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugalete, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Andorra | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Basconia | 29 | (7) |
| 2009–2013 | Bilbao Athletic | 78 | (5) |
| 2012–2016 | Athletic Bilbao | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Leganés (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Zaragoza | 15 | (0) |
| 2017 | Leganés | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | AEK Athens | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Málaga (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | Numancia | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Ponferradina | 97 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Amorebieta | 32 | (0) |
| 2024– | Andorra | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Portugalete, Biscay, Morán joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2004, aged 13. On 28 November 2012 he made his debut with the first team, starting in a 2–0 away win against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. in that season's UEFA Europa League.[1] On 14 April of the following year he played his first game in La Liga, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Iker Muniain in a 0–3 home loss to Real Madrid.[2]
Morán was promoted to Athletic's first team in August 2013, signing a contract extension until 2016[3] and being handed the number 5 shirt.[4] On 29 January 2015, after appearing rarely during the campaign, he was loaned to Segunda División's CD Leganés until June.[5]
On 23 July 2015, Morán moved to Real Zaragoza in a one-year loan deal.[6] On 1 July of the following year, he agreed to a permanent two-year contract with the club as Athletic opted to not recall him after the loan expired.[7]
On 31 January 2017, Morán returned to Leganés, who now competed in the top flight, after an agreement with Zaragoza was reached.[8] Roughly one year later, in another winter transfer market move, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract at Super League Greece club AEK Athens F.C. for €130,000 and a resale rate of 10%, being brought in as a replacement for seriously injured Jakob Johansson.[9] He left in December 2019.[10]
Morán returned to Spain in January 2020, signing a short-term deal with CD Numancia in the second division.[11] On 28 August, after being relegated,[12] he joined SD Ponferradina of the same league.[13]
On 4 July 2023, following his team's relegation, Morán remained in the second tier with SD Amorebieta.[14]
Honours
editAEK Athens
References
edit- ^ Athletic post comfortable Kiryat Shmona win; UEFA, 28 November 2012
- ^ Ronaldo brace helps beat Bilbao; ESPN FC, 14 April 2013
- ^ El Athletic hace ficha del primer equipo a Erik Morán (Athletic include Erik Morán in first team); Diario de León, 5 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Number assignments; Athletic Bilbao, 13 August 2013
- ^ Erik Moran on-loan; Athletic Bilbao, 29 January 2015
- ^ Erik Morán, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza (Erik Morán, new player of Real Zaragoza); Real Zaragoza, 23 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Erik Morán continúa en el Real Zaragoza (Erik Morán remains at Real Zaragoza); Vavel, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Erik Morán regresa al Leganés para completar el medio campo (Erik Morán returns to Leganés to complete the midfield) Archived 2018-01-03 at the Wayback Machine; CD Leganés, 31 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Επίσημο: Στην ΑΕΚ ο Μοράν (Official: Morán to AEK); Sport 24, 2 January 2018 (in Greek)
- ^ Erik Morán, primer fichaje para la medular del Numancia (Erik Morán, first signing for Numancia's midfield); Marca, 9 January 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Numancia traspasa a Carlos Gutiérrez y ficha a Erik Morán (Numancia transfer Carlos Gutiérrez and sign Erik Morán); El Mirón de Soria, 9 January 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ Medio Numancia del descenso se junta en El Toralín con una lección aprendida (Half of relegated Numancia joins at El Toralín with learned lesson); El Desmarque, 14 November 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ Erik Morán se une a la SD Ponferradina (Erik Morán joins SD Ponferradina); SD Ponferradina, 28 August 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Erik Morán, primer fichaje azul para la 2023–24" [Erik Morán, first blue signing for the 2023–24 season] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Manolo Jiménez gana la Liga griega con el AEK de Atenas (Manolo Jiménez wins Greek League with AEK Athens); Marca, 22 April 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Erik Morán at Athletic Bilbao
- Erik Morán at BDFutbol
- Erik Morán at Soccerway
- Erik Morán – UEFA competition record (archive)