Manuel Antonio Morais Valerio (born 3 February 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as either a winger or a forward for SDC Polvorín.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Antonio Morais Valerio | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polvorín | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monagas | |||
| 2015–2016 | Tondela | ||
| 2016–2017 | Lugo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Polvorín | 71 | (21) |
| 2019– | Lugo | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2020 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Caracas, Morais moved to Spain in 2016, after representing C.D. Tondela and Monagas SC. Initially agreeing to a contract with Club Lemos,[1] he opted to cancel the agreement and joined CD Lugo's youth setup instead.[2]
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Morais was assigned to the farm team also in the regional leagues, and helped in the club's promotion to the Tercera División with seven goals. On 1 December 2019, he scored a hat-trick for the side in a 6–0 home routing of CD As Pontes.[3]
Morais made his first team debut for the Galicians on 18 December 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Chiqui in a 1–1 away draw against Sestao River Club, in the season's Copa del Rey; he also converted his penalty in the shoot-out, but his side were knocked out after a 6–5 loss.[4] The following 3 July, he renewed his contract for a further year.[5]
Morais made his professional debut on 12 July 2020, replacing Yanis Rahmani late into a 2–2 home draw against Girona FC in the Segunda División.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Llegó el joven venezolano Manuel Morais" [Arrived the young Venezuelan Manuel Morais] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "El lemista Morais, al CD Lugo o al Real Club Celta" [The lemista Morais, to CD Lugo or Real Club Celta] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "El Polvorín se abona a las goleadas" [Polvorín is intended to routings] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Los penaltis deciden el pase del Sestao River a costa del Lugo" [Penalties decide Sestao River's passing at Lugo's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la renovación de Morais" [Agreement for the renewal of Morais] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "El Lugo rescata justo al final un punto que puede ser vital" [Lugo rescue right in the end a point who might be vital] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
External links
edit- Manuel Morais at BDFutbol
- Manuel Morais at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Manuel Morais at Soccerway