Matías Omar Morales (born 5 July 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Omar Morales | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quilmes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Quilmes | 41 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Almagro | 23 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Berazategui | 35 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Atlanta | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Olimpia | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Excursionistas | 58 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Nissa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editMorales got his career underway with Quilmes.[1][2][3] His first appearance in senior football arrived in the Copa Argentina against Atlanta, as he played the final twenty-three minutes of a win away from home after replacing Sergio Hipperdinger.[1] He featured again in the cup, versus Ferrocarril Midland, before appearing in the Primera División for the first time in May 2013 during a loss to Vélez Sarsfield.[1] In total, Morales played forty-one times in the top-flight; also scoring once in a fixture with Banfield in 2016.[1][4] Morales spent the 2016–17 season in Primera B Nacional with Almagro, prior to playing in Primera C Metropolitana for Berazategui in 2017–18.[1][5]
Atlanta became Morales' fourth senior team on 30 June 2018.[1][6] He made his debut after coming off the bench in a 4–0 victory over Tristán Suárez on 18 August, with his first start arriving in September versus Acassuso.[1] June 2019 saw Morales, off a promotion with Atlanta, move abroad for the first time, signing with Olimpia of Honduras' Liga Nacional.[7][8][9] He appeared in league matches with Platense, Real de Minas and Real Sociedad as they won the Apertura stage, as well as making three appearances in the CONCACAF League, prior to departing at the end of December.[10]
In early December 2020, Morales signed with Excursionistas.[11] In July 2023, Morales switched to the Italian Eccellenza club SSD Nissa FC.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of 21 October 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Quilmes | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Almagro | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Berazategui | 2017–18 | Primera C Metropolitana | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| Atlanta | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Olimpia | 2019–20 | Liga Nacional | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 112 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 6 | |||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF League
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Argentina - M. Morales". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS MORALES". BDFA. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Inferiores en rosario". El Día. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ ""Siempre es bueno tener un plan B en la vida"". El Equipo Deportea. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Nuevo refuerzo". Solo Ascenso. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Atlanta: Cherro, ese viejo conocido". Vermouth Deportivo. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Olimpia suma su décima alta y anuncia al volante argentino Matías Morales". Diez. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Matías Morales: "Olimpia es una gran desafío para mi carrera"". Diario Más. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Matías Morales: "Olimpia es el club más grande de Centroamérica"". Radio América. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Pedro Troglio da de baja al argentino Matías Morales en Olimpia de cara al Clausura 2020". Diez. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Moralles se suma al Verde, mundoascenso.com.ar, 5 December 2020
- ^ COLPO A SENSAZIONE, PRESO MORALES!!, facebook.com, 25 July 2022
External links
edit- Matías Morales at Soccerway