Emanuel Morales

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Emanuel Morales
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A portrait of Emanuel David Morales
Personal information
Full name Emanuel David Morales
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth General Pico, Argentina
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2012 CAI 134 (3)
2011–2012Chacarita Juniors (loan) 34 (3)
2012–2016 Chacarita Juniors 92 (8)
2015–2016Quilmes (loan) 15 (1)
2016–2020 Huracán 2 (0)
2017Los Andes (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emanuel David Morales (born 8 May 1987) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. [1]

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Career

Morales started his senior career in 2005 with CAI in Primera B Nacional, he remained with them until 2012 and made one hundred and thirty-four appearances whilst scoring three goals in the process. [2] In his penultimate season, 2010–11, CAI were relegated to Torneo Argentino A. [1] He subsequently spent 2011–12 out on loan with Primera B Nacional's Chacarita Juniors, making thirty-four appearances and scoring three times as Chacarita were relegated to Primera B Metropolitana; parent club CAI were also demoted from Torneo Argentino A to Torneo Argentino B. [1] In July 2012, Chacarita signed Morales permanently. [1]

He went on to score eight goals in ninety-two matches for Chacarita in three seasons in Primera B Metropolitana. [1] [3] The club were promoted back to Primera B Nacional for 2015, a season Morales spent out on loan with Argentine Primera División side Quilmes. [1] He remained with Quilmes for the 2015 and 2016 campaigns, scoring one goal (versus Rosario Central) in sixteen games. [1] On 30 September 2016, fellow Primera División team Huracán signed Morales. [4] His debut arrived on 3 October during a win away against Atlético Tucumán. [1] He featured once more for Huracán during the 2016–17 Primera División. [1]

Morales left the club in August 2017 to join Los Andes on loan. [5] [6] However, he returned months later without featuring. [7] His contract with Huracán initially ended on 30 June 2019, though was extended by a further twelve months due to Morales' health issues. [8]

Personal life

In June 2020, it was revealed that Morales had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). [8] He initially noticed changes in his body as far back as June 2017, though was only formally diagnosed in March 2018. [8]

Career statistics

As of 11 July 2020. [1]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huracán 2016–17 Primera División 2000000020
2017–18 0000000000
2018–19 000000000000
2019–20 000000000000
Total200000000020
Los Andes (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 00000000
Career total200000000020

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