Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jairo Morillas Rivero | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Gilena, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ciudad de Lucena | ||
Youth career | |||
Sevilla | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Sevilla C | 26 | (6) |
2010–2013 | Sevilla B | 38 | (7) |
2013–2015 | Espanyol B | 60 | (26) |
2014–2018 | Espanyol | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Girona (loan) | 24 | (6) |
2016–2017 | → Numancia (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2018–2019 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Badajoz | 10 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Ebro | 19 | (3) |
2021–2022 | CF Salamanca | 14 | (1) |
2022 | Cornellà | 13 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Hibernians | 14 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Puente Genil | 24 | (12) |
2024– | Ciudad de Lucena | 6 | (1) |
International career | |||
2011 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 |
Jairo Morillas Rivero (born 2 July 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Ciudad de Lucena as a striker.
Born in Gilena, Seville, Andalusia, Morillas graduated from Sevilla FC's youth setup, and made his debuts as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign in Tercera División, aged only 16. He was promoted to the reserves in 2010, spending several seasons in Segunda División B.
On 3 July 2013 Morillas signed a two-year deal with RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the B-side also in the third level. [1] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 31 August of the following year, replacing Paco Montañés in the 79th minute of a 1–2 home loss against his former side Sevilla. [2]
Morillas scored his first professional goal on 17 December, netting the game's winner in a home success against Deportivo Alavés, for the season's Copa del Rey. [3] On 8 July 2015 he signed a new three-year deal with the Pericos, until 2018, [4] and was loaned to Girona FC in Segunda División late in the month. [5]
On 6 July 2016, Jairo was loaned to CD Numancia also in the second level, for one year. [6] In April of the following year, he suffered an injury in the Achilles tendon, being sidelined for nearly a year. [7]
On 15 July 2018, Morillas signed with J1 League side V-Varen Nagasaki as a free agent after leaving Espanyol. [8]
On 30 January 2020, Morillas was announced at CD Ebro. [9]
On 29 January 2022, Morillas was announced at Cornellà. [10]
On 17 August 2022, Morillas was announced at Hibernians FC. [11]