Leonardo Morales (footballer, born 1991)

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Leonardo Morales
Personal information
Full name Sandro Leonardo Morales
Date of birth (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Villa Urquiza, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back [1]
Team information
Current team
Gimnasia LP
Number 4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Tabossi
Viale FBC
2012–2015 Belgrano
2016–2017 Atlético Paraná 38 (2)
2017–2018 Patronato 0 (0)
2018–2019 Santamarina 18 (0)
2019– Gimnasia LP 138 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:54, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Sandro Leonardo Morales (born 11 April 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. [2]

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Career

Morales had spells with Tabossi and Viale FBC, prior to joining Belgrano of Torneo Argentino B. [3] [4] [5] He remained with Belgrano in Torneo Argentino B and subsequently Torneo Federal B between 2012 and 2015, making twenty appearances in his final season of 2015. [6] 2016 saw Morales join Atlético Paraná in Primera B Nacional. [2] He made his pro debut on 10 April during a tie with Independiente Rivadavia. [2] In the following September, he scored his first goal for Atlético Paraná in a match with Nueva Chicago. [2] Overall, Morales scored two goals in thirty-eight games for the club. [2] In July 2017, Argentine Primera División side Patronato signed Morales. [7] [8]

He never featured for Patronato's first-team, leaving on 1 July 2018 to join Primera B Nacional's Santamarina. [2]

Career statistics

As of 9 September 2018. [2]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Paraná 2016 Primera B Nacional 30000030
2016–17 3520000352
Total3820000382
Patronato 2017–18 Primera División 00000000
Santamarina 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 10000010
Career total3920000392
  1. Includes the Copa Argentina

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References

  1. Leonardo Morales at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Leonardo Morales profile". Soccerway. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. "Leonardo Morales". Uno Entre Rios. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "Tengo muchas ganas de aprovechar esta posibilidad aseguró Leonardo Morales". Analisis Digital. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. "Leonardo Morales - Por suerte salió todo bien". Club Atlético Belgrano de Paraná. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. "Leonardo Morales profile". BDFA. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. "AFA: Leo Morales dejará Paraná y pasará a Patronato". Analisis Digital. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. "Leo Morales, a Patronato: La oportunidad me llegó en el momento justo". Elonce. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.