Pelayo Morilla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morillaand the second or maternal family name is Cabal.

Pelayo Morilla

Personal information
Full name	Pelayo Morilla Cabal
Date of birth	(2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Oviedo, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
0000–2018	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2024	Sporting de Gijón B	37	(2)
2018–2024	Sporting Gijón	3	(0)
2021–2022	→ Algeciras (loan)	5	(1)
2024	Teruel	1	(1)
International career
2018	Spain U17	2	(0)
2018–2019	Spain U18	9	(2)
2018	Spain U19	2	(1)
2019	Spain U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2024

Pelayo Morilla Cabal (born 12 July 2001) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right winger, last played for Teruel.

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Morilla was a Sporting de Gijón youth graduate. On 21 September 2017, while still a youth, he signed a professional five-year deal with the club. ^[1]

Morilla made his senior debut with the reserves on 7 January 2018, coming on as a late substitute in a 5–3 Segunda División B away win against Gernika Club. ^[2] He made his first-team debut on 18 August, replacing Pablo Pérez in a 1–1 away draw against AD Alcorcón in the Segunda División. ^[3]

On 14 September 2018, Morilla scored his first goal, netting a free kick for the 2–0 in a 2–1 away win in that season's Copa del Rey against Numancia. ^[4] On 21 July 2021, after featuring mainly for the B-side, he was loaned to Primera División RFEF side Algeciras CF for the campaign. ^[5]

References

1. "Pelayo Morilla renueva su compromiso con el Sporting" [Pelayo Morilla renews his link with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
2. "El Gernika pierde 3–5 frente al Sporting B" [Gernika lose by 3–5 against Sporting B] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
3. "Una obra de arte de Sousa salva al Sporting sobre la bocina" [A masterpiece from Sousa saves Sporting under the bell] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
4. ""Pelayo Morilla no olvidará este partido"" [«Pelayo Morilla will not forget this match»] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
5. "Pelayo Morilla, cedido al Algeciras CF" [Pelayo Morilla, loaned to Algeciras CF] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

• Pelayo Morilla at BDFutbol
• Pelayo Morilla at Soccerway