Lautaro Alberto Morales (born 16 December 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Talleres, on loan from Lanús.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lautaro Alberto Morales | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Talleres (on loan from Lanús) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Lanús | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Lanús | 17 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Talleres (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editMorales progressed through the Lanús youth ranks, signing in 2011.[3] He became a first-team member at the start of the 2019–20 campaign, though wouldn't make a competitive appearance in that season; going unused on the bench twenty-eight times in total.[2] His senior debut did arrive at the beginning of the next season, though, with the goalkeeper playing the full duration of a victory over Brazilian side São Paulo in the Copa Sudamericana second stage, first leg on 28 October 2020.[2]
On 5 August 2022, Morales joined Newell's Old Boys on a loan deal until June 2023.[4]
On 10 August 2023, Lanús sent Morales on loan to Argentine Primera División side Talleres until 31 December 2024, with a future option to make the move permanent.[5]
International career
editIn 2017, with no prior youth call-ups, Morales was selected to train with the Argentine senior squad ahead of friendlies with Brazil and Singapore in Asia and Oceania.[6][7] Two years later, Morales was called up by Argentina for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[2] He didn't make an appearance but was on the bench for all nine matches as they qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, though he didn't make the squad for that tournament in Poland.[2]
Personal life
editIn September 2020, it was confirmed that Morales had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic; he isolated after showing symptoms.[8][9][10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 30 December 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lanús | 2019–20 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
edit- ^ "Lautaro Morales". World Football. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - L. Morales". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Quién es el sparring que sorprendió a Lionel Messi". Infobae. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Newell’s sign goalkeeper Lautaro Morales on-loan from Lanús, newellscarajo.com, 5 August 2022
- ^ "Lautaro Morales nuevo refuerzo de Talleres" [Lautaro Morales is Talleres new reinforcement]. Club Atlético Talleres (in Spanish). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Lautaro Morales, el sparring que sorprendió a Lionel Messi". InfoVeloz. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "El pibe que cumplió el sueño de atajarle un tiro a Messi". DEPORTV. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Lautaro Morales, con coronavirus". Fortaleza Granate. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Lautaro Morales, segundo positivo en el plantel de Lanús". Diario La Unión. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Lanús y otro caso de coronavirus en el plantel". Uno Santa Fe. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
External links
edit- Lautaro Morales at Soccerway