Mauricio Geraldiny Morales Olivares (born 7 January 2000), also known as Mauro Morales, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Primera División club Unión La Calera on loan from Universidad de Chile.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Geraldiny Morales Olivares | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Pichidangui, Los Vilos, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Unión La Calera (on loan from Universidad de Chile) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Universidad de Chile | 24 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Unión La Calera (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Chile U15 | ||
| 2017 | Chile U17 | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 | |||
Club career
editMorales made his professional debut in a Copa Chile match against Cobresal on 7 September 2019.[1] On 21 December, he signed his first contract as a professional footballer.[2] Morales made his international club debut in a Copa Libertadores match against San Lorenzo de Almagro on 18 March 2021.[3]
In July 2023, Morales joined on loan to Deportes Antofagasta in the Primera B de Chile.[4]
International career
editAt early age, he represented Chile at under-15 level at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship[5] and winning the friendly 2015 Aspire Tri-Series International Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[6] Later, he represented the under-17 team in two friendly matches against the United States, at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship – where Chile finished runners-up – and at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
He played all the matches for the under-17s at the friendly tournament, the 2017 Lafarge Foot Avenir in France, better known as Tournament Limoges, which Chile won after defeating Belgium and Poland,[7][8] and drawing to France.[9]
Honours
edit- Chile U15
- Aspire Tri-Series International Tournament: 2015
- Chile U17
- Tournoi de Limoges: 2017
References
edit- ^ "¿Quién es Mauricio Morales, la nueva carta de Caputto en la U?" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "¡Mauricio Morales firmó su primer contrato profesional!: "Estoy feliz por la oportunidad que me dio el Club" — Club Universidad de Chile". udechile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Mauricio Morales pide camiseta: "Somos la U y tenemos que salir campeón y en lo personal estoy para pelear un puesto con cualquiera"". RedGol (in European Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Universidad de Chile informó la cesión de Mauricio Morales a Deportes Antofagasta". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "¡Hay nómina! Chile Sub-15 ya tiene listo a los jugadores que disputarán el Sudamericano". Fútbol Joven Chile (in Spanish). 5 November 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "LA SELECCIÓN CHILENA SUB 15 CAMPEONA EN QATAR" (in Spanish). ANFP. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 17 debutó con una victoria en torneo en Francia" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ ""Ganar fue un premio a lo que generó el equipo y al esfuerzo de esta selección"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 17, un campeón a máxima velocidad en Francia" (in Spanish). ANFP. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links
edit- Mauricio Morales at Soccerway
- Mauricio Morales at Global Sports Archive
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