Leonardo_Morales_(footballer,_born_1991)
Leonardo Morales (footballer, born 1991)
Argentine footballer
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]
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) | |||
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]
- As of 9 September 2018.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Paraná | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Patronato | 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Santamarina | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||||
- Includes the Copa Argentina
- Leonardo Morales at WorldFootball.net
- "Leonardo Morales profile". Soccerway. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Leonardo Morales". Uno Entre Rios. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Tengo muchas ganas de aprovechar esta posibilidad aseguró Leonardo Morales". Analisis Digital. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Leonardo Morales - Por suerte salió todo bien". Club Atlético Belgrano de Paraná. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Leonardo Morales profile". BDFA. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "AFA: Leo Morales dejará Paraná y pasará a Patronato". Analisis Digital. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Leo Morales, a Patronato: La oportunidad me llegó en el momento justo". Elonce. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Leonardo Morales at Soccerway