Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga (born 23 March 1978) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga | ||
| Date of birth | March 23, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Choloma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Real España | 31 | (0) |
| 2002 | Platense | ||
| 2003–2005 | Real España | ||
| 2006 | Broncos UNAH | ||
| 2006 | Atlético Olanchano | ||
| 2007 | Hispano | ||
| 2007 | Deportes Savio | 14 | (0) |
| 2008 | Platense | 25 | (0) |
| 2009 | Vida | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Deportes Savio | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Victoria | (0) | |
| 2011–2012 | Deportes Savio | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Atlético Choloma | ||
| 2014– | KRC Genk | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2005 | Honduras | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2011 | |||
Club career edit
A much-travelled goalkeeper, Morales played for several clubs before joining Platense for the 2008 Clausura championship. In October 2008, Morales was dismissed by Platense during the 2008 Apertura season.[1] At the end of 2008 he joined Vida[2] but in May 2009, the club announced Morales would leave the club.[3]
Victoria edit
On 1 July 2010, Júnior Morales moved to Victoria replacing John Bodden, who moved to Necaxa, signing a one-year contract.[4]
On 21 August 2010, Morales made his domestic league debut with Victoria in a 1–1 in the Clásico Ceibeño against Vida.[5]
International career edit
Morales made his debut for Honduras in a March 2001 friendly match against Peru and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup,[6] as well as at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international was a September 2005 friendly match against Japan.
Personal life edit
Morales is married to Katherine and the couple have two children, Pedro and Katherine. Morales has two other kids named Junior Alexander y Daniel Alejandro..[8]
References edit
- ^ Platense separa a Júnior Morales Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Vida contrata al portero Júnior Morales Archived 2013-04-19 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Júnior Morales no seguirá en el Vida Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ "Júnior Morales fichó por el Victoria". Diez.hn. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Vida y Victoria no se hicieron daño". Diez.hn. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Júnior Morales: "Soy fan número uno de Galilea Montijo" - Diez (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Júnior Morales at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - Diez