Marcelo Ariel Morales Suárez (born 6 June 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Ariel Morales Suárez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Universidad de Chile | 93 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Chile U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Chile U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chile | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:19, 11 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editIn 2011, Morales came to Universidad de Chile at under-8 level[1] and made his professional debut at the age of 17 in a Primera División match against Universidad de Concepción on October 29, 2020.[2][3] At international level, he made his debut in a 2021 Copa Libertadores match against San Lorenzo played in Argentina on March 18, 2021.[4]
International career
editIn December 2021, he represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas, playing three matches,[5][6][7] and at the friendly match versus Peru U20 in 12 July 2022.[8] In 2023, he made two appearances in the South American U20 Championship.
He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[9]
Morales received his first call-up to the Chile senior team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Brazil and Colombia in October 2024.[10] He made his debut in the first match on 10 October.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 5 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Chilean Primera División | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Chilean Primera División | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Chilean Primera División | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 93 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 106 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 93 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Marcelo Morales: "Valoro mucho ser jugador de este Club"" (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Fernández, José Tomás (15 March 2021). "Los juveniles que son opción en la U para la Libertadores" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ @udechile (29 October 2020). "76' - Debut oficial de Marcelo Morales" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "La solución estaba en casa: Los tres juveniles de la U que se ganaron un lugar en el primer equipo". EnCancha.cl (in Spanish). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (8 December 2021). "La Roja Sub 20 debutó con un empate ante Uruguay en la Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (10 December 2021). "MINUTO A MINUTO: La Roja Sub 20 ya tiene formación confirmada". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ González, Christian (12 December 2021). "La Roja Sub 20 no pudo con Colombia en su despedida de la Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Viluñir Silva, Jp (27 September 2024). "La SANGRE JOVEN lidera LAS SORPRESAS en la nómina de Ricardo Gareca en Chile". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "A la altura ante Brasil: Los debutantes de la Roja en Clasificatorias" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
edit- Marcelo Morales at Soccerway
- Marcelo Morales at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)