Romel Morales

Romel Oswaldo Morales Ramírez (born 23 August 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Romel Morales
Personal information
Full name Romel Oswaldo Morales Ramírez
Date of birth (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997
Place of birth Villavicencio, Colombia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur City
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2014 River Plate
2014–2016 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Banfield 1 (0)
2018–2019 PKNS 43 (10)
2020 Melaka United 10 (3)
2021– Kuala Lumpur City 22 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021

Club career

Morales started a Churta-Millos soccer school in Bogotá, then decided by his parents to head south of the continent where he initially arrived at the River Plate at 14 years of age with Eder Alvarez Balanta.

Banfield

In 2014 Morales moved to Argentinian club Banfield. He made his professional debut on 20 March 2016, replacing Walter Erviti in 1–1 draw against River Plate at Antonio Vespucio Liberti Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.

PKNS

After six years in Argentina, he decided to continue his career in Malaysia, where he signed with PKNS.

He made his debut on 3 February 2018, in a 2–2 draw against Terengganu FC, thus becoming the first Colombian in history to play in that Asian country.

Melaka United

On 12 November 2019, Melaka United announced the signing of Morales for the following Malaysia Super League season.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 November 2021[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PKNS 2018 Malaysia Super League 2136283–358
2019 Malaysia Super League 2273062–309
Total 431092145006517
Melaka United 2020 Malaysia Super League 1030000–103
Kuala Lumpur City 2021 Malaysia Super League 22500810–3015
Career total 74189222150010535

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City

References
  1. "Morales dreams of playing for Harimau Malaya". New Straits Times. 27 December 2020.
  2. "Melaka United sambar bekas tonggak PKNS, Romel Morales". FOX Sports. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. "Romel Morales". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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