Gabriel Morales
{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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| name = Gabriel Morales
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| fullname = Gabriel Jesús Morales
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rosario, Argentina
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Boca Unidos
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| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Rosario Central
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015 |youthclubs2 = Atlético de Rafaela
| years1 = 2015–2017 |clubs1 = Atlético de Rafaela |caps1 = 27 |goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2017–2020 |clubs2 = Boca Unidos |caps2 = 35 |goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2020–2021 |clubs3 = Almagro |caps3 = 13 |goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2021– |clubs4 = Boca Unidos |caps4 = 36 |goals4 = 13
| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 20:03, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
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Gabriel Jesús Morales (born 29 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Boca Unidos.
Career
Morales began in the academy of Rosario Central, before joining Atlético de Rafaela's youth in 2014.{{cite news|title=Gabriel Morales llega a Atlético Rafaela|url=http://www.sinmordaza.com/noticia/287671-gabriel-morales-llega-a-atletico-rafaela.html|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=Sin Mordaza|date=19 February 2015}} He made his Argentine Primera División debut for Rafaela on 10 April 2015 against Crucero del Norte and scored his first career goal in the process.{{cite news|title=Gabriel Morales profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jesus-gabriel-morales/400847/|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=Soccerway|date=7 January 2017}} He made a further fifteen appearances and scored one more goal during the 2015 season. Rafaela were relegated at the end of the 2016–17 season, Morales had made just two league appearances during that season and was subsequently released in July 2017.{{cite news|title=Cremosos en marcha: Atlético comenzó ayer la pretemporada|url=https://diariolaopinion.com.ar/noticia/185593/cremosos-en-marcha-atletico-comenzo-ayer-la-pretemporada|accessdate=27 July 2017|work=Diario La Opinion|date=18 July 2017}} He then joined second-tier team Boca Unidos in August,{{cite news|title=Dos caras nuevas|url=http://www.clubbocaunidos.com/detalle.php?p=702|accessdate=2 September 2017|work=Boca Unidos|date=15 August 2017}} and made his debut for them on 7 October versus Deportivo Riestra.
After three seasons with Boca Unidos, Morales departed in August 2020 to Almagro.{{cite news|title=EL MEDIOCAMPISTA MORALES ES LA PRIMERA CARA NUEVA DE ALMAGRO|url=https://www.grupolaprovincia.com/deportes/el-mediocampista-morales-es-la-primera-cara-nueva-de-almagro-542269|accessdate=29 August 2020|work=Grupo la Provincia|date=5 August 2020}}
Career statistics
{{updated|29 August 2020}}.{{cite news|title=Gabriel Morales profile|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/217672/jesus-gabriel-morales|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=ESPN FC|date=7 January 2017}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Atlético de Rafaela
|2015 |rowspan="3"|Primera División |16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2016
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Boca Unidos
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|rowspan="2"|Torneo Federal A |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Almagro
|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!62 | 10 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 69 | 10 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|jesus-gabriel-morales/400847}}
- {{Worldfootball.net|gabriel-morales}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morales, Gabriel}}
Category:Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Torneo Federal A players
Category:Atlético de Rafaela footballers