Manu Morlanes
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manu Morlanes
| image =
| full_name = Manuel Morlanes Ariño
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Zaragoza, Spain
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Central midfielder
| currentclub = Mallorca
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Zaragoza
| youthyears2 = 2012–2015 | youthclubs2 = Villarreal
| years1 = 2015–2017 | clubs1 = Villarreal C | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016–2019 | clubs2 = Villarreal B | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2017–2023 | clubs3 = Villarreal | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → Almería (loan) | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = → Espanyol (loan) | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = → Mallorca (loan) | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = Mallorca | caps7 = 58 | goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam2 = Spain U17 | nationalcaps2 = 25 | nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2018 | nationalteam3 = Spain U19 | nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019 | nationalteam4 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 27 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
{{family name hatnote|Morlanes|Ariño|lang=Spanish}}
Manuel "Manu" Morlanes Ariño (born 12 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca.
Club career
Born in Zaragoza, Morlanes represented local Real Zaragoza as a youth before switching to Villarreal CF's academy in the summer of 2012.{{cite web|title=A bordo del 'Submarino' | trans-title= 'On board the 'Submarine'|url=http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/amp/noticias/deportes/bordo-submarino_811404.html|publisher=El Periódico|accessdate=9 December 2017|language=Spanish|date=3 December 2012}} He made his debut with the C-team in the 2015–16 Tercera División campaign.{{cite web|title=Manu Morlanes, la alternativa a Guerra en el Villarreal B | trans-title = Manu Morlanes, the alternative to Guerra in Villarreal B|url=http://amp.levante-emv.com/castello/2016/08/31/manu-morlanes-alternativa-guerra-villarreal/1461338.html|publisher=Levante EMV|accessdate=9 December 2017|language=Spanish|date=31 August 2016}}
On 3 September 2016, Morlanes made his debut for the B-team in a 3–2 defeat against FC Barcelona B.{{cite web|title=FC Barcelona B v Villarreal B: Late goal earns third straight win (3-2)|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/barca-b/news/2016-2017/fc-barcelona-b-v-villarreal-b-late-goal-earns-third-straight-win-3-2-|publisher=FC Barcelona|accessdate=9 December 2017|date=3 September 2016}} He suffered a knee injury during a match against CD Castellón in December,{{cite web|url=https://www.levante-emv.com/castello/2016/12/10/grave-lesion-rodilla-manu-morlanes/1502688.html|title=Grave lesión de rodilla de Manu Morlanes|trans-title=Serious knee injury from Manu Morlanes|publisher=Levante-EMV|language=es|date=10 December 2016|access-date=4 October 2018}} returning to play in September 2017 in a 0–0 draw against UE Llagostera.{{cite web|title=Manu Morlanes está de vuelta en el Villarreal B | trans-title = Manu Morlanes is back in Villarreal B|url=http://golsmedia.com/manu-morlanes-esta-vuelta-villarreal-b/|publisher=Golsmedia|accessdate=9 December 2017|language=Spanish|date=14 September 2017}}
Morlanes made his first-team debut on 8 December 2017, starting in a 1–0 defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv in UEFA Europa League.{{cite web|title=Un zaragozano debuta con el Villarreal CF en la Europa League | trans-title = A Zaragozan debuts with Villarreal CF in the Europa League|url=http://www.espiritudeportivo.es/noticias-deportivas-aragon/6037-un-zaragozano-debuta-con-el-villarreal-cf-en-la-europa-league|publisher=Espiritu Deportivo|accessdate=9 December 2017|language=Spanish|date=8 December 2017}} The following 13 June, he renewed his contract until 2023.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/villarreal/2018/06/13/5b212d33ca4741db7b8b45bb.html|title=Ata a las perlas de la cantera|trans-title=Tie up the pearls of the youth setup|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=13 June 2018|access-date=4 October 2018}}
Morlanes made his La Liga debut on 18 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 home loss against Real Sociedad. Ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2019/06/23/primera/1561280941_288945.html|title=Villarreal: Morlanes se gana ficha con el primer equipo|trans-title=Villarreal: Morlanes earn a first team place|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=23 June 2019|accessdate=7 September 2020}}
On 7 September 2020, Morlanes was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for one year, with a buyout clause.{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/noticias/todas-las-noticias/item/28445-morlanes-jugara-cedido-en-la-ud-almeria|title=Morlanes jugará cedido en la UD Almería|trans-title=Morlanes will play on loan at UD Almería|publisher=Villarreal CF|language=es|date=7 September 2020|accessdate=7 September 2020}} After being a regular starter, Almería exercised the buyout clause on his contract, but Villarreal also activated the buy-back clause to retain the player.{{cite web|url=http://www.udalmeriasad.com/en/notice/almeria-and-villarreal-reach-agreement-on-morlanes-transfer|title=Almería and Villarreal reach agreement on Morlanes' transfer|publisher=UD Almería|date=7 July 2021|accessdate=2 August 2021}}
On 16 August 2021, Morlanes signed a new contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2026, and joined fellow top tier side RCD Espanyol on loan for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/news/item/31449-manu-morlanes-loaned-to-rcd-espanyol|title=Manu Morlanes, loaned to RCD Espanyol|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=16 August 2021|accessdate=16 August 2021}} Back to his parent club for the 2022–23 campaign, he featured rarely before moving to RCD Mallorca also in the top tier on 31 January 2023, also in a temporary deal.{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/manu-morlanes-cedido-al-rcd-mallorca/|title=Manu Morlanes, loaned to RCD Mallorca|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=31 January 2023}}
On 30 June 2023, Morlanes signed a permanent five-year deal with the Bermellones.{{cite web|url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/rcd-mallorca/2023/06/30/mallorca-oficializa-morlanes-junio-2028-89336838.html|title=El Mallorca oficializa a Morlanes hasta junio de 2028|trans-title=Mallorca turn official Morlanes until June 2028|publisher=Diario de Mallorca|language=es|date=30 June 2023|accessdate=30 June 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|11 August 2021}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Villarreal C
|2015–16{{cite web|url=http://www.lapreferente.com/J188564/.html|title=Manu Morlanes|publisher=La Preferente|language=Spanish|accessdate=9 December 2017}} |28 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17
|Tercera División |13 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 2 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Villarreal B
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Segunda División B |27 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|Appearance(s) in Segunda División B promotion play-offs|name=PPO}} | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|Segunda División B |8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=PPO}} | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Villarreal
|2017–18{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/manuel-morlanes-arino/387321/|title=Manu Morlanes|website=Soccerway|access-date=9 December 2017}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|La Liga |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20
|La Liga |9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|La Liga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Super Cup|name=USC}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Almería (loan)
|Segunda División |36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in La Liga play-offs|name=LLPO}} | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!134 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 157 | 6 |
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Honours
Spain U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2016{{cite web|url=https://espanol.eurosport.com/futbol/campeonato-de-europa-sub-17/2016/en-directo-europeo-sub-17-espana-portugal_sto5580702/story.shtml|title=España pierde la final ante Portugal en la tanda de penaltis (1–1 /5–4)|trans-title=Spain lose final against Portugal on penalty shootout (1–1 /5–4)|publisher=Eurosport|language=es|date=21 May 2016|accessdate=24 September 2019}}
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BDFutbol|23365}}
- {{LaPreferente|188564}}
{{RCD Mallorca squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morlanes, Manu}}
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Zaragoza
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Spain men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Villarreal CF C players
Category:Villarreal CF B players
Category:Villarreal CF players