Tania Morales
{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1986)}}
{{family name hatnote|Morales|Bazarte|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tania Morales
| image = TaniaMorales-2 (40633881952).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Morales in 2017 after winning the Liga MX Femenil championship with Guadalajara
| fullname = Tania Paola Morales Bazarte
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
| height = 1.67 m{{cite web|title=Tania Paola Morales Bazarte|url=http://ligafemenil.mx/cancha/jugador/124821|publisher=Liga MX Femenil|access-date=1 September 2020}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 =
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| years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = Guadalajara | caps1 = 88 | goals1 = 17
| years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = Cruz Azul | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = Atlas | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = Querétaro
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2006
| nationalteam1 = Mexico U-20
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2005–2018
| nationalteam2 = Mexico
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 2
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| pcupdate = 1 September 2020
| ntupdate =
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Tania Paola Morales Bazarte (born 22 December 1986), known as Tania Morales, is a former Mexican footballer who last played as a midfielder in the Liga MX Femenil and the Mexico national team. Internationally, she has represented Mexico's under-20 and senior teams.
From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of C. D. Guadalajara, nicknamed the Chivas and the Rebaño Sagrado, where she was the team's captain. In 2022 she was traded to Cruz Azul where was also the captain. In 2023 she played with Queretaro. On 2 December 2023, Morales announced her retirement from football.{{cite web |last1=Vazquez |first1=Julian |title=Tania Morales anuncian su retiro despues de 6 anos en la liga |url=https://www.record.com.mx/futbol-futbol-nacional-liga-femenil-mx/tania-morales-anuncian-su-retiro-despues-de-6-anos-en-la-liga |website=Record |date=2 December 2023 |access-date=10 January 2024}}
Club career
Tania Morales was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 22 December 1986.
In 2017, Morales joined Guadalajara and was chosen as captain of the team for the inaugural season of the Liga MX Femenil. She scored seven goals and tallied two assists during the Apertura tournament. On 4 November 2017, Morales scored the first and only Olympic goal in the league.{{cite web|title=Golazo olímpico de Tania Morales en la semifinal de ida de la Liga MX femenil|url=http://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/futbol-femenil/2017/11/05/59fe612be5fdead4438b4572.html|website=Marca|date=4 November 2017|access-date=8 January 2018|language=es}}
The Chivas won the league championship on 24 November 2017 after defeating Pachuca in the second match of a two-match playoff. Morales had an assist in the victory. The matches drew record-setting crowds of 28,955 and 32,466 spectators.{{cite web|title=Pachuca tomó ventaja en el Gran Final|url=http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/detallenoticia/23008|publisher=Liga MX Femenil|date=20 November 2017|language=es}}{{cite web|title=El Club Guadalajara es campeón de la Liga MX Femenil|url=http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/detallenoticia/23054/el-club-guadalajara-es-campeon-de-la-liga-mx-femenil|publisher=Liga MX Femenil|date=24 November 2017|access-date=7 January 2018|language=es}}
In the Clausura 2018 tournament Morales scored five goals.
As of September 2020, Morales is the player who has made most appearances in Guadalajara history.
International career
Morales played for Mexico in the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship contested in Russia, where the Mexican squad was eliminated at the group stage.{{cite web|title=La capitana rojiblanca que también es superhéroe|url=https://www.vavel.com/mx/futbol-mexicano/liga-mx/chivas/845877-la-capitana-que-tambien-es-super-heroina.html|website=Vavel|first=Silvia|last=Hoyos|date=7 November 2017|access-date=7 January 2018|language=es}}
Playing for the Mexican senior team, on 2 April 2008, Morales scored two goals in a match with Jamaica as Mexico competed unsuccessfully to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games. At the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, Morales played in all five matches as Mexico succeeded in qualifying for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web|title=CONCACAF Mexico 2010: Women's World Cup Qualifying Recap|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/world-cup-qualifying-women-2010-technical-report|pages=11, 15–19|access-date=25 January 2018}} At the Gold Cup, Morales was a substitute in the match against the United States on 5 November 2010 where Mexico won 2–1. U.S. Soccer called the match a "stunning upset" and the "biggest result in Mexican women's football history.{{cite web|title=U.S. Women Upset by Mexico 2-1 at CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/31/usa-falls-in-mexico|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107183416/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/31/usa-falls-in-mexico|archive-date=7 January 2018|access-date=1 September 2020|publisher=U.S. Soccer}}{{cite news|title=Selección femenil, ¡sabe a tequila!|date=4 January 2011|newspaper=Reforma|first=Jessica|last=Anguiano|url=http://www.reforma.com/aplicacioneslibre/articulo/default.aspx?id=8045&md5=e9ebb4a77df393a3f7a4085fb5dc1ad6&ta=0dfdbac11765226904c16cb9ad1b2efe&po=1|access-date=25 January 2018|language=es}} Morales was a starter in a follow-up game with against the United States on 5 June 2011 which Mexico lost 0–1.{{cite web|title=Stoppage-Time Strike from Cheney Lifts U.S Women to Win Against Mexico|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/06/cheney-strike-in-stoppage-time-lifts-us-women|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107174841/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/06/cheney-strike-in-stoppage-time-lifts-us-women|archive-date=7 January 2018|access-date=1 September 2020|publisher=U.S. Soccer}} However, Morales, although a member of the Mexican team, did not play in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
On 27 November 2017, Morales was selected by the national team to participate in preparations for competing in the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2018.{{cite web|title=Norma Palafox y Miriam García, llamadas al Tri Sub 20|url=https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2017/11/28/futbol/1511826884_854455.html|website=AS.com|first=César|last=Huerta|date=27 November 2017|access-date=8 January 2018|language=es}} She also played one match with the national team in the 2018 Turkish Women's Cup in March 2018.{{cite web|title=La SNM Femenil cierra fase grupos ante Polonia en la Copa Turquía 2018|url=https://miseleccion.mx/la-snm-femenil-cierra-fase-grupos-ante-polonia-la-copa-turquia-2018|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201515/https://miseleccion.mx/la-snm-femenil-cierra-fase-grupos-ante-polonia-la-copa-turquia-2018/|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 27 August 2020}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=5|Guadalajara
|30 | 12 | 30 | 12 | |
| 2018–19
|Liga MX Femenil |33 | 2 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2019–20
|Liga MX Femenil |25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2020–21
|Liga MX Femenil |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!89 | 19 | 88 | 19 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!89 | 19 | 88 | 19 |
Honours
=Club=
;Guadalajara
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Liga MX Femenil player|124821|Tania Paola Morales Bazarte}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180703050609/http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/campus/detalle/491 Tania Morales] at C.D. Guadalajara Femenil {{in lang|es}}
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Category:Mexican women's footballers
Category:Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Category:Liga MX Femenil players
Category:C.D. Guadalajara (women) footballers
Category:Querétaro F.C. (women) footballers
Category:Mexico women's international footballers
Category:Women's association football midfielders