Tete Morente
{{short description|Spanish association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|Morente|Oliva|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tete Morente
| image =
| full_name = José Antonio Morente Oliva
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = La Línea, Spain
| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |url=https://www.laliga.com/jugador/t-morente |title=Tete Morente |publisher=La Liga |access-date=7 March 2023}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Lecce
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Taraguilla
| youthyears2 = 2013 | youthclubs2 = Atlético Zabal
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs3 = Taraguilla
| youthyears4 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs4 = Atlético Madrid
| years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Atlético Madrid C | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = Atlético Madrid B | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = Atlético Baleares | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2017–2019 | clubs4 = Gimnàstic | caps4 = 39 | goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → Lugo (loan) | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = Lugo | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020 | clubs7 = Málaga | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2020–2024 | clubs8 = Elche | caps8 = 133 | goals8 = 17
| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Lecce | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 3
| club-update = 17:06, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
José Antonio "Tete" Morente Oliva (born 4 December 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Italian {{Italian football updater|Lecce}} club Lecce.
Career
Born in La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz, Andalusia, Morente joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup on 18 January 2014, after stints at AD Taraguilla and Atlético Zabal.{{cite web|url=http://www.lacanteracadiz.com/juveniles/division-de-honor-juvenil/noticias/3033-el-atletico-de-madrid-ficha-al-jugador-juvenil-de-la-ad-taraguilla-tete-morente|title=El Atlético de Madrid ficha al jugador juvenil de la AD Taraguilla Tete Morente|trans-title=Atlético de Madrid sign the youth player of AD Taraguilla Tete Morente|publisher=La Cantera Cádiz|language=es|date=18 January 2014|accessdate=27 July 2017}} He made his senior debut with the C-team on 2 April 2015, starting in a 4–1 Tercera División away loss against Internacional de Madrid CF.
Morente scored his first senior goal on 19 April 2015, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against rivals Real Madrid C. He was promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2015–16 season, with the side now in the fourth tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/tete-estamos-con-muchas-ganas-y-deseando-hacernos-con-los-tres-puntos|title=Tete: "Estamos con muchas ganas y deseando hacernos con los tres puntos"|trans-title=Tete: "We have much eager and wishing to win the three points"|publisher=Atlético Madrid|language=es|date=5 September 2015|accessdate=27 July 2017}}
On 31 August 2016, Morente signed a one-year deal with Segunda División B club CD Atlético Baleares.{{cite web|url=http://www.atleticobaleares.com/el-fitxatge-de-tete-tanca-la-plantilla-2016-2017/|title=El fitxatge de 'Tete' tanca la plantilla 2016-2017|trans-title=The signing of 'Tete' completes the 2016–2017 squad|publisher=CD Atlético Baleares|language=es|date=31 August 2016|accessdate=27 July 2017}} The following 9 July, he agreed to a four-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Segunda División.{{cite web|url=http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.cat/es/tete-morente-arriba-al-nastic/|title=Tete Morente llega al Nàstic|trans-title=Tete Morente arrives at Nàstic|publisher=Gimnàstic Tarragona|language=es|date=9 July 2017|accessdate=27 July 2017}}
Morente made his professional debut on 20 August 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Delgado in a 1–0 home loss against UD Almería.{{cite web|url=https://futbol.as.com/futbol/2017/08/20/segunda/1503228484_537704.html|title=El Almería sonríe a costa de un Nàstic sin pegada|trans-title=Almería smile at the expense of a Nàstic without strength|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=20 August 2017|accessdate=20 August 2017}} He scored his first professional goal the following 4 March, netting the opener in a 2–1 home loss against CD Tenerife.
On 25 January 2019, Morente was loaned to fellow second division side CD Lugo for six months.{{cite web|url=http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.cat/tete-morente-marxa-cedit-al-cd-lugo/|title=Tete Morente marxa cedit al CD Lugo|trans-title=Tete Morente moves out on loan at CD Lugo|publisher=Gimnàstic Tarragona|language=ca|date=25 January 2019|accessdate=26 January 2019}} On 30 June, after avoiding relegation, he was bought by the Galicians due to an obligatory clause on his contract; he signed a permanent deal until 2022.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdlugo.com/noticia/situacion-contractual-de-la-plantilla|title=Situación contractual de la plantilla|trans-title=Squad's contractual situation|publisher=CD Lugo|language=es|date=30 June 2019|accessdate=10 July 2019}}
On 30 January 2020, Morente signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Málaga CF, still in the second division.{{cite web|url=https://eldesmarque.com/malaga/malaga-cf/malaga-noticias/217734-oficial-tete-morente-segundo-refuerzo-invernal-del-malaga|title=Oficial: Tete Morente, segundo refuerzo invernal del Málaga|trans-title=Official: Tete Morente, second winter signing of Málaga|publisher=El Desmarque|language=es|date=30 January 2020|access-date=27 March 2020}} On 16 September, he agreed to a four-year deal with Elche CF, newly-promoted to La Liga.{{cite web|url=https://www.elchecf.es/noticia/tete-morente-tercer-fichaje-del-elche-cf|title=Tete Morente, tercer fichaje del Elche CF|trans-title=Tete Morente, third signing of Elche CF|publisher=Elche CF|language=es|date=16 September 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020}}
Morente made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 26 September 2020, starting in a 3–0 home loss to Real Sociedad. He scored his first goal in the division on 18 October, netting the club's second in a 2–0 away win over Deportivo Alavés.
On 19 June 2024, Morente moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a three-year contract with US Lecce in the Italian Serie A.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslecce.it/news/161561873926/tete-morente-e-un-calciatore-del-lecce|title=Tete Morente è un calciatore del Lecce|trans-title=Tete Morente is a Lecce player|publisher=US Lecce|language=it|date=19 June 2024|accessdate=5 July 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 11 January 2025}}
| 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"|National cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Atlético Madrid C
|2014–15{{LaPreferente|99341}} |6 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 6 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Madrid B
|Tercera División |22 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 22 | 2 | |||
| Atlético Baleares
|23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Gimnàstic
| rowspan="2" |Segunda División |25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19
|14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| Lugo (loan)
| rowspan="2" |Segunda División |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="2" |Lugo
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 16 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Málaga
| rowspan="2" |Segunda División |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| rowspan="5"|Elche
|29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22
|La Liga |32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23
|La Liga |32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24
|Segunda División |39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!132 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 15 | |
| Lecce
|16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 17 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!283 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 25 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{BDFutbol|23370}}
- {{Soccerway|jose-antonio-morente-oliva/372537}}
{{US Lecce squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morente, Tete}}
Category:Footballers from La Línea de la Concepción
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Atlético Madrid C players
Category:Atlético Madrid B players
Category:CD Atlético Baleares footballers
Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy