Mauricio Geraldiny Morales Olivares (born 7 January 2000), also known as Mauro Morales, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Universidad de Chile.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauricio Geraldiny Morales Olivares | ||
Date of birth | (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Pichidangui, Los Vilos, Chile | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2019 | Universidad de Chile | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Universidad de Chile | 5 | (0) |
National team | |||
2015 | Chile U15 | ||
2017 | Chile U17 | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2021 |
Morales made his professional debut in a Copa Chile match against Cobresal on 7 September 2019.[1] On 21 December, he signed his first contract as a professional footballer.[2] Morales made his international club debut in a Copa Libertadores match against San Lorenzo de Almagro on 18 March 2021.[3]
At early age, he represented Chile at under-15 level at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship[4] and winning the friendly 2015 Aspire Tri-Series International Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[5] Later, he represented the under-17 team in two friendly matches against the United States, at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship – where Chile finished runners-up – and at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
He played all the matches for the under-17s at the friendly tournament, the 2017 Lafarge Foot Avenir in France, better known as Tournament Limoges, which Chile won after defeating Belgium and Poland,[6][7] and drawing to France.[8]
Club Universidad de Chile – current squad | |
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