Lautaro Morales

Lautaro Alberto Morales (born 16 December 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Talleres, on loan from Lanús.[2]

Lautaro Morales
Personal information
Full name Lautaro Alberto Morales
Date of birth (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Talleres
(on loan from Lanús)
Youth career
2011–2019 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Lanús 17 (0)
2022–2023 → Newell's Old Boys (loan) 16 (0)
2023– → Talleres (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023

Club career

Morales progressed through the Lanús youth ranks, signing in 2011.[3] He became a first-team member at the start of the 2019–20 campaign, though wouldn't make a competitive appearance in that season; going unused on the bench twenty-eight times in total.[2] His senior debut did arrive at the beginning of the next season, though, with the goalkeeper playing the full duration of a victory over Brazilian side São Paulo in the Copa Sudamericana second stage, first leg on 28 October 2020.[2]

On 5 August 2022, Morales joined Newell's Old Boys on a loan deal until June 2023.[4]

On 10 August 2023, Lanús sent Morales on loan to Argentine Primera División side Talleres until 31 December 2024, with a future option to make the move permanent.[5]

International career

In 2017, with no prior youth call-ups, Morales was selected to train with the Argentine senior squad ahead of friendlies with Brazil and Singapore in Asia and Oceania.[6][7] Two years later, Morales was called up by Argentina for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[2] He didn't make an appearance but was on the bench for all nine matches as they qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, though he didn't make the squad for that tournament in Poland.[2]

Personal life

In September 2020, it was confirmed that Morales had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic; he isolated after showing symptoms.[8][9][10]

Career statistics
As of 30 December 2020.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2019–20 Primera División 000000000000
2020–21[nb 1] 7000006[lower-alpha 1]000130
Career total 7000006000130
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Notes
  1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References
  1. "Lautaro Morales". World Football. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. "Argentina - L. Morales". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. "Quién es el sparring que sorprendió a Lionel Messi". Infobae. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. Newell’s sign goalkeeper Lautaro Morales on-loan from Lanús, newellscarajo.com, 5 August 2022
  5. "Lautaro Morales nuevo refuerzo de Talleres" [Lautaro Morales is Talleres new reinforcement]. Club Atlético Talleres (in Spanish). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. "Lautaro Morales, el sparring que sorprendió a Lionel Messi". InfoVeloz. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. "El pibe que cumplió el sueño de atajarle un tiro a Messi". DEPORTV. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  8. "Lautaro Morales, con coronavirus". Fortaleza Granate. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. "Lautaro Morales, segundo positivo en el plantel de Lanús". Diario La Unión. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. "Lanús y otro caso de coronavirus en el plantel". Uno Santa Fe. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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