Romel Morales

Romel Oswaldo Morales Ramírez (born 23 August 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Romel Morales
Personal information
Full name Romel Oswaldo Morales Ramírez
Date of birth (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997
Place of birth Villavicencio, Colombia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur City
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2014 River Plate
2014–2016 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Banfield 1 (0)
2018–2019 PKNS 32 (7)
2020 Melaka United 11 (3)
2021– Kuala Lumpur City 58 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023

Club career

Morales started a Churta-Millos soccer school in Bogotá, then decided by his parents to head south of the continent where he initially arrived at the River Plate at 14 years of age with Eder Alvarez Balanta.

Banfield

In 2014, Morales moved to Argentinian club Banfield. He made his professional debut on 20 March 2016, replacing Walter Erviti in 1–1 draw against River Plate at Antonio Vespucio Liberti Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.

PKNS

After six years in Argentina, he decided to continue his career in Malaysia, where he signed with PKNS.

He made his debut on 3 February 2018, in a 2–2 draw against Terengganu II.

Melaka United

On 12 November 2019, Melaka United announced the signing of Morales for the following Malaysia Super League season.

Kuala Lumpur City

Morales joined Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City in January 2021. He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup and emerged top scorer of the competition.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 April 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PKNS 2018 Malaysia Super League 2136283–358
2019 Malaysia Super League 2273062–319
Total 431092145006617
Melaka United 2020 Malaysia Super League 1130010–123
Total 11300111000123
Kuala Lumpur City 2021 Malaysia Super League 225001110–3315
2022 Malaysia Super League 185104272308
2023 Malaysia Super League 1781100–71
Total 5718111512727026
Career total 1112411330177214846

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City

References
  1. "Melaka United sambar bekas tonggak PKNS, Romel Morales". FOX Sports. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. "TEN THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED FROM KUALA LUMPUR CITY'S NIGHT OF GLORY". kualulumpurfootball.cm. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. "Romel Morales". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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