Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Ariel Morales Suárez | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2020 | Universidad de Chile | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Universidad de Chile | 69 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2023 | Chile U20 | 10 | (0) |
2022– | Chile U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2023 |
Marcelo Ariel Morales Suárez (born 6 June 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile.
In 2011, Morales came to Universidad de Chile at under-8 level[1] and made his professional debut at the age of 17 in a Primera División match against Universidad de Concepción on October 29, 2020.[2][3] At international level, he made his debut in a 2021 Copa Libertadores match against San Lorenzo played in Argentina on March 18, 2021.[4]
In December 2021, he represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas, playing three matches,[5][6][7] and at the friendly match versus Peru U20 in 12 July 2022.[8] In 2023, he made two appearances in the South American U20 Championship.
He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad de Chile | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2021 | Chilean Primera División | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
2022 | Chilean Primera División | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
2023 | Chilean Primera División | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
Total | 69 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 77 | 1 | |||
Career total | 69 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 |