Manu Morlanes

Manuel "Manu" Morlanes Ariño (born 12 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería on loan from Villarreal CF as an central midfielder.

Manu Morlanes
Personal information
Full name Manuel Morlanes Ariño
Date of birth (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Almería
(on loan from Villarreal)
Number 5
Youth career
Zaragoza
2012–2015 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Villarreal C 41 (2)
2016–2019 Villarreal B 38 (2)
2017– Villarreal 19 (0)
2020– → Almería (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Spain U16 4 (1)
2014–2016 Spain U17 25 (3)
2016–2018 Spain U19 9 (0)
2019– Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morlanes and the second or maternal family name is Ariño.

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Morlanes represented local Real Zaragoza as a youth before switching to Villarreal CF's academy in the summer of 2012.[1] He made his debut with the C-team in the 2015–16 Tercera División campaign.[2]

On 3 September 2016, Morlanes made his debut for the B-team in a 3–2 defeat against FC Barcelona B.[3] He suffered a knee injury during a match against CD Castellón in December,[4] returning to play in September 2017 in a 0–0 draw against UE Llagostera.[5]

Morlanes made his first-team debut on 8 December 2017, starting in a 1–0 defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in UEFA Europa League.[6] The following 13 June, he renewed his contract until 2023.[7]

Morlanes made his La Liga debut on 18 August 2018, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Real Sociedad. Ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]

On 7 September 2020, Morlanes was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for one year, with a buyout clause.[9]

Club statistics
As of 7 September 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal C 2015–16[10] Tercera División 280———280
2016–17[10] Tercera División 132———132
Total 412———412
Villarreal B 2016–17[10] Segunda División B 30———30
2017–18[10] Segunda División B 271——6[lower-alpha 1]0331
2018–19[10] Segunda División B 81——2[lower-alpha 1]0101
Total 382——80462
Villarreal 2017–18[11] La Liga 00001[lower-alpha 2]0—10
2018–19[11] La Liga 100105[lower-alpha 2]1—161
2019–20[11] La Liga 904000—130
Total 1905061—301
Career total 9845061801175
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honors

International

Spain U17

References
  1. "A bordo del 'Submarino'" ['On board the 'Submarine'] (in Spanish). El Periódico. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. "Manu Morlanes, la alternativa a Guerra en el Villarreal B" [Manu Morlanes, the alternative to Guerra in Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Levante EMV. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. "FC Barcelona B v Villarreal B: Late goal earns third straight win (3-2)". FC Barcelona. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. "Grave lesión de rodilla de Manu Morlanes" [Serious knee injury from Manu Morlanes] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. "Manu Morlanes está de vuelta en el Villarreal B" [Manu Morlanes is back in Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. "Un zaragozano debuta con el Villarreal CF en la Europa League" [A Zaragozan debuts with Villarreal CF in the Europa League] (in Spanish). Espiritu Deportivo. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. "Ata a las perlas de la cantera" [Tie up the pearls of the youth setup] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. "Villarreal: Morlanes se gana ficha con el primer equipo" [Villarreal: Morlanes earn a first team place] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. "Morlanes jugará cedido en la UD Almería" [Morlanes will play on loan at UD Almería] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  10. "Manu Morlanes" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. "Manu Morlanes". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. "España pierde la final ante Portugal en la tanda de penaltis (1–1 /5–4)" [Spain lose final against Portugal on penalty shootout (1–1 /5–4)] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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