Manu Morlanes

Manuel "Manu" Morlanes Ariño (born 12 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as an attacking 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)
Playing position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Villarreal
Number	15
Youth career
	Zaragoza
2012–2015	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Villarreal C	41	(2)
2016–	Villarreal B	40	(2)
2017–	Villarreal	10	(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 1 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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]

Club statistics

As of match played on 1 July 2019

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Villarreal C	2015–16[8]	Tercera División	28	0	—		—		28	0
	2016–17[8]	Tercera División	13	2	—		—		13	2
	Total		41	2	—		—		41	2
Villarreal B	2016–17[8]	Segunda División B	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2017–18[8]	Segunda División B	27	1	—		6[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	1
	2018–19[8]	Segunda División B	10	1	—		—		10	1
	Total		40	2	—		6	0	46	2
Villarreal	2017–18[9]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	2018–19[9]	La Liga	10	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	16	1
	Total		10	0	1	0	6	1	17	1
Career total			91	4	1	0	12	1	104	5

1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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. "Manu Morlanes" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
9. "Manu Morlanes". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

External links

• Manu Morlanes at BDFutbol
• Manu Morlanes at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)