Pablo Moreno
Pablo Moreno Taboada (born 3 May 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City F.C.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Moreno Taboada | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Granada, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City FC | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ciudad de Granada | |||
2013–2018 | Barcelona | ||
2018–2020 | Juventus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Juventus U23 | 1 | (0) |
2020– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Spain U16 | 6 | (2) |
2019 | Spain U17 | 12 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2020 |
Club career
Pablo Moreno scored 200 goals across three age groups caused waves in the club’s famed La Masia academy, as the Granada-born forward was heralded as their best finisher since Bojan Krkic
On 27 July 2018, he joined Italian club Juventus, after scoring more than 200 goals in 5 years for Barcelona youth teams.[1]
He made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 on 18 November 2018 in a game against Pontedera as a 90th-minute substitute for Alessandro Di Pardo.[2] He made his first bench appearance for Juventus' senior squad on 17 March 2019 in a Serie A game against Genoa.[3]
On 30 June 2020, Manchester City agreed to sign Moreno on a four-year deal, and to swap him with Félix Correia.[4]
References
- "Pablo Moreno è bianconero!" [Pablo Moreno is in black and white!] (in Italian). Juventus. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 November 2018.
- "Genoa v Juventus game report". ESPN. 17 March 2019.
- "Manchester City sign Moreno from Juventus in swap deal for Correia". Goal.com. 30 June 2020.