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.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Taboada.
Pablo Moreno
Personal information
Full name Pablo Moreno Taboada
Date of birth (2002-05-03) 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
  1. "Pablo Moreno è bianconero!" [Pablo Moreno is in black and white!] (in Italian). Juventus. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 November 2018.
  3. "Genoa v Juventus game report". ESPN. 17 March 2019.
  4. "Manchester City sign Moreno from Juventus in swap deal for Correia". Goal.com. 30 June 2020.
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