José Luis Morales Nogales

José Luis Morales
Personal information
Full name José Luis Morales Nogales
Date of birth (1987-07-23) 23 July 1987
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Parla
2010–2011 Fuenlabrada 36 (20)
2011–2013 Levante B 79 (22)
2013– Levante 75 (10)
2013–2014 → Eibar (loan) 38 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Nogales.

José Luis Morales Nogales (born 23 July 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Levante UD as a left winger.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Morales only played amateur football well into his 20's. On 1 July 2011 he signed a contract with Levante UD, being assigned to the B-team in Tercera División[1] and promoting in his first season, with the player contributing with 14 goals in 41 matches.

On 17 April 2013, Morales agreed to a new two-year deal with Levante, and was promoted to the main squad.[2] On 30 July he was loaned to SD Eibar, in Segunda División.[3]

Morales played his first game as a professional on 18 August 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win against Real Jaén.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 27 October, netting the second in a 2–0 success at FC Barcelona B also for the second level championship.[5]

Morales made his La Liga debut on 30 August 2014, starting in a 0–3 away loss to Athletic Bilbao.[6] He scored his first goal in the competition on 4 October, contributing to a 3–3 draw at former club Eibar.[7]

On 29 May 2015, Morales renewed his contract with the Valencians, signing until 2019.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Juanma Fernández y José Luis Morales, nuevas incorporaciones para el Levante UD B (Juanma Fernández and José Luis Morales, new additions to Levante UD B); Levante UD, 1 July 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El canterano Morales, primer 'fichaje' del Levante para la próxima temporada (Youth player Morales, first Levante 'signing' for next season); Las Provincias, 17 April 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Morales jugará cedido en Eibar (Morales will play on loan at Eibar); Marca, 30 July 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Jaén muere en la orilla (Jaén dies on the shore); Marca, 18 August 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Eibar se aprovecha de cierta apatía del filial azulgrana (Eibar takes advantage of somewhat lethargic azulgrana reserves); Marca, 27 October 2013 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Bilbao claim first win of season; ESPN FC, 30 August 2014
  7. ↑ En Ipurua, hasta el rabo todo es toro (At Ipurua, it is not over until it is over); Marca, 4 October 2014 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Morales renueva y amplía su contrato para las próximas tres temporadas y lo celebra adquiriendo su abono del Levante UD (Morales renews and extends his contract for the following three seasons and celebrates it acquiring his Levante UD subscription); Levante UD, 29 May 2015 (Spanish)
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