Pablo Moreno

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Pablo Moreno
Personal information
Full name Pablo Moreno Taboada[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Andorra
Number 24
Youth career
2010–2013 Ciudad de Granada
2013–2018 Barcelona
2018–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Juventus U23 1 (0)
2020–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2020–2022Girona (loan) 44 (3)
2022–2023 Marítimo 19 (0)
2023– Andorra 5 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Spain U16 6 (2)
2019 Spain U17 12 (3)
2019–2020 Spain U18 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Pablo Moreno Taboada (born 3 May 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Andorra.

Club career[edit]

Juventus[edit]

On 27 July 2018, Moreno joined Italian club Juventus, after scoring more than 200 goals in 5 years for Barcelona youth teams.[3] 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.[4]

Moreno made his first bench appearance for Juventus' senior squad on 17 March 2019 in a Serie A game against Genoa.[5]

Manchester City[edit]

On 30 June 2020, Manchester City agreed to sign Moreno on a four-year deal, and to swap him with Félix Correia.[6] On 18 September, he joined Girona in Segunda División on loan.[7]

Upon returning, Moreno made his Manchester City debut on 27 July 2021, featuring as a substitute in a 2–0 friendly win against Preston North End. On 31 August, he returned to Girona on a one-year loan deal.[8]

Marítimo[edit]

On 29 July 2022, Moreno was joined Portuguese Primeira Liga team Marítimo on a permanent contract, with Manchester City retaining the option to re-sign him with a "buy-back clause" included in the deal.[9] Moreno made his Marítimo debut on 6 August, coming on as a late substitute in an away defeat to Porto on the opening day of the season.[10] That season, Moreno made 22 appearances in all competitions for Marítimo, but never managed to find the back of the net.[11] After finishing 16th in the Primeira Liga, Marítimo faced Estrela da Amadora in the relegation/promotion play-offs, where the Madeira club was defeated in a penalty shootout, being relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 for the first time in 38 years.[12]

On 8 August 2023, Marítimo announced that Moreno's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[13]

Andorra[edit]

On 10 August 2023, Moreno returned to Spain and its second division, after signing a two-year deal with FC Andorra.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Pablo Moreno è bianconero!" [Pablo Moreno is in black and white!] (Press release) (in Italian). Juventus. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Genoa v Juventus game report". ESPN. 17 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Manchester City sign Moreno from Juventus in swap deal for Correia". Goal.com. 30 June 2020.
  7. ^ "El delantero Pablo Moreno, nueva incorporación del Girona FC" (Press release) (in Spanish). Girona. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Pablo Moreno continuarà una segona temporada al Girona" [Pablo Moreno will continue a second season at Girona] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Manchester City Youngster Pablo Moreno Is Set To Join Marítimo". Sports Illustrated. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. ^ "FC Porto 5-1 Marítimo" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero.pt. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Pablo Moreno". Soccerway. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  12. ^ "Marítimo despromovido para a II Liga de Futebol" [Marítimo relegated to II Football League] (in Portuguese). RTP. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Marítimo e Pablo Moreno chegam a acordo para rescisão" [Marítimo e Pablo Moreno reach agreement for termination]. csmaritimo.org.pt (in European Portuguese). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Pablo Moreno, més pólvora a dalt" [Pablo Moreno, more gunpowder ahead] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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