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)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mallorca
Number 8
Youth career
Zaragoza
2012–2015 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Villarreal C 41 (2)
2016–2019 Villarreal B 38 (2)
2017–2023 Villarreal 23 (0)
2020–2021 → Almería (loan) 36 (1)
2021–2022 → Espanyol (loan) 27 (2)
2023 → Mallorca (loan) 12 (1)
2023– Mallorca 4 (0)
International career
2015 Spain U16 4 (1)
2014–2016 Spain U17 25 (3)
2016–2018 Spain U19 9 (0)
2019 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023

Manuel "Manu" Morlanes Ariño (born 12 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca.

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 in UEFA Europa League.[6] The following 13 June, he renewed his contract until 2023.[7]

Morlanes made his La Liga debut on 18 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 home loss against Real Sociedad. Ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]

On 7 September 2020, Morlanes was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for one year, with a buyout clause.[9] After being a regular starter, Almería exercised the buyout clause on his contract, but Villarreal also activated the buy-back clause to retain the player.[10]

On 16 August 2021, Morlanes signed a new contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2026, and joined fellow top tier side RCD Espanyol on loan for the 2021–22 season.[11] Back to his parent club for the 2022–23 campaign, he featured rarely before moving to RCD Mallorca also in the top tier on 31 January 2023, also in a temporary deal.[12]

On 30 June 2023, Morlanes signed a permanent five-year deal with the Bermellones.[13]

Career statistics

As of 11 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal C 2015–16[14] Tercera División 280———280
2016–17[14] Tercera División 132———132
Total 412———412
Villarreal B 2016–17[14] Segunda División B 30———30
2017–18[14] Segunda División B 271——6[lower-alpha 1]0331
2018–19[14] Segunda División B 81——2[lower-alpha 1]0101
Total 382——80462
Villarreal 2017–18[15] La Liga 00001[lower-alpha 2]0—10
2018–19[15] La Liga 100105[lower-alpha 2]1—161
2019–20[15] La Liga 904000—130
2021–22[15] La Liga 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
Total 190506110311
Almería (loan) 2020–21[15] Segunda División 36110—2[lower-alpha 4]0391
Career total 134560611101576

Honours

Spain U17

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. ↑ "Villarreal: Morlanes se gana ficha con el primer equipo" [Villarreal: Morlanes earn a first team place] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Morlanes jugará cedido en la UD Almería" [Morlanes will play on loan at UD Almería] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Almería and Villarreal reach agreement on Morlanes' transfer". UD Almería. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Manu Morlanes, loaned to RCD Espanyol". Villarreal CF. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Manu Morlanes, loaned to RCD Mallorca". Villarreal CF. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "El Mallorca oficializa a Morlanes hasta junio de 2028" [Mallorca turn official Morlanes until June 2028] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Manu Morlanes" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Manu Morlanes". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "España pierde la final ante Portugal en la tanda de penaltis (1–1 /5–4)" [Spain lose final against Portugal on penalty shootout (1–1 /5–4)] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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