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Romel Oswaldo Morales Ramírez (born 23 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in Colombia, he represents the Malaysia national team.




Club career


Morales started at Churta-Millos football school in Bogotá, then his parents decided that he show move to River Plate at 14 years of age.




= Banfield

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In 2014, Morales moved to Argentinian club Banfield. He made his professional debut on 20 March 2016, replacing Walter Erviti in 1–1 draw against River Plate at the Más Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.




= PKNS

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After six years in Argentina, Morales decided to continue his career in Malaysia, where he signed with PKNS. He made his debut on 3 February 2018, in a 2–2 draw against Terengganu II.




= Melaka United

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On 12 November 2019, Melaka United announced the signing of Morales for the following 2020 Malaysia Super League season.




= Kuala Lumpur City

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Morales joined Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City in January 2021. He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup and emerged as the top scorer of the competition with 10 goals. Morales was also part of the squad where the club reached the 2022 AFC Cup Final.




International career


After a five-year stay in the country, on 19 December 2023, Morales was naturalised as a Malaysian citizen. He made his official debut against Jordan during the group stage at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar. He scored his first goal for Malaysia on 25 January 2024 in a 90+14th stoppage time equalizer in the 3–3 draw against South Korea.
On 8 September 2024, Morales scored the only goal of the 2024 Merdeka Tournament final against Lebanon which ended Malaysia's 14 year title drought.




Career statistics






= Club

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As of match played 27 October 2023




= International

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As of 8 September 2024




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Senior





Honours


Kuala Lumpur City

Malaysia Cup : 2021
AFC Cup runner-up : 2022
Johor Darul Ta'zim

Malaysia FA Cup : 2024
Malaysia

Pestabola Merdeka : 2024
Individual

Malaysia Cup top scorer : 2021 (10 goals)




References






External links


Romel Morales at Soccerway
De Colombia a Malasia: Romel Morales, el juvenil que quiere triunfar en el Sudeste Asiático - Golombiano[usurped]

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Piala Asia AFC 2023
• Liga Super Malaysia 2020
• Tim nasional sepak bola Malaysia
• Selangor F.C. II
• Grup E Piala Asia AFC 2023
• Final Piala AFC 2022
• Skuad Piala Asia AFC 2023
• Grup A Copa América 2015
• Babak gugur Copa América 2015
• Romel Morales
• 2024–25 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season
• Fergus Tierney
• 2024 Merdeka Tournament
• List of Malaysia international footballers born outside Malaysia
• Malaysia national football team
• 2024 Malaysia FA Cup final
• 2023 Malaysia Cup
• Paulo Josué
• 2023 Malaysia Super League