Martín Morel
Encyclopedia
Martín Gerardo Morel is an Argentine
football
midfielder currently playing for Universitario de Deportes
.
and joined Tigre
in 2006.
In his first season with Tigre Morel helped the club to gain promotion to the Argentine Primera
. The Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Primera since 1980, and Morel's first taste of top flight football. Morel was not a regular in the first team, but chipped in with three goals in his seven appearances. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history. During the Apertura 2008 Morel was an important part of the Tigre squad that again reached the runner-up position. He scored a total of 13 goals throughout the torunament.
In the summer 2010 Martin Morel signed for Colombian team Deportivo Cali
. He will play the 2010/11 season in Liga Postobón.
He announced his arrival at Deportivo Cali with a superb hat-trick in their 5-3 victory over Once Caldas.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
midfielder currently playing for Universitario de Deportes
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
.
Career
Morel was a late developer, not playing professionally until the age of 25. Morel was discovered playing for Sportivo Las ParejasSportivo Las Parejas
Sportivo Atlético Club is an Argentine sports club, from the city of Las Parejas, in the Santa Fe Province. Although many sports are practised in the club, it is mostly known for its football and basketball teams...
and joined Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina...
in 2006.
In his first season with Tigre Morel helped the club to gain promotion to the Argentine Primera
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
. The Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Primera since 1980, and Morel's first taste of top flight football. Morel was not a regular in the first team, but chipped in with three goals in his seven appearances. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history. During the Apertura 2008 Morel was an important part of the Tigre squad that again reached the runner-up position. He scored a total of 13 goals throughout the torunament.
In the summer 2010 Martin Morel signed for Colombian team Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
. He will play the 2010/11 season in Liga Postobón.
He announced his arrival at Deportivo Cali with a superb hat-trick in their 5-3 victory over Once Caldas.