Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1995)
Nicaraguan footballer
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Jaime José Moreno Ciorciari (born 30 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club KuPS. Born in Venezuela, he plays for the Nicaragua national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaime José Moreno Ciorciari | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 37 | (10) |
| 2014 | → AEL Limassol (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Málaga B | 69 | (36) |
| 2015 | → El Palo (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Lorca (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Internacional Madrid | 8 | (2) |
| 2019 | Deportivo Lara | 8 | (3) |
| 2019 | Real Estelí | 12 | (1) |
| 2020 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Diriangén | 53 | (30) |
| 2022 | Sol de América | 11 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | SJK | 53 | (23) |
| 2025 | Barito Putera | 24 | (9) |
| 2026 | Carabobo | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | KuPS | 14 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Venezuela U17 | ||
| 2015 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016– | Nicaragua | 49 | (15) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Puerto la Cruz from a Nicaraguan father and an Italian-Venezuelan mother,[1] Moreno graduated with Deportivo Anzoátegui's youth setup. He played his first match as a professional on 21 October 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Deportivo Petare for the Primera División championship.[2]
Moreno scored his first goal on 28 April 2013, netting his side's last in a 3–2 home success over Mineros de Guayana.[3] Despite being only a backup in 2012–13, he was an undisputed starter in 2013–14, appearing in 29 matches and scoring nine goals.
On 17 June 2014, Moreno was loaned to Cyprus First Division's AEL Limassol, in a season-long deal.[4] He made no appearances for the side, and eventually returned to DANZ in December.[citation needed]
On 27 January 2015, Moreno signed a three-year deal with Málaga CF, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[5] On 13 February he was loaned to Segunda División B's CD El Palo, until June.[6]
On 24 August 2018, after loans at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and Lorca FC, Moreno signed a permanent contract with Internacional de Madrid in the third division.[7]
On 2 January 2023, Moreno joined Veikkausliiga club SJK ahead of the 2023 season.[8] On 24 August 2023, Moreno extended his contract with SJK, signing a new two-year deal until the end of 2025.[9][10] Moreno was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month in June 2024. In the 2024 season, Moreno scored 12 goals and was the joint top scorer in Veikkausliiga with Ashley Coffey.
In January 2025, he signed with Barito Putera in Liga 1 Indonesia.
International career
A former youth international for Venezuela, Moreno has represented Nicaragua national football team since 2016.
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 March 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2012–13 | Venezuelan Primera División | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Venezuelan Primera División | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | – | 34 | 9 | ||
| Total | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | ||
| AEL Limassol (loan) | 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Málaga B | 2014–15 | Tercera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Tercera División | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 23 | |||
| 2016–17 | Tercera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Tercera División | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 13 | |||
| Total | 69 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 36 | ||
| El Palo (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | |||
| Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 19 | 6 | ||
| Lorca (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Internacional Madrid | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
| Deportivo Lara | 2019 | Venezuelan Primera División | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | – | 14 | 3 | |
| Real Estelí | 2019–20 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 12 | 1 | – | 2[d] | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Estudiantes de Mérida | 2020 | Venezuelan Primera División | 5 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Diriangén | 2020–21 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 16 | 5 | – | – | – | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 37 | 25 | – | 1[d] | 0 | – | 38 | 25 | |||
| Total | 53 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 30 | ||
| Sol de América | 2022 | Paraguayan Primera División | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| SJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 5[e] | 1 | 32 | 12 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 12 | 4 | 6 | – | 5[e] | 4 | 36 | 22 | ||
| Total | 53 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 34 | ||
| Barito Putera | 2024–25 | Liga 1 Indonesia | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Liga 2 Indonesia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Total | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Carabobo | 2026 | Liga FUTVE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| KuPS | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 317 | 123 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 355 | 136 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey and Suomen Cup
- Includes Copa Libertadores
- Includes Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- Includes CONCACAF League
- Includes Finnish League Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 15 | |
- Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2018 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  Cuba | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 25 March 2018 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | Cuba | 3–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 October 2018 | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica |  Anguilla | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying |
| 4 | 5–0 | |||||
| 5 | 10 June 2022 | Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas |  Bahamas | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 6 | 13 June 2022 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | Bahamas | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 7 | 3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 19 November 2022 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States |  Guatemala | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 9 | 11 September 2023 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  Barbados | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 10 | 5–0 | |||||
| 11 | 5 June 2024 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  Montserrat | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 8 June 2024 | FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize |  Belize | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 14 October 2024 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  French Guiana | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 14 | 6 June 2025 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  Guyana | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 13 November 2025 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  Honduras | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Real Estelí
Diriangén
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Top scorer: 2024
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2024[14]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2024[15]