Jairo Morillas
Spanish footballer
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Jairo Morillas Rivero (born 2 July 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club L'Hospitalet as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo Morillas Rivero | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Gilena, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | L'Hospitalet | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Sevilla C | 26 | (6) |
| 2010–2013 | Sevilla B | 38 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Espanyol B | 60 | (26) |
| 2014–2018 | Espanyol | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Girona (loan) | 24 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | → Numancia (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Badajoz | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Ebro | 19 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | CF Salamanca | 14 | (1) |
| 2022 | Cornellà | 13 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Hibernians | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Puente Genil | 24 | (12) |
| 2024–2025 | Ciudad de Lucena | 27 | (4) |
| 2025– | L'Hospitalet | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Gilena, Seville, Andalusia, Morillas graduated from Sevilla FC's youth setup, and made his debuts as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign in Tercera División, aged only 16. He was promoted to the reserves in 2010, spending several seasons in Segunda División B.
On 3 July 2013 Morillas signed a two-year deal with RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the B-side also in the third level.[1] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 31 August of the following year, replacing Paco Montañés in the 79th minute of a 1–2 home loss against his former side Sevilla.[2]
Morillas scored his first professional goal on 17 December, netting the game's winner in a home success against Deportivo Alavés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] On 8 July 2015 he signed a new three-year deal with the Pericos, until 2018,[4] and was loaned to Girona FC in Segunda División late in the month.[5]
On 6 July 2016, Jairo was loaned to CD Numancia also in the second level, for one year.[6] In April of the following year, he suffered an injury in the Achilles tendon, being sidelined for nearly a year.[7]
On 15 July 2018, Morillas signed with J1 League side V-Varen Nagasaki as a free agent after leaving Espanyol.[8]
On 30 January 2020, Morillas was announced at CD Ebro.[9]
On 29 January 2022, Morillas was announced at Cornellà.[10]
On 17 August 2022, Morillas was announced at Hibernians FC.[11]
