Luis Morales (footballer)
Spanish footballer (born 2005)
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Luis Morales Arboleda (born 16 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for UD Almería B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Morales Arboleda | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Granada, Spain | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almería B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Atlético Monachil | ||
| 2014–2015 | Monachil | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ciudad Granada | ||
| 2017–2021 | Granada | ||
| 2021 | Atlético Monachil | ||
| 2021–2022 | Betis | ||
| 2022–2023 | Calavera | ||
| 2023 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Cádiz B | 44 | (6) |
| 2024–2025 | Cádiz | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Atlético Sanluqueño | 10 | (1) |
| 2026 | Melilla | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Almería B | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Granada, Andalusia, Morales played for CA Monachil (two stints), UD Monachil, CD Atlético Ciudad de Granada, Granada CF and Real Betis as a youth. On 5 December 2023, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Cádiz CF, and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda Federación.[1]
Morales made his senior debut on 7 January 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 home win over FC La Unión Atlético.[2] He scored his first goal on 3 March, netting the B's opener in a 3–0 home win over Racing Cartagena Mar Menor FC.[3]
Morales made his first team debut with the Submarino Amarillo on 4 December 2024, replacing Álex Fernández in a 1–0 home loss to CD Eldense, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] The following 23 July, he moved to Primera Federación side Atlético Sanluqueño CF on a two-year deal.[5]
On 20 January 2026, after being mainly a backup option, Morales moved to UD Melilla in the fourth division on a six-month contract.[6] In July, he moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B in Tercera Federación.