Júnior Morales | |
Fullname: | Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga |
Birth Date: | 23 March 1978 |
Birth Place: | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
Currentclub: | Atlético Choloma |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1999–2001 |
Clubs1: | Real España |
Caps1: | 31 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2002 |
Clubs2: | Platense |
Years3: | 2003–2005 |
Clubs3: | Real España |
Years4: | 2006 |
Clubs4: | Broncos UNAH |
Years5: | 2006 |
Clubs5: | Atlético Olanchano |
Years6: | 2007 |
Clubs6: | Hispano |
Years7: | 2007 |
Clubs7: | Deportes Savio |
Caps7: | 14 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2008 |
Clubs8: | Platense |
Caps8: | 25 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2009 |
Clubs9: | Vida |
Caps9: | 15 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs10: | Deportes Savio |
Caps10: | 16 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Years11: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs11: | Victoria |
Goals11: | 0 |
Years12: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs12: | Deportes Savio |
Caps12: | 3 |
Goals12: | 0 |
Years13: | 2012–2014 |
Clubs13: | Atlético Choloma |
Years14: | 2014– |
Clubs14: | KRC Genk |
Nationalyears1: | 2001–2005 |
Nationalteam1: | Honduras |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 22 August 2011 |
Ntupdate: | 20 August 2011 |
Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga (born 23 March 1978) is a Honduran footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma.
A much-travelled goalkeeper, Morales played for several clubs before joining Platense for the 2008 Clausura championship. In October 2008, Morales was dismissed by Platense during the 2008 Apertura season.[1] At the end of 2008 he joined Vida[2] but in May 2009, the club announced Morales would leave the club.[3]
On 1 July 2010, Júnior Morales moved to Victoria replacing John Bodden, who moved to Necaxa, signing a one-year contract.[4]
On 21 August 2010, Morales made his domestic league debut with Victoria in a 1–1 in the Clásico Ceibeño against Vida.[5]
Morales made his debut for Honduras in a March 2001 friendly match against Peru and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup,[6] as well as at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international was a September 2005 friendly match against Japan.
Morales is married to Katherine and the couple have two children, Pedro and Katherine. Morales has two other kids named Junior Alexander y Daniel Alejandro..[8]