| Manu Morlanes | |
| Full Name: | Manuel Morlanes Ariño |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Mallorca |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zaragoza |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Villarreal |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps1: | 41 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2017–2023 |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Almería (loan) |
| Caps4: | 36 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Espanyol (loan) |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Mallorca (loan) |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Mallorca |
| Caps7: | 35 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 June 2024 |
Manuel "Manu" Morlanes Ariño (born 12 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca.
Born in Zaragoza, Morlanes represented local Real Zaragoza as a youth before switching to Villarreal CF's academy in the summer of 2012.[1] He made his debut with the C-team in the 2015–16 Tercera División campaign.[2]
On 3 September 2016, Morlanes made his debut for the B-team in a 3–2 defeat against FC Barcelona B.[3] He suffered a knee injury during a match against CD Castellón in December,[4] returning to play in September 2017 in a 0–0 draw against UE Llagostera.[5]
Morlanes made his first-team debut on 8 December 2017, starting in a 1–0 defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv in UEFA Europa League.[6] The following 13 June, he renewed his contract until 2023.[7]
Morlanes made his La Liga debut on 18 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 home loss against Real Sociedad. Ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]
On 7 September 2020, Morlanes was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for one year, with a buyout clause.[9] After being a regular starter, Almería exercised the buyout clause on his contract, but Villarreal also activated the buy-back clause to retain the player.[10]
On 16 August 2021, Morlanes signed a new contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2026, and joined fellow top tier side RCD Espanyol on loan for the 2021–22 season.[11] Back to his parent club for the 2022–23 campaign, he featured rarely before moving to RCD Mallorca also in the top tier on 31 January 2023, also in a temporary deal.[12]
On 30 June 2023, Morlanes signed a permanent five-year deal with the Bermellones.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2015–16[14] | Tercera División | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Tercera División | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 2 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 27 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||||
| 2017–18[15] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Almería (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 157 | 6 | |||
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