Pablo Moreno

Pablo Moreno Taboada (born 3 May 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Girona FC, on loan from English club Manchester City.

For the Spanish cyclist, see Pablo Moreno (cyclist).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Taboada.
Pablo Moreno
Personal information
Full name Pablo Moreno Taboada[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002[2]
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Girona
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 16
Youth career
Ciudad de Granada
2013–2018 Barcelona
2018–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Juventus U23 1 (0)
2020– Manchester City 0 (0)
2020– → Girona (loan) 27 (2)
National team
2017–2018 Spain U16 6 (2)
2019 Spain U17 12 (3)
2019–2020 Spain U18 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2021

Club career

Juventus

On 27 July 2018, Moreno joined Italian club Juventus, after scoring more than 200 goals in 5 years for Barcelona youth teams.[3] He made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 on 18 November 2018 in a game against Pontedera as a 90th-minute substitute for Alessandro Di Pardo.[4]

Moreno made his first bench appearance for Juventus' senior squad on 17 March 2019 in a Serie A game against Genoa.[5]

Manchester City

On 30 June 2020, Manchester City agreed to sign Moreno on a four-year deal, and to swap him with Félix Correia.[6] On 18 September, he joined Girona in Segunda División on loan.[7]

Upon returning, Moreno made his Manchester City debut on 27 July 2021, featuring as a substitute in a 2–0 friendly win against Preston North End. On 31 August, he returned to Girona on a one-year loan deal.[8]

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  3. "Pablo Moreno è bianconero!" [Pablo Moreno is in black and white!] (Press release) (in Italian). Juventus. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 November 2018.
  5. "Genoa v Juventus game report". ESPN. 17 March 2019.
  6. "Manchester City sign Moreno from Juventus in swap deal for Correia". Goal.com. 30 June 2020.
  7. "El delantero Pablo Moreno, nueva incorporación del Girona FC" (Press release) (in Spanish). Girona. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. "Pablo Moreno continuarà una segona temporada al Girona" [Pablo Moreno will continue a second season at Girona] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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