Pablo Moreno

Pablo Moreno Taboada (born 3 May 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Marítimo.

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
Team information
Current team
 Marítimo
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2013 Ciudad de Granada
2013–2018 Barcelona
2018–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Juventus U23 1 (0)
2020–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2020–2022 → Girona (loan) 44 (3)
2022– Marítimo 14 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Spain U16 6 (2)
2018–2019 Spain U17 12 (3)
2019–2020 Spain U18 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2023

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]

Marítimo

On 29 July 2022, Moreno was joined Portuguese Primeira Liga team Marítimo on a permanent contract, with Manchester City retaining the option to re-sign him with a "buy-back clause" included in the deal.[9] Moreno made his Marítimo debut on 6 August, coming on as a late substitute in an away defeat to Porto on the opening day of the season.[10]

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.
  9. "Manchester City Youngster Pablo Moreno Is Set To Join Marítimo". Sports Illustrated. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. "FC Porto 5-1 Marítimo" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero.pt. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.


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