Jorge Morel (footballer)

Jorge Morel
Personal information
Full name Jorge Emanuel Morel Barrios
Date of birth (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Cerro Porteño
Number 5
Youth career
Guaraní
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 Guaraní 145 (7)
2021Lanús (loan) 20 (0)
2022Estudiantes (loan) 45 (3)
2023Adana Demirspor (loan) 12 (1)
2023– Cerro Porteño 40 (3)
International career
2015 Paraguay U17 10 (2)
2017 Paraguay U20 4 (0)
2019– Paraguay 9 (0)
2020– Paraguay U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:11, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Jorge Emanuel Morel Barrios (born 22 January 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.[1]

On October 10, 2019, Morel made his debut for the Paraguay national team in a 1–0 loss against Slovakia. On making his debut, Morel said in an interview “Every achievement I get marks something in my life, but debuting in the senior team so far is the best. I am very happy to accomplish this at such a young age.” [2]

  1. ^ Jorge Morel at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Jorge Morel's 14,000 Mile Trip for a Paraguay Debut and a Quarter Final with Guarani". 29 October 2019.