Jairo Morillas

Jairo Morillas Rivero (born 2 July 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hibernians as a striker.

Jairo Morillas
Personal information
Full name Jairo Morillas Rivero
Date of birth (1993-07-02) 2 July 1993
Place of birth Gilena, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hibernians
Number 9
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Sevilla C 26 (6)
2010–2013 Sevilla B 38 (7)
2013–2015 Espanyol B 60 (26)
2014–2018 Espanyol 3 (0)
2015–2016 → Girona (loan) 24 (6)
2016–2017 → Numancia (loan) 18 (2)
2018–2019 V-Varen Nagasaki 2 (0)
2019–2020 Badajoz 10 (1)
2020–2021 Ebro 19 (3)
2021–2022 CF Salamanca 14 (1)
2022 UE Cornellà 13 (2)
2022– Hibernians 13 (0)
International career
2011 Spain U18 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:04, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morillas and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

Club career

Born in Gilena, Seville, Andalusia, Morillas graduated from Sevilla FC's youth setup, and made his debuts as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign in Tercera División, aged only 16. He was promoted to the reserves in 2010, spending several seasons in Segunda División B.

On 3 July 2013 Morillas signed a two-year deal with RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the B-side also in the third level.[1] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 31 August of the following year, replacing Paco Montañés in the 79th minute of a 1–2 home loss against his former side Sevilla.[2]

Morillas scored his first professional goal on 17 December, netting the game's winner in a home success against Deportivo Alavés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] On 8 July 2015 he signed a new three-year deal with the Pericos, until 2018,[4] and was loaned to Girona FC in Segunda División late in the month.[5]

On 6 July 2016, Jairo was loaned to CD Numancia also in the second level, for one year.[6] In April of the following year, he suffered an injury in the Achilles tendon, being sidelined for nearly a year.[7]

On 15 July 2018, Morillas signed with J1 League side V-Varen Nagasaki as a free agent after leaving Espanyol.[8]

References
  1. Espanyol "B", firma Jairo Morillas (Espanyol "B", Jairo Morillas signs); esFutbol, 3 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. El Sevilla impone su oficio ante el Espanyol (Sevilla imposes their skill against Espanyol); Marca, 31 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. El Espanyol pasa sin forzar (Espanyol goes through without forcing it); Marca, 17 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Jairo renova fins al 2018 (Jairo renews until 2018); RCD Espanyol, 8 July 2015 (in Catalan)
  5. Jairo Morillas, cedit al Girona (Jairo Morillas, loaned to Girona); RCD Espanyol, 29 July 2015 (in Catalan)
  6. Jairo Morillas, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia (Jairo Morillas, new player of C.D. Numancia); CD Numancia, 6 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. Jairo: "Daría todo por jugar un minuto" (Jairo: "I would give everything to play a minute"); Diario AS, 22 March 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. ハイロ　モリージャス選手　完全移籍加入のお知らせ [Jairo Morillas completes transfer to V-Varen Nagasaki] (in Japanese). V-Varen Nagasaki. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.


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