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Tania Paola Morales Bazarte (born 22 December 1986), known as Tania Morales, is a former Mexican
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who last played as a midfielder in the
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and the
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. Internationally, she has represented Mexico's under-20 and
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teams. From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of
C. D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the Primera División de Méxic ...
, nicknamed the ''Chivas'' and the ''Rebaño Sagrado'', where she was the team's captain. In 2022 she was traded to
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where was also the captain. In 2023 she played with Queretaro. On 2 December 2023, Morales announced her retirement from football.


Club career

Tania Morales was born in
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
,
Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
on 22 December 1986. In 2017, Morales joined
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
and was chosen as captain of the team for the inaugural season of the
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. She scored seven goals and tallied two assists during the Apertura tournament. On 4 November 2017, Morales scored the first and only
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in the league. The ''Chivas'' won the league championship on 24 November 2017 after defeating
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in the second match of a two-match playoff. Morales had an assist in the victory. The matches drew record-setting crowds of 28,955 and 32,466 spectators. In the Clausura 2018 tournament Morales scored five goals. As of September 2020, Morales is the player who has made most appearances in Guadalajara history.


International career

Morales played for Mexico in the
2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national association football teams. Matches were held in four Moscow sta ...
contested in Russia, where the Mexican squad was eliminated at the group stage. Playing for the Mexican senior team, on 2 April 2008, Morales scored two goals in a match with Jamaica as Mexico competed unsuccessfully to qualify for the
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. At the
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, Morales played in all five matches as Mexico succeeded in qualifying for the
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the even ...
. At the Gold Cup, Morales was a substitute in the match against the
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on 5 November 2010 where Mexico won 2–1. U.S. Soccer called the match a "stunning upset" and the "biggest result in Mexican women's football history. Morales was a starter in a follow-up game with against the United States on 5 June 2011 which Mexico lost 0–1. However, Morales, although a member of the Mexican team, did not play in the
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the even ...
. On 27 November 2017, Morales was selected by the national team to participate in preparations for competing in the
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in 2018. She also played one match with the national team in the 2018 Turkish Women's Cup in March 2018.


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Club

;Guadalajara *
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: Apertura 2017


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Tania Morales
at C.D. Guadalajara Femenil {{DEFAULTSORT:Morales, Tania 1986 births Living people Mexican women's footballers Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Liga MX Femenil players C.D. Guadalajara (women) footballers Querétaro F.C. (women) footballers Mexico women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders 20th-century Mexican women 21st-century Mexican women