Luis Morán Sánchez (born 26 July 1987) is a Spanish professional

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who plays mainly as a

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Club career

Born in

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, and a product of local

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

's youth academy, Morán appeared once for its first team in 2006–07, with the club in the

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. In his first two full professional seasons, he scored four goals in 28 matches apiece. In 2008–09, with Sporting now in

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, Morán netted an historical goal in the last round against

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home ...

(2–1 home win), which guaranteed top-flight status for a further year. He repeated the same exact numbers the following campaign, being utilised mostly as a

by manager Manuel Preciado as opposed to his

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role in the reserves. Morán only made 15 league appearances in

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– six starts, 608 minutes, no goals – as the side once again remained in the top division. On 31 August 2012, after a short loan spell with

AEK Larnaca FC AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club also has a men' ...

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, Sporting announced he was leaving the club. On 31 January 2013, after spending several months without a team, Morán signed for second-tier

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División ...

until the end of the season. Safe for a very brief spell in his country with

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estad ...

, he then plied his trade in the Cypriot first and second divisions as well as the

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. Morán returned to his hometown in August 2017, with the 30-year-old joining

Marino de Luanco Club Marino de Luanco is a Spanish football team based in Luanco, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1931 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Miramar'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats. History Marino Luanco was founde ...

on a one-year deal. On 5 July 2019, after having been an essential unit as the team promoted from

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as runners-up under former

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international Oli, he renewed his contract.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Luis 1987 births Living people People from Gozón 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Asturias Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players Sporting de Gijón B players Sporting de Gijón players CD Mirandés footballers UD Logroñés players Marino de Luanco footballers Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players AEK Larnaca FC players Ermis Aradippou FC players Othellos Athienou FC players Football League (Greece) players Olympiacos Volos F.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece