Juan Jose Morales

Height:
6-1
Weight:
165
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Guatemala City, Guatemala
High School:
Montverde Academy

2012:

Contributed to an explosive Mercer offensive unit as a true freshman … Appeared in 16 games, including two starts … Collected three points on one goal and one assist … Ranked fourth on the team with 28 shots and tied for fourth with 12 shots on goal … Got his first collegiate start in Mercer’s 2012 season opener at No. 20 UAB (Aug. 24) … Assisted on Bears first goal in a 2-2 tie against Hartwick (Sept. 2) as part of the Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic Tournament … Scored lone goal of the season in a 4-0 home win over UNC-Asheville (Sept. 26) … Fired a career-high six shots in a 3-0 A-Sun Conference win over North Florida (Oct. 18) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

High School:

Four-year letterwinner at Montverde Academy under head coach Michael Potempa … Led his Montverde Academy team to a number two final ranking in the ESPN Rise Magazine PowerAde FAB-50 rankings … Was named Tournament MVP of both the Jesuit Invitational Holiday Tournament and the Berkeley Invitational Soccer Tournament … Scored 28 goals as a junior and topped that with a 32-goal season as a senior … Was also named the Bright House Network Central Florida Senior Student-Athlete of the Year.

Personal:

Son of Jose and Gina Morales … Born on 05/05/1993 in Guatemala City, Guatemala … Has an older brother Jose (31) and an older sister Marines (28) … Lists Alessandro Del Piero as his favorite athlete and How I Met Your Mother as his favorite TV show … Plans to major in engineering at Mercer.