Jorge Morel (footballer)

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morel and the second or maternal family name is Barrios.

Jorge Morel

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Emanuel Morel Barrios
Date of birth	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 27)
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)
2021	→ Lanús (loan)	20	(0)
2022	→ Estudiantes (loan)	45	(3)
2023	→ Adana Demirspor (loan)	12	(1)
2023–	Cerro Porteño	67	(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 as of 12 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:11, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

On 10 October 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]

Honours

Guarani

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2016 Clausura
• Copa Paraguay: 2018