| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Javier Morante Rosas | ||
| Date of birth | June 1, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Vinces, Los Ríos, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Emelec | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2005 | Aucas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006– | Emelec | 26 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Eduardo Javier Morante Rosas (born 1 June 1987) is an Ecuadorian footballer. He currently plays as a defender, both as a center-back and as a right full-back, for Emelec in Serie A de Ecuador.
Morante came from Aucas's youth system. In 2006, he was transferred to Emelec, where he has played since. During his first three years with the "Electrics", he did not have many opportunity to showcase his abilities, having played only one match in each season from 2006 to 2009. With the arrival of Argentinean manager Jorge Sampaoli in 2010 he had his first serious opportunitties to demonstrate what he was capable of doing, and he did not disappoint, ever since Sampaoli gave him his first opportunity he never again left Emelec's first team sheet and has established himself as one of the leaders of the team's defense and is now considered to be one of the most promising young players in Ecuador.
His great performances with his club grabbed the attention of newly hired Ecuadorian National team manager, the Colombian Reynaldo Rueda who called Morante for two international friendly matches to be played in August 2010 against Mexico and Venezuela. Unfortunately Morante got injured the weekend before joining Ecuador's squad and couldn’t attend the call up.