Jairo Morillas Rivero (born 2 July 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club L'Hospitalet as a striker.
Club career Born in Gilena, Seville, Andalusia, Morillas graduated from Sevilla FC's youth setup, and made his debuts as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign in Tercera División, aged only 16. He was promoted to the reserves in 2010, spending several seasons in Segunda División B.
On 3 July 2013 Morillas signed a two-year deal with RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the B-side also in the third level.Espanyol "B", firma Jairo Morillas (Espanyol "B", Jairo Morillas signs) ; esFutbol, 3 July 2013 He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 31 August of the following year, replacing Paco Montañés in the 79th minute of a 1–2 home loss against his former side Sevilla.El Sevilla impone su oficio ante el Espanyol (Sevilla imposes their skill against Espanyol); Marca, 31 August 2014
Morillas scored his first professional goal on 17 December, netting the game's winner in a home success against Deportivo Alavés, for the season's Copa del Rey.El Espanyol pasa sin forzar (Espanyol goes through without forcing it); Marca, 17 December 2014 On 8 July 2015 he signed a new three-year deal with the Pericos, until 2018,Jairo renova fins al 2018 (Jairo renews until 2018); RCD Espanyol, 8 July 2015 and was loaned to Girona FC in Segunda División late in the month.Jairo Morillas, cedit al Girona (Jairo Morillas, loaned to Girona); RCD Espanyol, 29 July 2015
On 6 July 2016, Jairo was loaned to CD Numancia also in the second level, for one year.Jairo Morillas, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia (Jairo Morillas, new player of C.D. Numancia); CD Numancia, 6 July 2016 In April of the following year, he suffered an injury in the Achilles tendon, being sidelined for nearly a year.Jairo: "Daría todo por jugar un minuto" (Jairo: "I would give everything to play a minute"); Diario AS, 22 March 2018
On 15 July 2018, Morillas signed with J1 League side V-Varen Nagasaki as a free agent after leaving Espanyol.
On 30 January 2020, Morillas was announced at CD Ebro.
On 29 January 2022, Morillas was announced at Cornellà.
On 17 August 2022, Morillas was announced at Hibernians FC.
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