Alfredo Morales

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Alfredo Morales
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Morales with Hertha BSC in 2013
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Morales
Date of birth (1990-05-12) May 12, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Berlin, West Germany
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
San Jose Earthquakes
Number 6
Youth career
1994–1997 BSC Reinickendorf 21
1997–1999 Borussia Pankow
1999–2000 FC Concordia Wilhelmsruh
2000–2008 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2013 Hertha BSC II 82 (11)
2010–2013 Hertha BSC 20 (1)
2013–2018 FC Ingolstadt 142 (9)
2018–2021 Fortuna Düsseldorf 61 (2)
2021–2023 New York City FC 73 (0)
2024– San Jose Earthquakes 6 (0)
International career
2008–2009 United States U20 4 (0)
2012 United States U23 1 (0)
2013–2019 United States 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 19, 2019

Alfredo Morales (born May 12, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes. Born in Germany, he played for the United States national team.

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Club career

Morales took his first steps at Borussia Pankow in the east of Berlin. In November 2008, Morales played his first match for Hertha BSC II in the Regionalliga. In 2010, he was allowed to travel with the professional players to the summer training camp for first time, [2] though he could not make it to the squad. Due to injuries to Fanol Perdedaj and Raffael, however, he made his professional debut for Hertha's first team on December 5, 2010, in a match against 1860 Munich, which Hertha lost 0–1. [3]

On May 17, 2013, Morales joined FC Ingolstadt on a two-year contract. [4] Morales received a red card in the 80th minute of Ingolstadt's opening match against Erzgebirge Aue on July 19, 2013, after earning a spot in the starting XI. [5] On May 16, 2018, Morales joined newly promoted Bundesliga team Fortuna Düsseldorf. [6]

On April 7, 2021, Morales joined Major League Soccer club New York City FC on a three-year contract through the 2023 season with an option for 2024. [7]

International career

Morales was eligible to play for the United States through his father, who was born in Peru but is an American citizen and served in the U.S. military. [8] Morales was called up by the senior U.S. squad for the November 2011 European friendlies. [9] Morales made his first appearance for the national on January 29, 2013, in an international friendly against Canada, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.[ citation needed ]

Morales had considered playing for Peru since his father is from Chimbote, Peru. [10] Sergio Markarián, then coach of the Peru national team, had shown interest in the German-born player. [11] Morales was cap-tied to the United States on July 13, 2015, when he started against Panama in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The day after, however, he was replaced by Joe Corona on the roster, as each squad that advanced to the knockout stage could make six changes to their roster. [12]

Career statistics

As of games played on February 21, 2021 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha BSC II 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 4040
2009–10 264264
2010–11 263263
2011–12 161161
2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 103103
Total82118211
Hertha BSC 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 300030
2011–12 Bundesliga 8020100
2012–13 2. Bundesliga9110101
Total20130231
FC Ingolstadt 2013–14 2. Bundesliga32120341
2014–15 32210332
2015–16 Bundesliga24110251
2016–17 27110281
2017–18 2. Bundesliga27421295
Total14297114910
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2018–19 Bundesliga23130261
2019–20 24140282
2020–21 2. Bundesliga14020160
Total61290703
Career total3052319132424

Honors

New York City FC

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