Leandro Morgalla

Leandro Morgalla

Morgalla with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Biedenkopf, Germany [1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	VfL Bochum (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
Number	39
Youth career
	SpVgg Unterhaching
2014–2021	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	1860 Munich II	3	(0)
2022–2023	1860 Munich	42	(0)
2023–	Red Bull Salzburg	19	(0)
2023–2024	FC Liefering	5	(0)
2025–	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	2	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	Germany U18	5	(0)
2022–	Germany U19	5	(1)
2023–	Germany U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:28, 13 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:39, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Leandro Morgalla (born 13 September 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Club career

Having joined 1860 Munich's academy from SpVgg Unterhaching aged 10, ^[3] he made his first team debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–0 3. Liga win over Viktoria Köln. ^[4] On 23 June 2023, Morgalla signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, on a five-year deal and was initially assigned to play for FC Liefering. ^[5]

Morgalla made his European debut on 29 November 2023, during a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad, coming on as a half-time substitute for Strahinja Pavlović. ^[6]

On 26 May 2025, he returned to his native Germany and joined 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan for the 2025–26 season. ^[7]

International career

Morgalla represented Germany at under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1860 Munich II	2021–22	Bayernliga	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
1860 Munich	2021–22	3. Liga	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2022–23	3. Liga	31	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	—		—		44	0
Red Bull Salzburg	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	—		5	0
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	16	0	3	0	3 [b]	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		19	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	27	0
FC Liefering	2023–24	2. Liga	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2024–25	2. Liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
VfL Bochum (loan)	2025–26	2. Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			68	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	78	0

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. Leandro Morgalla at Soccerway
2. Leandro Morgalla at WorldFootball.net
3. sechzger.de, Redaktion (19 August 2021). "Leandro Morgalla - 16 Jahre alt, Spieler beim TSV 1860 München". sechzger.de. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
4. Germany, Abendzeitung (31 January 2022). "TSV 1860: Leandro Morgalla und Alexander Freitag feiern Drittliga-Debüt unter Köllner". www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
5. "New signing from 1860 Munich". RB Salzburg. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
6. "Real Sociedad v RB Salzburg game report". UEFA. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
7. "VfL leiht Leandro Morgalla aus" (in German). VfL Bochum. 26 May 2025.
8. "Leandro Morgalla » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

External links

• Leandro Morgalla at DFB (also available in German )
• Leandro Morgalla at kicker (in German)