Rafael Morales (footballer, born 1988)

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Rafael Morales
Personal information
Full name Rafael Humberto Morales de Leon
Date of birth (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Jocotenango, Guatemala
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Comunicaciones
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2008 Antigua
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2014 Comunicaciones 147 (10)
2014–2015 Saprissa 17 (0)
2015– Comunicaciones 354 (15)
International career
Guatemala U17 [3]
Guatemala U20 [4]
Guatemala U23 [5]
2011–2019 Guatemala 22 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Rafael Humberto Morales de Leon (born 6 April 1988) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones.

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Club career

Comunicaciones (2008–2014 and 2015–present)

Morales began his career playing for Comunicaciones.

Saprissa (2014–2015)

Saprissa announced the signing of Morales in June 2014. [6] He scored his first goal in his debut against Mexican side León. [7]

Career statistics

CountryDomesticInternationalTotal
GuatemalaLeagueCupCupTotal
LeagueClubSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liga Nacional Comunicaciones 2011-2012 4150051466
2012-2013 4920000492
2013-2014 3920020412
TotalGuatemala1299007113610
Costa RicaLeagueCupCupTotal
LeagueClubSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Costa Rican FPD Saprissa 2014-2015 1403240212
TotalCosta Rica1403240212

International goals

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first. [8]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 March 2016 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, GuatemalaFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–02–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 September 2016Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, GuatemalaFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–09–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Comunicaciones
Saprissa

References

  1. ↑ FIFA.com
  2. ↑ "Rafael Morales". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "CONCACAF 2005 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying 2008". Issuu . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Oficial: Rafael Morales jugará en Deportivo Saprissa". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Rafa Morales debutó con gol Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Guatemala – Rafael Morales – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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