Santiago Morales (soccer)

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Santiago Morales
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Morales with Inter Miami in 2025
Personal information
Full name Santiago Morales [1]
Date of birth (2007-02-09) February 9, 2007 (age 18) [1]
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Miami II
Number 81
Youth career
FC Dallas
–2023 Inter Miami
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Inter Miami II 32 (6)
International career‡
2022 United States U15 1 (0)
2022–2023 United States U16 6 (2)
2023 United States U17 3 (0)
2024– United States U18 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 20, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of September 14, 2024

Santiago Morales (born February 9, 2007) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Inter Miami II. Born in Spain, he is a United States youth international.

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Early life

Morales was born on February 9, 2007 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The son of Argentine footballer Javier Morales, he has a younger brother. [2] Growing up, he regarded Spain international Andrés Iniesta and Argentina international Lionel Messi as his football idols. [3]

Club career

As a youth player, Morales joined the youth academy of American side FC Dallas. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of American side Inter Miami, helping the club's under-15 team win the 2022 MLS Next Cup before being promoted to the reserve team in 2023. [4] On 12 June 2023, he debuted for them during a 1-1 home loss on penalties to Toronto FC II in the league. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Inter Miami CF (USA)" (PDF). FIFA. July 4, 2025. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Quién es Santi Morales, la joyita de padres argentinos que firmó con Inter Miami" [Who is Santi Morales, the little gem of Argentine parents who signed with Inter Miami] (in Spanish). Clarín. September 12, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Santiago Morales, el canario del Inter de Miami al que Messi saluda: "Es un sueño, pero si no estudio mis papás me retan"" [Santiago Morales, the Inter Miami Canary Islander whom Messi greets: "It's a dream, but if I don't study, my parents will scold me"] (in Spanish). Relevo. October 26, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Quién es el pibe de 17 años del Inter Miami que fue felicitado por Messi" [Who is the 17-year-old Inter Miami kid who was congratulated by Messi?] (in Spanish). Olé. January 19, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Santiago Morales at Soccerway
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