| Intro | American soccer player | ||||
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From |
United States of America Germany |
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| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 12 May 1990, Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg | ||||
| Age: | 30 years | ||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||
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Alfredo Morales (born May 12, 1990) is a German-American soccer player currently playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Born to a naturalized Peruvian-born American father and a German mother, Morales has represented the United States internationally at the youth and senior levels.
Club career
His first steps he did at the famous club Borussia Pankow in the east of Berlin. In November 2008, Morales made his first match for the second team of Hertha BSC in the Regionalliga. In 2010, he was allowed to travel with the professional players to the summer training camp for first time, 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.
On May 17, 2013, Morales joined FC Ingolstadt on a two-year contract. 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. On May 16, 2018 Morales joined newly promoted Bundesliga team Fortuna Düsseldorf.
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. Morales was called up by the senior U.S. squad for the November 2011 European friendlies. 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.
Morales had considered playing for Peru since his father is from Chimbote, Peru. Sergio Markarián, then coach of the Peru national team, had shown interest in the German-born player. 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 switched with Joe Corona, as each squad that advanced to the knockout stage could make six changes from their roster.
Career statistics
- As of games played on November 11, 2019.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 3 | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nordost | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 82 | 11 | — | 82 | 11 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Totals | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5 | |
| Totals | 142 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 149 | 10 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Career totals | 265 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 270 | 12 | ||