Alberto Moreno
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alberto Moreno Pérez | ||
Date of birth | 5 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sevilla | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Sevilla B | 49 | (8) |
2012–2014 | Sevilla | 45 | (3) |
2014– | Liverpool | 4 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) |
2013– | Spain | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 13 September 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 31 May 2014 (UTC) |
Alberto Moreno Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβerto moˈɾeno ˈpeɾeθ]; born 5 July 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer, born in Seville who plays for Liverpool as a left back.
Club career
Sevilla
Born in Seville, Andalusia, Moreno came through the youth ranks at Sevilla FC, spending his first season as a senior with the reserves in the third division. On 8 April 2012 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming off the bench for Manu del Moral in the last minutes of a 0–1 away loss against Athletic Bilbao.[1]
In February 2013, Moreno was definitively promoted to the main squad.[2] On 4 October he renewed his link with the club, signing until 2018.[3]
On 20 October 2013 Moreno scored his first professional goal, netting the second in a 2–2 draw at Real Valladolid.[4]
Liverpool
On 12 August 2014, it was revealed, after a month and a half of negotiations, that Liverpool had agreed a £12 million deal with Sevilla for Moreno. He was subsequently withdrawn from Sevilla's matchday squad for their 2014 UEFA Super Cup match against Real Madrid at Cardiff City Stadium that evening.[5] He completed the transfer four days later,[6] and was given the number 18.
On 26 August 2014, Moreno made his Liverpool debut, in a league match against Manchester City, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-3 away loss.[7] He scored his first goal for the Reds on 31 August 2014, netting the last of a 3–0 away win against Tottenham Hotspur, after dispossessing Andros Townsend and sprinting 40 yards to goal in the 60th minute.[8][9]
International career
After playing for the Spanish under-21s in the 2013 UEFA European Championship, being first-choice as the tournament ended in conquest,[10][11] Moreno was called up to the main squad on 4 October 2013 for the last 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Georgia,[12] and he made his debut on the 15th, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 win in Albacete.[13]
Moreno was included in Vicente del Bosque's 30-man provisional list for the tournament in Brazil, but was one of seven players cut from the final squad.[14]
Statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sevilla | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
Total | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3 | |
Liverpool | 2014–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Career total | 48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 4 |
International
- As of 30 May 2014
Spain | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 2 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Sevilla
Country
- Spain U21
References
- ^ Llorente leads Leones to victory; ESPN FC, 8 April 2012
- ^ "Alberto Moreno reconoce que vive "en una pompa de jabón" en el primer equipo" (in Spanish). La Liga. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
{{cite web}}
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- ^ "Alberto Moreno: Liverpool agree £12m fee with Sevilla for defender". BBC. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Alberto Moreno completes £12m Liverpool move from Sevilla". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Winter, Henry (25 August 2014). "Manchester City 3 Liverpool 1: Stevan Jovetic and Sergio Agüero on target as Premier League champions secure win". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Alberto Moreno's first goal for Liverpool was spectacular". USA Sports Today. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Chris Myson (19 June 2013). "Euro Under-21 Team of the Tournament: Thiago & Isco star as Spain dominate". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Alberto Moreno se incorpora a la pretemporada tras ser campeón europeo sub-21" (in Spanish). Andalucia Información. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Vicente del Bosque recluta a cuatro del Atlético de Madrid" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Spain top Group I to clinch finals place". UEFA.com. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "World Cup 2014: Spain drop Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas". BBC Sport. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Alberto Moreno". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Alberto Moreno". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA.com. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile Template:Es icon
- Moreno.html Alberto Moreno at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alberto Moreno – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Seville
- Spanish footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Sevilla FC players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Spanish expatriates in England