Rafael Morales (footballer, born 1988)

Rafael Morales
Personal information
Full name Rafael Humberto Morales de Leon
Date of birth (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 36)[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
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Comunicaciones 147 (10)
2014–2015 Saprissa 17 (0)
2015– Comunicaciones 342 (14)
International career
Guatemala U17[3]
Guatemala U20[4]
Guatemala U23[5]
2011–2019 Guatemala 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 30 November 2024 (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.

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

Country Domestic International Total
Guatemala League Cup Cup Total
League Club Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liga Nacional Comunicaciones 2011-2012 41 5 0 0 5 1 46 6
2012-2013 49 2 0 0 0 0 49 2
2013-2014 39 2 0 0 2 0 41 2
Total Guatemala 129 9 0 0 7 1 136 10
Costa Rica League Cup Cup Total
League Club Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Costa Rican FPD Saprissa 2014-2015 14 0 3 2 4 0 21 2
Total Costa Rica 14 0 3 2 4 0 21 2

International goals

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.[8]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 March 2016 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  United States 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 7 September 2016 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 9–3 2018 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
  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.