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

CSD Comunicaciones (2008–2014 and 2015–present)

Morales began his career playing for Comunicaciones.

Deportivo 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.