Alberto del Moral

Alberto del Moral Saelices (born 20 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Villarreal CF B.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Moral and the second or maternal family name is Saelices.
Alberto del Moral
Personal information
Full name Alberto del Moral Saelices
Date of birth (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000
Place of birth Villacañas, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Number 6
Youth career
2014–2015 Unión Adarve
2015–2017 Villacañas
2017–2019 Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Villacañas
2019–2021 Córdoba B 26 (0)
2020–2021 Córdoba 19 (2)
2021– Villarreal B 74 (1)
2022– Villarreal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2023

Club career

Born in Villacañas, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, del Moral began his career with AD Unión Adarve[1] before joining hometown side CD Villacañas, where he featured with the first team in the Primera Autonómica Preferente.[2] He joined Córdoba CF's youth categories in 2017, aged 17, and made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 April 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División home loss against Betis Deportivo Balompié.

Del Moral started the 2020–21 season with the first team in Segunda División B, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 1 February 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[3] On 14 June, he moved to Villarreal CF's B-team also in the third level, on a three-year deal.[4]

Del Moral was a regular starter for the Yellow Submarine during the 2021–22 campaign, as the side achieved promotion to Segunda División. He made his professional debut with the B-side on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over Racing de Santander.[5]

On 30 October 2022, del Moral made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Dani Parejo in a 1–0 away loss against Athletic Bilbao.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 6 March of the following year, netting the B's winner in a 1–0 home success over Deportivo Alavés.

References
  1. "Alberto del Moral: "Estoy con ganas de crecer y de aprender"" [Alberto del Moral: "I am eager to grow and to learn"] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. "Alberto del Moral, del CD Villacañas en Preferente a debutar con el Villarreal en Primera división" [Alberto del Moral, from CD Villacañas in Preferente to debut with Villarreal in Primera División] (in Spanish). ABC. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. "Alberto del Moral, renovado y con ficha del primer equipo" [Alberto del Moral, renewed and with a first team place] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. "Alberto del Moral joins Villarreal B". Villarreal CF. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. "La prolongación da un triunfo al Villarreal y mata al Racing" [The stoppage time gives a win to Villarreal and kills Racing] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.