Amando Moreno

Amando Miguel Moreno Magaña (born September 10, 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for USL Championship club New Mexico United. Born in the United States, he represents the El Salvador national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Magaña.
Amando Moreno
Personal information
Full name Amando Miguel Moreno Magaña[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995
Place of birth Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2013 New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 New York Red Bulls 2 (0)
2014–2017 Tijuana 4 (0)
2017 → Dorados (loan) 7 (1)
2018 New York Red Bulls II 27 (10)
2019 Chicago Fire 7 (0)
2020– New Mexico United 79 (24)
International career‡
2012–2013 United States U18 8 (3)
2014–2015 United States U20 15 (2)
2021– El Salvador 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2021

Career

New York Red Bulls

Moreno joined the New York Red Bulls Academy in November 2009 and played for the under-15, under-16, and under-18 sides.[2] While playing for the under-16s Moreno scored 33 goals from 2010 to 2012.[2] He also played at Marlboro High School (New Jersey) for three years, but would forgo his senior season to join the Red Bulls Academy team.

Moreno signed his first professional contract for the New York Red Bulls on December 11, 2012.[2] He made his professional debut for the Red Bulls on March 10, 2013 against the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium coming on as a late substitute for Roy Miller in a match the Red Bulls lost 2–1.

Club Tijuana

Moreno announced his move to Club Tijuana in February 2014. After his previous contract expired, he rejected a new one with the New York Red Bulls and joined Club Tijuana.[3]

On April 16, 2016, Moreno made his Liga MX debut after coming on at the 86th minute in Tijuana's 2-1 loss to Monterrey. Prior to his debut, Moreno had appeared in 15 Copa MX games with Tijuana.[4] He scored his first goal with Tijuana on February 17, 2015 in a 2-2 draw with Zacatepec in Copa MX. [5] On March 3, 2015 he helped lead Tijuana to a 2-0 victory in Copa MX over Universidad de Guadalajara, scoring the final goal of the match.[6]

Moreno was an important player for Tijuana during the Apertura 2016 Copa MX. On July 19, 2016 he scored for Los Xolos in a 3-0 cup victory over Toluca.[7] On August 17, 2016 he scored the lone goal for Tijuana in a 1-1 draw with Lobos BUAP.[8]

Dorados de Sinaloa

Moreno was sent on loan to Dorados of Ascenso MX during June 2017.[9] On September 12, 2017 he scored his first goal for Dorados in a 2-1 victory over Universidad de Guadalajara in Copa MX.[10] On October 13, 2017 Moreno scored his first league goal for Dorados in a 2-1 loss to Cafetaleros de Tapachula.[11]

Return to Red Bulls

On January 10, 2018 it was announced that Moreno had returned to his first club signing with New York Red Bulls.[12] He was later waived by the Red Bulls, and signed to New York Red Bulls II on a USL contract.[13] On March 31, 2018 Moreno scored his first two goals for New York in a 5-2 victory over Charleston Battery, for his efforts he was named to the USL Team of the Week.[14] On October 27, 2018 Moreno scored the lone goal for New York in a 1-0 victory over FC Cincinnati, with the victory New York ended Cincinnati's record 24-game unbeaten run and advanced to the Eastern Conference Final for the third straight year.[15]

International

Moreno has represented the United States at the Under-18 level. He was eligible to represent Mexico, due to his father, or El Salvador, due to his mother.

U.S. U-20 MNT head coach Tab Ramos called up Moreno for the U-21 International National Teams Football Tournament from November 9–19 in Marbella, Spain.

Moreno was called up to the United States senior team for a May 2016 friendly against Puerto Rico.[16]

Moreno received a Salvadoran passport in June 2021 making him eligible for inclusion in the El Salvador National Team.[17] On July 1, 2021, Moreno was called up to El Salvador's 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.[18] He made his senior debut for La Selecta July 4, 2021, in a friendly match against Qatar.[19]

Honours

New York Red Bulls

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 November 2021[20]
Club Season League League cup Domestic cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New York Red Bulls 2013 MLS20001[lower-alpha 1]0 — 30
New York Red Bulls Reserves (loan) 2013 MLS Reserve League 11 1 — — — 11 1
Tijuana 2014–15 Liga MX00— 7[lower-alpha 2]2 — 72
2015–16 40— 10[lower-alpha 3]2 — 131
2016–17 00— 6[lower-alpha 4]2 — 62
Total 4000236 — 255
Dorados 2017–18 Ascenso MX71— 4[lower-alpha 5]1 — 112
New York Red Bulls II 2018 USL27103[lower-alpha 6]1— — 3011
Chicago Fire 2019 MLS 7 0 — 0 0 1[lower-alpha 7] 0 8 0
New Mexico United 2020 USL Championship 15 6 2[lower-alpha 8] 0 — — 17 6
2021 19 5 — — — 19 5
Total 34 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 11
Career total 922351287 1 012631
  1. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. Includes 3 appearances in Apertura 2014 Copa MX and 4 appearances in Clausura 2015 Copa MX
  3. Includes 6 appearances in Apertura 2015 Copa MX and 4 in Clausura 2016 Copa MX
  4. Includes 4 appearances in Apertura 2016 Copa MX and 3 appearances in Clausura 2017 Copa MX
  5. Appearances in Apertura 2017 Copa MX
  6. Appearance(s) in USL playoffs
  7. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  8. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

International
As of match played 14 October 2021[21]
National Team Year Apps Goals
El Salvador 2021 9 0
Total 9 0

References
  1. "Group A, 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup: El Salvador" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. "New York Signs Red Bulls Academy Players Santiago Castano and Amando Moreno". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  3. "Amando Moreno signs with Club Tijuana". mlssoccer.com. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  4. "Amando Moreno: "Sabía que me iba a llegar una oportunidad"". vavel.com (in Spanish). April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  5. "ATLÉTICO ZACATEPEC VS. TIJUANA 2 - 2". soccerway.com. February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  6. "TIJUANA VS. UNIVERSIDAD GUADALAJARA 2 - 0". soccerway.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. "Tijuana, Contundente Contra el Toluca". lacopamx.net (in Spanish). July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  8. "Tijuana Empató Con Lobos BUAP". lacopamx.net (in Spanish). August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  9. "El Draft del Ascenso mueve varias piezas en la Liga MX". marca.com (in Spanish). June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  10. "Dorados le Pegó a Leones Negros". lacopamx.net (in Spanish). September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  11. "Cafetaleros Superó a Dorados". ligamx.net (in Spanish). October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  12. "New York Red Bulls Sign Forward Amando Moreno". newyorkredbulls.com. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  13. "New York Red Bulls II Sign Amando Moreno". newyorkredbulls.com. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  14. "Amando Moreno Earns USL Team of the Week Nod; Evan Louro Named to Bench". newyorkredbulls.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  15. "Red Bulls II Stun FC Cincinnati, Advance to Eastern Conference Final". uslsoccer.com. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  16. "Green, Hyndman among Klinsmann's USMNT extras vs. Puerto Rico". si.com. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  17. Henriquez, Diego [@diegohv87] (June 4, 2021). "Este crack @Amando_moreno ya está un paso más cerca de la @LaSelecta_SLV" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. La Selecta [@LaSelecta_SLV] (July 1, 2021). "Convocatoria Oficial de nuestra #SelectaMayor para la @goldcup" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. "El Salvador vs. Qatar - Football Match Summary - July 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  20. "USA - A. Moreno". Soccerway. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  21. "El Salvador - A. Moreno - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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