Rafael Morales (footballer)

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Rafael Morales
Personal information
Full name Rafael Humberto Morales de Leon
Date of birth (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Jocotenango, Guatemala
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Comunicaciones
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Comunicaciones 147 (10)
2014–2015 Saprissa 17 (0)
2015– Comunicaciones 213 (7)
National team‡
Guatemala U17[2]
Guatemala U20[3]
[4]
2012– Guatemala 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2019

Rafael Humberto Morales de Leon (born 6 April 1988) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays 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.[5] He scored his first goal in his debut against Mexican side León.[6]

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.[7]
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. ^ "CONCACAF 2005 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying 2008". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ Oficial: Rafael Morales jugará en Deportivo Saprissa
  6. ^ Rafa Morales debutó con gol Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Guatemala – Rafael Morales – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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