Álvaro Morata

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Álvaro Morata
Morata playing for Juventus in 2021
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Borja Morata Martín[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s)
Striker
Team information
Current team
Atlético Madrid
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2007 Atlético Madrid
2007–2008 Getafe
2008–2010 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Real Madrid B 83 (45)
2010–2014 Real Madrid 37 (10)
2014–2016 Juventus 64 (15)
2016–2017 Real Madrid 26 (15)
2017–2020 Chelsea 47 (16)
2019–2020Atlético Madrid (loan) 49 (18)
2020– Atlético Madrid 61 (27)
2020–2022
Juventus
(loan)
67 (20)
International career
2009 Spain U17 6 (2)
2010 Spain U18 2 (3)
2010–2012 Spain U19 13 (11)
2013–2014 Spain U21 13 (13)
2014– Spain 69 (34)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2023 Netherlands
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2013 Israel Team
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2011 Romania Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:56, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Álvaro Borja Morata Martín (born 23 October 1992) is a Spanish professional

.

Morata began his career at La Liga club Real Madrid, making his debut with the senior team in late 2010. After winning the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, he moved to Serie A club Juventus for €20 million in 2014, winning the double of the domestic league and the Coppa Italia in both of his seasons with the club. After being bought back by Real Madrid for €30 million, he won a La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League in 2016–17, before joining Premier League club Chelsea in 2017 for a club record fee of around £60 million. In January 2019, Morata returned to Spain to join Atlético Madrid on loan, and joined the club permanently on 1 July 2020. From 2020 to 2022, Morata had another spell at Juventus on loan, winning the Supercoppa Italiana before continuing at Atlético Madrid.

Morata earned 34

Spain at youth level, helping his country win the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior debut in 2014, and has represented Spain at UEFA Euro 2016, UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup
.

Club career

Real Madrid

Morata signed for Real Madrid in 2008 from neighbouring Getafe after starting out at Atlético Madrid,[4][5] and appeared for Real Madrid C while still a junior.[6] In July 2010, after a successful season with the Juvenil A team, where he won two youth titles and scored 34 goals,[7] he was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla, Real's reserve team. Later that month, first-team manager José Mourinho took Morata and four of his teammates on a preseason tour in the United States.[8]

Morata training with Real Madrid in 2010

On 15 August 2010, Morata made his debut with Castilla in a friendly match with Alcorcón, scoring the only goal of the game.[9] His Segunda División B debut came on 29 August in a 3–2 win against Coruxo,[10] and he scored his first competitive goal in a 1–1 draw against Alcalá on 31 October.[11]

On 12 December 2010, Morata made his debut for the first team when he was brought on as a substitute for Ángel Di María in the 88th minute of a 3–1 La Liga win at Real Zaragoza.[12] Ten days later he made his first appearance in the Copa del Rey, again coming off the bench in the last few minutes. In January 2011, after Gonzalo Higuaín's injury, the Spanish media expected Morata to be his replacement in the main squad. Mourinho, however, rejected this, saying that "Morata is not yet ready to be a starter at Madrid. He trains with us, but he has to continue learning with Castilla".[13] In this period Morata scored five goals in four matches with the reserves,[14] while Emmanuel Adebayor was signed to replace Higuaín in the first team.[15]

On 13 February 2011, Morata scored the first

the play-offs.[17]

Morata celebrates winning the 2013 Puskás Cup with Real Madrid Castilla

Morata scored his first competitive goal with Real's first team on 11 November 2012, coming on in the 83rd minute and scoring the winner after just 60 seconds in a 2–1 away win against Levante.[18] In his first official start, at home against Rayo Vallecano on 17 February of the following year, he scored the opener after just three minutes, but was substituted before the half-hour mark to make room for Raúl Albiol, after Sergio Ramos was sent off in a 2–0 home victory.[19]

On 2 March 2013, Morata played the full 90 minutes of

assisting Karim Benzema to score the opener in an eventual 2–1 home win.[20] In the following season, he became a regular member of the first-team squad under new coach Carlo Ancelotti, but expressed a desire for more minutes during the January transfer window.[21]

On 18 March 2014, Morata scored his first goal in the

UEFA Champions League Final against Atlético Madrid, playing the last ten minutes of regular time and extra time after replacing Benzema.[24]

Juventus

Juventus
in 2014

On 19 July 2014,

On 5 October 2014, in a 3–2 home win against

Napoli in Doha, Qatar on 22 December, and scored in the penalty shoot-out which Juventus lost 5–6.[32]

On 28 January 2015, Morata played the last 13 minutes of the Coppa Italia fixture against Parma, and scored the game's only goal at the Stadio Ennio Tardini to qualify for the semi-finals.[33] The following month, at home against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, he scored the winner in the 43rd minute of the first leg;[34] he also started and found the net in the return match, helping Juve to a 3–0 win at the Westfalenstadion.[35]

On 7 April 2015, Morata was sent off for a foul on

the final against Barcelona in Berlin, he scored the equaliser early in the second half of a 1–3 loss.[40]

In early August 2015, Morata was ruled out for a month due to a soleus muscle tear in his left calf during training, and was sidelined for the 2015 Supercoppa Italiana.[41] In his second appearance after returning to action, on 15 September, he featured for 85 minutes and scored the winner in a 2–1 win at Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League group phase.[42] On 30 September, he scored to help defeat Sevilla 2–0 at the Juventus Stadium, his fifth goal in as many appearances in the competition to equal Alessandro Del Piero's record.[43] On 24 November, he was nominated for the UEFA Team of the Year.[44]

On 10 December 2015, Morata signed a contract extension until 2020.

A.C. Milan in Rome's Stadio Olimpico.[47]

Return to Real Madrid

On 21 June 2016, Real Madrid exercised their buy-back clause to re-sign Morata from Juventus for €30 million.[48] His first competitive appearance was on 9 August, as he started in a 3–2 win over fellow Spaniards Sevilla in the 2016 UEFA Super Cup, being replaced by Benzema after 62 minutes.[49] His first goal came in a 2–1 home win over Celta on 27 August.[50]

On 5 April 2017, Morata profited from manager Zinedine Zidane's rotations and scored three times in a 4–2 away win against Leganés to keep his team two points clear of Barcelona with a game in hand.[51] In spite of spending the vast majority of the season as backup to Benzema, he scored 15 league goals[52] as the club was crowned champions for the first time in five years.[53][54] He added three goals in nine appearances in the UEFA Champions League,[55][56][57] which Real Madrid won for the second successive year.[58]

Chelsea

2017–18 season

Morata playing for Chelsea in 2017

On 19 July 2017, Chelsea announced that they had agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Morata, for a reported club-record fee of around £60 million.[59] On 21 July, he passed his medical and officially became a Chelsea player.[60][61]

Morata made his competitive debut in the 2017 FA Community Shield match against Arsenal, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute as his team lost on penalties after drawing 1–1 in normal time, with Morata missing in the shoot-out.[62] On 12 August 2017, he scored and provided an assist for David Luiz in his first appearance in the Premier League, a 2–3 defeat at home to Burnley – his goal was a header in the 69th minute of the game to cut the deficit to 3–1.[63] On 23 September, he scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea in a 4–0 away win against Stoke City;[64] this made him the 17th Chelsea player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League.[65]

On 5 November 2017, Morata scored in the 1–0 home defeat of Manchester United, coached by his former boss Mourinho.[66] He took his league tally to ten goals on 26 December, helping Chelsea to a 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, also at Stamford Bridge.[67]

On 17 January 2018, Morata was sent off after picking up a booking for diving, then another seconds later for dissent, in a third round FA Cup replay win over Norwich City.[68] He finished his first year with 15 goals in all competitions, and the Blues finished fifth in the league table.[69]

2018–19 season

Morata opened his account for

MOL Vidi in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[71] A month later, he scored twice to help beat Crystal Palace 3–1 in a league fixture at home.[72]

Atlético Madrid

2018–19 season

Morata playing for Atlético Madrid in 2019

On 27 January 2019, Morata was transferred to Atlético Madrid on an 18-month loan deal.[73] He made his league debut on 3 February, in a 0–1 away loss against Real Betis.[74] He scored his first goal on 24 February, in a 2–0 home win over Villarreal.[75]

On 6 July 2019, Atlético Madrid confirmed the permanent signing of Morata from Chelsea and he would officially join the club on 1 July 2020,[76] for a fee around £58 million.[77]

2019–20 season

On 18 August 2019, Morata scored the only goal in Atlético Madrid's

extra time and scored the final goal of the game in a 3–2 away win, thus winning the tie 4–2 on aggregate, ensuring his team's qualification to the quarter-finals of the competition.[81]

Return to Juventus

Morata returned to Juventus on 22 September 2020, on a one-year loan worth €10 million, with an option for purchase at €45 million.

Crotone.[85] Morata scored a brace on 20 October, to help Juventus win 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Dynamo Kyiv away from home.[86] On 28 October, he had three goals disallowed for offside against Barcelona in a Champions League group stage game, which Juventus lost 2–0 at home.[87] On 20 January 2021, Morata won the Supercoppa Italiana, beating 2–0 Napoli in a match where he scored the second goal.[88]

On 15 June 2021, Morata's loan with Juventus was extended until 30 June 2022.[89] In the 2021–22 season, he scored nine goals in 35 Serie A appearances, as Juventus decided not to activate the buy option of €35m.[90]

Return to Atlético Madrid

In July 2022, Atlético Madrid confirmed that Morata would return to Madrid at the end of his loan spell at Juventus.[91] In the 2022–23 Champions League season, Atlético were eliminated from all European competitions as they finished last in the group,[92] in which Morata failed to score in his five matches in the competition. However, he scored 13 goals in the league,[93] his highest total goals at Atlético in La Liga.

On 28 August 2023, he scored a brace in a 7–0 win over Rayo Vallecano, contributing to Atlético's biggest away win in La Liga history.[94] On 24 September 2023, he scored a brace in a 3–1 victory over Real Madrid, his first La Liga goals against his former club.[95] On 3 January 2024, Morata scored a hat-trick against Girona in a 4–3 loss.[96]

International career

Youth

Morata playing for Spain U19 in 2010

Morata was selected to the Spain under-17 team for the 2009 U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, playing four matches and scoring two goals as Spain finished third.[97][98] Subsequently, he represented the under-19s at the Japan International Tournament,[99] helping Spain finish second behind the hosts.[100]

Morata was selected by Spain for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania, helping the national team win the tournament with six goals, the highest in the competition.[101] He made his debut with the under-21s at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Israel, scoring the only goal in each of the first two group games against Russia and Germany, in the 82nd and 86th minutes respectively.[102][103] He closed out a perfect group stage with his third goal, against the Netherlands in a 3–0 win.[104] Spain won the tournament, and he finished as the competition's top scorer.[105]

Senior

On 7 November 2014, Morata was called up to manager Vicente del Bosque's senior squad for matches against Belarus and Germany.[106] He made his debut against Belarus on the 15th, replacing Isco for the last ten minutes of a 3–0 win in Huelva for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[107] In the same competition, on 27 March 2015, he scored his first senior international goal, the only goal in a victory over Ukraine in Seville.[108]

Selected for the finals in France,[109] Morata started and scored a brace in a 3–0 group win against Turkey in Nice.[110] On 2 September 2017, coming off the bench in the 77th minute, he scored once to help the hosts defeat Italy 3–0 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[111]

On 21 May 2018, Morata was left out of Spain's 23-man squad for the World Cup finals, following what was described by The Guardian as "an indifferent season at Chelsea."[112]

On 24 May 2021, he was included in Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[113] On 19 June, In Spain's second group match of the tournament against Poland, Morata scored the opening goal in an eventual 1–1 draw.[114] Morata scored Spain's fourth goal of the Euro 2020 round of 16 in the 100th minute of the game against Croatia, resulting in a 5–3 victory on 28 June.[115] In the semi-finals against Italy, he came off the bench to score an equalising goal, which sent the match to extra-time and eventually to a penalty-shootout. Spain was eliminated after losing the shootout by 4–2,[116] in which his penalty was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma. However, his goal against Italy was his sixth in the European Championship, allowing him to become Spain's top scorer in the competition, overtaking Fernando Torres' former record of five goals in the competition.[117]

On 27 September 2022, he scored a goal in the 88th minute to secure a 1–0 victory over Portugal, which helped Spain to clinch top spot of their group in the Nations League A, and qualify to the competition's finals.[118] In November 2022, he was named in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[119] During the group stage, he scored a goal each in all three matches against Costa Rica, Germany and Japan, eqauling the same record for Spain by Telmo Zarra in 1950.[120]

In March 2023, Morata was named as captain of the Spain national team by head coach Luis de la Fuente for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifying matches.[121] In June 2023, he was selected in the final squad for the Nations League Finals,[122] which Spain won for the first time after defeating Croatia 5–4 on penalties following a goalless draw.[123]

Style of play

In his younger days, Morata was compared to Real Madrid and Spain's Fernando Morientes due to his playing style.[124] During his first season at Juventus he stood out for his pace, energy, physicality and work-rate on the pitch, while his technique, opportunism, heading ability and positional sense saw him score several crucial goals.[125][126][127][128] Despite this, Morata has been criticised for his inconsistency in front of goal and perceived poor mentality, most notably during his time at Chelsea.[129]

A versatile and well-rounded forward, Morata is capable of playing as a main

striker or linking up play between the lines, and has also played out wide on the wing
.

Personal life

Morata was born in Madrid.[130] He is son to Susana Martín and Alfonso Morata. His father is heavily involved in transfer negotiations alongside Morata's agent, Juanma López.[131]

In March 2014, Morata shaved off all of his hair in solidarity with sick children, saying "kids with cancer wanted to have my haircut but they couldn't, so I gave myself theirs."[132]

On 10 December 2016, he got engaged to his Italian girlfriend Alice Campello[133] and married in Venice on 17 June 2017.[134] Their twin sons Alessandro and Leonardo were born on 29 July 2018 and Morata changed his kit number at Chelsea from 9 to 29 to honour them. On 29 September 2020, the couple's third son Edoardo was born.[135] On 9 January 2023, the couple's first daughter Bella was born.[136]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid Castilla 2010–11[137] Segunda División B 26 14 2[c] 1 28 15
2011–12[138] 33 15 4[c] 3 37 18
2012–13[139] Segunda División 18 12 18 12
Total 77 41 6 4 83 45
Real Madrid 2010–11[140] La Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12[141] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13[142] 12 2 2 0 1[d] 0 0 0 15 2
2013–14[143] 23 8 6 0 5[d] 1 34 9
Total 37 10 9 0 6 1 0 0 52 11
Juventus 2014–15[144] Serie A 29 8 4 2 12[d] 5 1[e] 0 46 15
2015–16[145] 34 7 5 3 8[d] 2 0 0 47 12
Total 63 15 9 5 20 7 1 0 93 27
Real Madrid 2016–17[146] La Liga 26 15 5 2 9[d] 3 3[f] 0 43 20
Chelsea 2017–18[147] Premier League 31 11 6 2 3 1 7[d] 1 1[g] 0 48 15
2018–19[148] 16 5 1 2 2 0 4[h] 2 1[g] 0 24 9
Total 47 16 7 4 5 1 11 3 2 0 72 24
Atlético Madrid (loan) 2018–19[149] La Liga 15 6 0 0 2[d] 0 17 6
2019–20[150] 34 12 0 0 8[d] 3 2[i] 1 44 16
Total 49 18 0 0 10 3 2 1 61 22
Juventus (loan)
2020–21[151]
Serie A 32 11 3 2 8[d] 6 1[e] 1 44 20
2021–22[152]
35 9 5 1 7[d] 2 1[e] 0 48 12
Total 67 20 8 3 15 8 2 1 92 32
Atlético Madrid 2022–23[153] La Liga 36 13 4 2 5[d] 0 45 15
2023–24[154] 25 14 5 1 8[d] 5 1[i] 0 39 20
Total 61 27 9 3 13 5 1 0 84 35
Career total 427 161 47 17 5 1 84 30 17 6 580 215
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia and FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b c Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  6. ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ^ a b Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  9. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 19 November 2023[155]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain
2014 2 0
2015 4 1
2016 12 7
2017 5 5
2018 4 0
2019 6 4
2020 3 1
2021 14 5
2022 11 7
2023 8 4
Total 69 34
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Morata goal[155]
List of international goals scored by Álvaro Morata
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2015 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain 3  Ukraine 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2 1 June 2016 Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria 9  South Korea 4–0 6–1 Friendly
3 6–1
4 17 June 2016 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France 11  Turkey 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016
5 3–0
6 21 June 2016 Nouveau Stade, Bordeaux, France 12  Croatia 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016
7 5 September 2016 Reino de León, León, Spain 15  Liechtenstein 6–0 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 7–0
9 7 June 2017 Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain 20  Colombia 2–2 2–2 Friendly
10 2 September 2017 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 21  Italy 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 5 September 2017 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 22  Liechtenstein 2–0 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 6–0
13 11 November 2017 La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain 23  Costa Rica 2–0 5–0 Friendly
14 26 March 2019 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 29  Malta 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
15 2–0
16 10 June 2019 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 31  Sweden 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
17 15 November 2019
Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz
, Spain
32  Malta 1–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
18 17 November 2020 La Cartuja, Seville, Spain 36  Germany 1–0 6–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
19 25 March 2021 Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain 37  Greece 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 19 June 2021 La Cartuja, Seville, Spain 42  Poland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020
21 28 June 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 44  Croatia 4–3 5–3 (
a.e.t.
)
UEFA Euro 2020
22 6 July 2021 Wembley Stadium, London, England 46  Italy 1–1 1–1 (
a.e.t.)
2-4 (p
)
UEFA Euro 2020
23 14 November 2021 La Cartuja, Seville, Spain 50  Sweden 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 29 March 2022 Riazor, A Coruña, Spain 52  Iceland 1–0 5–0 Friendly
25 2–0
26 2 June 2022 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain 53  Portugal 1–0 1–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
27 27 September 2022 Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal 57  Portugal 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
28 23 November 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar 58  Costa Rica 7–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup
29 27 November 2022 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar 59  Germany 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
30 1 December 2022 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 60  Japan 1–0 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup
31 8 September 2023 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia 65  Georgia 1–0 7–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
32 4–0
33 5–1
34 12 October 2023 La Cartuja, Seville, Spain 67  Scotland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla

Real Madrid

Juventus

Chelsea

Spain U17

Spain U19

Spain U21

Spain

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2011[165]
  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Golden Boot: 2011[166]
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013[167]
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot: 2013[167]
  • UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15[168]

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