Rafael Morales
Personal information
Full name Rafael Humberto Morales de Leon
Date of birth (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988[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 221 (7)
International career
Guatemala U17[3]
Guatemala U20[4]
Guatemala U23[5]
2012– Guatemala 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 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
LeagueClubSeason AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Liga NacionalComunicaciones2011-20124150051466
2012-20134920000492
2013-20143920020412
Total Guatemala 1299007113610
Costa Rica League Cup Cup Total
LeagueClubSeason AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Costa Rican FPDSaprissa2014-20151403240212
Total Costa Rica 1403240212

International goals

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.[8]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 March 2016Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala United States1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 September 2016Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–09–32018 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 September 24, 2016.
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