Alfredo Morelos

Alfredo Morelos
Personal information
Full name Alfredo José Morelos Aviléz
Date of birth (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996
Place of birth Cereté, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Independiente Medellín
Number 11
Youth career
Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Independiente Medellín 12 (1)
2016 → HJK Helsinki (loan) 30 (16)
National team‡
2013 Colombia U17 4 (0)
2014– Colombia U20 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2016

Alfredo Morelos (born 21 June 1996) is a Colombian football player currently playing for Independiente Medellín.

After starting his career at Independiente Medellín, Morelos made his way through the youth team and progressed to the first team. Despite being young, Morelos, nevertheless, earned a nickname of 'Goleador', due to his scoring form.[1]

Club career

Club

Morelos began his career at Independiente Medellín when he first joined in 2011 and was soon promoted to the first team by then Manager Hernán Darío Gómez,[2] where he made his Independiente Medellín debut, in a 3–0 win over Rionegro Águilas in the Categoría Primera A on 1 September 2014.[3] It came three days on 28 August 2014 before when he scored, in a 1–1 draw against Envigado.[4] Five days later on 6 September 2014, Morelos scored his first Independiente Medellín goal, in a 3–2 win over Fortaleza.[5] He went on to finish the 2014 season, making fourteen appearances and scoring six times in all competitions, where he scored four more goals in the Cup against Leones,[6] Jaguares de Córdoba (twice)[7] and Envigado.[8]

HJK (loan)

After making eleven appearances in all competitions in the 2015 season, it was reported from a Colombian media that Morelos was linked with a move to a European side, which turned out to be HJK[9] and then on 5 February 2016, HJK announced the signing of Morelos on loan, with an option of buying the striker on a permanent basis.[1][10]

Morelos made an immediate impact on his debut four days later in the League Cup, coming as a substitute in the Stadin derby against HIFK and scored the equalizing goal at the 90th minute to make the game 3-3.[11] A week later on 18 February 2016, Morelos scored a brace in the League Cup once again, in a 2–2 draw against Inter Turku.[12] Morelos also made an impact in the league and started the season well when he scored four goals in the first six matches against VPS,[13] RoPS,[14] SJK[15] and AC Kajaani (twice).[16] After scoring against HIFK,[17] Morelos scored his first hat–trick of his HJK career in the Suomen Cup, in a 4–1 win over KuPS on 15 June 2016,[18] followed up scoring in a 3–1 win over SJK three days later.[19] Five days later, on 23 June 2016, he scored in the semi–final of the Soumi Cup, in a 3–0 win over Lahti to send them through to the final.[20]

Elsewhere, in the UEFA Europa League Qualifier, Morelos scored three goals in six UEFA Europa League appearance against Atlantas,[21] Beroe Stara Zagora[22] and IFK Göteborg (twice),[23] all of which were first leg. He then scored four more league goals by August against PK-35 Vantaa,[24] FC Lahti,[25] KuPS (twice)[26] and scored against them for the second time in another encounter weeks later on 28 August 2016.[27] After scoring six goals in seven competitions, including the final against SJK (though the club lost 5–4 in the penalty shoot–out), Morelos was named September Player of the Month.[28] Moreolos scored once during the last month of the season against title challenger, IFK Mariehamn, on 14 October 2016.[29] However, he were unable to help the club win the league after IFK Mariehamn won it on the last game of the season.

After finishing the 2016 season, which saw him scored thirty goals and making forty–three appearance in all competitions,[30] Morelos was awarded the league’s best player of the year.[31] Despite rumoured to join HJK on a permanent basis,[32] Morelos, however, stated he received offers from clubs around the world, such as Mexico, Germany, Spain and Belgium, due to his impressive performance at HJK.[33]

International career

Morelos was called up by Colombia U17 for the first time in July 2012[34] and made his Colombia U17 debut in a 0–0 draw against Paraguay U17 on 2 April 2013[35] and went on to make four appearance for the U17 side.

In September 2014, Morelos was called up by Colombia U20 for the first time[36] and made his Colombia U20 debut on 16 January 2015, in a 1–0 loss against Uruguay U20.[37] Morelos was in the Colombia U20 squad when he finished second in the South American Youth Football Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2016[38]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente Medellín 2014 Liga Águila 6185---146
2015 6050---110
Total 121135------256
HJK (loan) 2016 Veikkausliiga 3016473364-4330
Career total 421717123364--6836

Personal life

Born in Cereté, Colombia, Morelos lived with his sisters, his parents and his grandmother, but after joining Independiente Medellín, Morelos had to live away from his families.[2] Morelos said in an interview with AS.com that he is a Christian and is married with his wife.[39] While in Finland, Morelos said though it was tough to adapt to the country, he revealed his family, however, did not follow his suit, preferring to stay in his home country and that he had to travel to Colombia every week to be with them.[39] Morelos also revealed that it was his father who got him into football, which led him to scoring goals.[39]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kolumbialainen hyökkääjä lainasopimuksella Klubiin" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga Official Website. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Alfredo Morelos es un goleador de raza". El Colombiano. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ↑ ""Poderoso" triunfo ante Las Águilas Doradas de Pereira" (in Spanish). Minuto30.com. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Envigado 1 – DIM 1… Goles juveniles de Mateo Cardona y Alfredo Morelos" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alerta Roja! El DIM llegó a su cuarta victoria consecutiva con el 2-3 a Fortaleza" (in Spanish). Gol Caracol TV. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Santa Fe, Medellín, Chicó y Tolima mandan en sus grupos tras novena fecha" (in Spanish). Gol Caracol TV. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Alegría roja, desazón verde" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "DIM 2 – Envigado 0, goles de Morelos y Yorleys Mena…. Asistencia: 32.344 espectadores" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kolumbian U20-kärki yhdistetty HJK:hon – vuoden lainasopimus tehty?" (in Finnish). Suomi Futis. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Alfredo Morelos lainasopimuksella Klubiin". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "HJK nousi tasoihin Stadin derbyssa (HJK-HIFK 3-3)" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga Official Website. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "HJK nousi ahdingosta tasapeliin (FC Inter–HJK 2-2)" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga Official Website. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "HJK:n hyökkäys liian väkevä pala VPS:lle" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "HJK ja RoPS pistejakoon – IFK Mariehamn kaatoi mestari SJK:n" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "HJK nousi sarjakärkeen ja HIFK pelastautui tasapeliin dramaattisella kierroksella" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "HJK nära chockuttåg i cupen – förlängning mot division 2-lag" (in Swedish). YLE Sporten. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Helsingin derbyssä maalit tehtiin 12 minuutissa – HIFK hukkasi tasoituspaikat" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Morelos HJK:n sankarina Kuopiossa" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga Official Website. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "HJK oli tyly juhlavieras SJK:n uudella stadionilla" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "SJK ja HJK jyräsivät Suomen Cupin finaaliin" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "HJK-tykki Morelos iski kahdesti – HJK:lle makea voitto Liettuasta" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "HJK:n maalitykki osui - Klubille arvokas vierasmaali eurokentillä" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "HJK herkutteli vierasmaaleilla Eurooppa-liigassa – komea voitto Göteborgista!" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  24. ↑ "HJK jyräsi PK-35 Vantaan ja meni sarjakärkeen – näin sunnuntain Veikkausliiga-kierroksella pelattiin" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  25. ↑ "Sinivalkoinen pyörremyrsky Töölössä – vantaalaiset myrskynsilmässä" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  26. ↑ "HJK romahti päätösminuuteilla" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  27. ↑ "Morelos laukoi HJK:n takaisin liigakärkeen" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  28. ↑ "HJK:n Morelos kuukauden pelaajaksi" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga Official Website. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  29. ↑ "IFK Mariehamn jatkaa mestaruusjahdin kärjessä" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  30. ↑ ""Tengo características parecidas a las de Falcao y Ronaldo", Alfredo Morelos". Publim Metro. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  31. ↑ "Alfredo Morelos Veikkausliigan paras hyökkääjä". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  32. ↑ "HS: HJK nära att betala rekordsumma för Morelos" (in Finnish). YLE Sporten. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  33. ↑ ""Hay varias ofertas de Alemania, Bélgica, España y México": Alfredo Morelos" (in Spanish). Gol Caracol TV. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  34. ↑ "Colombia Sub-17 escogió Bogotá para un nuevo ciclo de trabajo" (in Spanish). Gol Carcol TV. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  35. ↑ "Colombia debutó en el Sudamericano Sub-17 con empate 1-1 ante Paraguay" (in Spanish). Gol Caracol TV. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  36. ↑ "Selección Colombia Sub-20 definió su grupo de viajeros a Chile" (in Spanish). Gol Carcol TV. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  37. ↑ "1-0: Colombia perdió su primer examen del Sudamericano Sub-20 con Uruguay" (in Spanish). Gol Caracol TV. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  38. ↑ "A.Morelos". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  39. 1 2 3 "Morelos y sus 30 goles en 2016: "La idea es superar a Cristiano"" (in Spanish). AS.com. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

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