In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morelos and the second or maternal family name is Aviléz.
Alfredo Morelos
Morelos with Rangers in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Alfredo José Morelos Aviléz[1]
Date of birth
(1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth
Cereté, Colombia
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)
Striker
Team information
Current team
Santos
Number
30
Youth career
2011–2014
Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2014–2016
Independiente Medellín
12
(1)
2016
→ HJK (loan)
30
(16)
2016–2017
HJK
12
(11)
2017–2023
Rangers
178
(78)
2023–
Santos
16
(3)
International career‡
2013
Colombia U17
4
(0)
2015
Colombia U20
6
(0)
2018–2021
Colombia
11
(1)
Medal record
Representing Colombia
U-20 South American Championship
Runner-up
2015
Copa América
2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:06, 07 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:47, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
Alfredo José Morelos Aviléz (born 21 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Santos.
Morelos began his senior career with Independiente Medellín in his homeland before moving to Finland to play for Helsinki side HJK, initially on loan then permanently. In June 2017, he moved to Scotland to join Rangers, for a reported fee of £1m. Morelos currently holds the club record for most goals scored in European competitions with 29 goals.[3]
Morelos played youth international football for Colombia at under-17 and under-20 levels. He was a member of the under-20 team that were runners-up in the 2015 South American U-20 Championship. Morelos made his senior international debut for Colombia in 2018 and was part of the squad that finished third at the 2021 Copa América.
^"Alfredo Morelos sigue mostrando su estampa de goleador en Finlandia". El Heraldo (in Spanish). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^"Alfredo Morelos". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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Alfredo José Morelos Aviléz (born 21 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Santos...
half", although he was sent off early in the second half for a foul on AlfredoMorelos in the penalty box. In June 2020, Frimpong was voted Celtic's Young...
when he disallowed a goal scored by Rangers striker AlfredoMorelos when replays showed that Morelos had been fouled in the lead up to the goal. Former...
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finished the season with 18 goals in all competitions, tied (with AlfredoMorelos) as the club's top scorer for the season; with 13 of Windass' strikes...
player in European competitions (21), until his total was overtaken by AlfredoMorelos. McCoist is also third in the all-time appearance table for Rangers...
Sport. 14 September 2019. "Rangers: Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor and AlfredoMorelos to leave Ibrox". BBC Sport. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023. "Hoşgeldin...
alternative name for or invocation of the god Quetzalcoatl. "Morelos" is the last name of José María Morelos, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence. Saint Christopher...
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Retrieved 19 August 2021. Halliday, Stephen (19 August 2021). "How AlfredoMorelos dug Rangers out of a John Lundstram-sized hole in 1-0 win over Alashkert"...
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