Alberto del Moral | |
Fullname: | Alberto del Moral Saelices |
Birth Date: | 20 July 2000 |
Birth Place: | Villacañas, Spain |
Height: | 1.85m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Oviedo |
Youthyears1: | 2014–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Unión Adarve |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
Youthclubs2: | Villacañas |
Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
Youthclubs3: | Córdoba |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Years2: | 2019–2021 |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–2021 |
Caps3: | 19 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2021–2024 |
Caps4: | 95 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2022–2024 |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Alberto del Moral Saelices (born 20 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Oviedo.
Born in Villacañas, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, del Moral began his career with AD Unión Adarve[1] before joining hometown side CD Villacañas, where he featured with the first team in the Primera Autonómica Preferente.[2] He joined Córdoba CF's youth categories in 2017, aged 17, and made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 April 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División home loss against Betis Deportivo Balompié.
Del Moral started the 2020–21 season with the first team in Segunda División B, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 1 February 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[3] On 14 June, he moved to Villarreal CF's B-team also in the third level, on a three-year deal.[4]
Del Moral was a regular starter for the Yellow Submarine during the 2021–22 campaign, as the side achieved promotion to Segunda División. He made his professional debut with the B-side on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over Racing de Santander.[5]
On 30 October 2022, del Moral made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Dani Parejo in a 1–0 away loss against Athletic Bilbao.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 6 March of the following year, netting the B's winner in a 1–0 home success over Deportivo Alavés.
On 8 July 2024, del Moral signed a three-year contract with Real Oviedo in the second division.[6]