| Junior Moreno | |
| Fullname: | Junior Leonardo Moreno Borrero |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | San Cristóbal, Venezuela |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Clubnumber: | 93 |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps1: | 43 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Clubs1: | Deportivo Lara |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps2: | 94 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Clubs2: | Zulia |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps3: | 98 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | D.C. United |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps4: | 56 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Clubs4: | FC Cincinnati |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam1: | Venezuela |
| Nationalcaps1: | 40 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 10:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:48, 22 November 2023 (UTC) |
Junior Leonardo Moreno Borrero (born 20 July 1993), is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hazem and the Venezuela national team as a midfielder.[1]
In June 2015, Moreno moved to Zulia FC from ACD Lara after a couple successful seasons [2] Moreno won the 2016 Copa Venezuela with Zulia. He was team captain for Zulia during his last season.[3]
On 2 January 2018, Moreno signed with MLS side D.C. United.[4] Moreno debuted for United on 3 March 2018, in a 1–1 tie against Orlando City. Moreno played 20 games and contributed 2 assists for United in 2018. Statistically, Moreno is considered one of the best defensive midfielders in MLS.[5] Moreno finished his 2019 season with 29 appearances, which he started in all of them, and provided 3 assists.
Moreno scored his first MLS goal in the 85th minute of the 3–1 win over Minnesota United on 29 September 2021.[6]
On 25 February 2022, FC Cincinnati signed Moreno for the 2022 MLS season with an option for 2023.[7]
On 10 February 2024, Moreno joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Hazem on a free transfer.[8]
Moreno was born in Venezuela, and is of Argentine descent. Moreno made his debut for the Venezuela national football team in a friendly 1–1 draw with the United States, wherein he assisted Venezuela's goal.[9] Moreno played in the 2019 Copa América for Venezuela.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| ACD Lara | 2012–13 | Venezuelan Primera División | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||
| Zulia | 2015 | Venezuelan Primera División | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 2 | |||||
| 2017 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 5 | |||
| D.C. United | 2018 | MLS | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 29 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 98 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 1 | |||
| FC Cincinnati | 2022 | MLS | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 291 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 327 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Moreno's goal tally first.[10]
Zulia F.C.
FC Cincinnati
Moreno's father, Carlos Horacio Moreno, is an Argentine former footballer and coach, and his brothers Carlos Moreno and Marcelo Moreno are also footballers.[12] In January 2020, Moreno received his green card.