Morata celebrates winning the 2013 Puskás Cup with Real Madrid Castilla He finished his first season as a senior with 14 league goals – joint top scorer in the squad with Joselu – but Castilla failed to gain promotion in the play-offs. On 13 February 2011, Morata scored the first hat-trick of his career, in a 7–1 victory against Deportivo Fabril. In this period Morata scored five goals in four matches with the reserves, while Emmanuel Adebayor was signed to replace Higuaín in the first team. He trains with us, but he has to continue learning with Castilla". Mourinho, however, rejected this, saying that "Morata is not yet ready to be a starter at Madrid. In January 2011, after Gonzalo Higuaín's injury, the Spanish media expected Morata to be his replacement in the main squad. Ten days later he made his first appearance in the Copa del Rey, again coming off the bench in the last few minutes. On 12 December 2010, Morata made his debut for the first team when he was brought on as a substitute for Ángel Di María in the 88th minute of a 3–1 La Liga win at Real Zaragoza. His Segunda División B debut came on 29 August in a 3–2 win against Coruxo, and he scored his first competitive goal in a 1–1 draw against Alcalá on 31 October. On 15 August 2010, Morata made his debut with Castilla in a friendly match with Alcorcón, scoring the only goal of the game. Later that month, first-team manager José Mourinho took Morata and four of his teammates on a preseason tour in the United States. In July 2010, after a successful season with the Juvenil A team, where he won two youth titles and scored 34 goals, he was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla, Real's reserve team. Morata signed for Real Madrid in 2008 from neighbouring Getafe after starting out at Atlético Madrid, and appeared for Real Madrid C while still a junior. He made his senior debut in 2014, and has represented Spain at UEFA Euro 2016, UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Ĭlub career Real Madrid Morata earned 34 caps for Spain at youth level, helping his country win the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. From 2020 to 2022, Morata had another spell at Juventus on loan, winning the Supercoppa Italiana before continuing at Atlético Madrid. In January 2019, he moved to Atlético Madrid on loan and joined the club permanently on 1 July 2020. After being bought back by Real Madrid for €30 million, he won a La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League in 2016–17 before joining Premier League club Chelsea in 2017 for a club record fee of around £60 million. After winning the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, he moved to Juventus for €20 million in 2014, winning the double of Serie A and the Coppa Italia in both of his seasons with the club. Morata began his career at Real Madrid, making his debut with the senior team in late 2010. Álvaro Borja Morata Martín (born 23 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:56, 18 June 2023 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:38, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
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