Alberto del Moral
Spanish footballer
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Alberto del Moral Saelices (born 20 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto del Moral Saelices | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Villacañas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Unión Adarve | ||
| 2015–2017 | Villacañas | ||
| 2017–2019 | Córdoba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Villacañas | ||
| 2019–2021 | Córdoba B | 26 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Córdoba | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Villarreal B | 95 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Oviedo | 12 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Córdoba (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2026– | Hajduk Split | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Club career
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] The following 15 January, he returned to Córdoba on a six-month loan deal,[7] and the loan was renewed for a further year on 1 August.[8]
On 27 June 2026, del Moral terminated his link with the Carbayones,[9] and moved abroad to join Croatian side HNK Hajduk Split the following day.[10]