Santiago Morales (soccer)
American soccer player (born 2007)
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Santiago Morales (born February 9, 2007) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Inter Miami. Born in Spain, he is a United States youth international.
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Morales with Inter Miami in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Santiago Morales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 9, 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Dallas | |||
| –2023 | Inter Miami | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Inter Miami II | 42 | (6) |
| 2025– | Inter Miami | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | United States U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | United States U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2023 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | United States U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 1, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of September 14, 2024 | |||
Early life
Morales was born on February 9, 2007 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. The son of Argentine footballer Javier Morales, he has a younger brother.[2] Growing up, he regarded Spain international Andrés Iniesta and Argentina international Lionel Messi as his football idols.[3]
Club career
As a youth player, Morales joined the youth academy of American side FC Dallas. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of American side Inter Miami, helping the club's under-15 team win the 2022 MLS Next Cup before being promoted to the reserve team in 2023.[4] On 12 June 2023, he debuted for them during a 1-1 home loss on penalties to Toronto FC II in the league.[5]
