Morata Alvaro
Álvaro Borja Morata Martín is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as striker and captains the Spain national team. Morata began his career at La Liga club Real Madrid, making his debut with the senior team in late 2010. After winning the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, he moved to Serie A club Juventus for €20 million in 2014, winning the double of the domestic league and the Coppa Italia in both of his seasons with the club. 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. In January 2019, Morata returned to Spain to join Atlético Madrid on loan, and joined the club permanently on 1 July 2020. From 2020 to 2022, Morata had another spell at Juventus on loan, winning the Supercoppa Italiana before continuing at Atlético Madrid. In 2024, Morata joined Serie A club AC Milan for a fee of €13 million. Subsequently in 2025, he joined Süper Lig club Galatasaray on loan. Morata earned 34 caps for Spain at youth level, helping his country win the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior debut in 2014, and has represented Spain at UEFA Euro 2016, Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and captained his team to victory at Euro 2024.
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On 19 July 2014, Juventus announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Morata, who signed a five-year deal for the fee of €20 million, with Real Madrid having the option to buy him back in the future. He made his debut in Serie A on 13 September, replacing Fernando Llorente for the final minute of a 2–0 home win against Udinese Calcio; two weeks later he again came on in place of his fellow Spaniard, and headed his first goal for his new club as it won 3–0 at Atalanta B.C..
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A striker, in his younger days, Morata was compared to Real Madrid and Spain’s Fernando Morientes due to his playing style. During his first season at Juventus he stood out for his pace, energy, physicality and work-rate on the pitch, while his technique, opportunism, heading ability and positional sense saw him score several crucial goals. Despite this, Morata has been criticised for his inconsistency in front of goal and perceived poor mentality, most notably during his time at Chelsea. He has also been praised for his leadership. Morata was born in Madrid.[150] He is son to Susana Martín and Alfonso Morata. His father is heavily involved in transfer negotiations alongside Morata’s agent, Juanma López. In March 2014, Morata shaved off all of his hair in solidarity with sick children, saying “kids with cancer wanted to have my haircut but they couldn’t, so I gave myself theirs.” Morata married his Italian girlfriend Alice Campello in Venice on 17 June 2017. They have four children: three sons, including twins, Alessandro (born 2018), Leonardo (born 2018), and Edoardo (born 2020); and a daughter, Bella (born 2023). In 2018, Morata changed his shirt number at Chelsea from 9 to 29 in honour of the 29 July birthday of his twin sons. Morata announced the couple’s separation on August 12, 2024 through an Instagram story. The couple reconciled in January 2025. During Spain’s celebrations of their Euro 2024 victory over England, Morata and teammate Rodri were filmed chanting “Gibraltar is Spanish”. The chants were labelled “rancid”, “discriminatory” and “hugely offensive to Gibraltarians” by the Government of Gibraltar, and led to an official complaint to UEFA by the Gibraltar Government and Gibraltar Football Association. After an investigation was opened on 19 July, Morata and Rodri were formally charged under Article 11 of UEFA on 23 July. The pair were given a one match ban.
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Morata returned to Juventus on 22 September 2020, on a one-year loan worth €10 million, with an option for purchase at €45 million. Juventus also reserve the right to extend the loan for a further year for another €10 million; in this case, the option for purchase is worth €35 million. He made his first appearance for the club since his return on 27 September, in a 2–2 away draw against Roma in Serie A. He scored his first goal for the club since his return on 17 October, in a 1–1 away draw to Crotone. Morata scored a brace on 20 October, to help Juventus win 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Dynamo Kyiv away from home. On 28 October, he had three goals disallowed for offside against Barcelona in a Champions League group stage game, which Juventus lost 2–0 at home.
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This shirt was issued for Alvaro Morata for the Champions League game between Malmö and Juventus which took place in Malmö, “Eleda Stadion”, on September 14th 2021. Juventus defeated Malmö 3-0 and Morata scored one of the three goals. Morata returned to Juventus on 22 September 2020, on a one-year loan worth €10 million, with an option for purchase at €45 million. Juventus also reserve the right to extend the loan for a further year for another €10 million; in this case, the option for purchase is worth €35 million. He made his first appearance for the club since his return on 27 September, in a 2–2 away draw against Roma in Serie A. He scored his first goal for the club since his return on 17 October, in a 1–1 away draw to Crotone. Morata scored a brace on 20 October, to help Juventus win 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Dynamo Kyiv away from home. On 28 October, he had three goals disallowed for offside against Barcelona in a Champions League group stage game, which Juventus lost 2–0 at home. On 20 January 2021, Morata won the Supercoppa Italiana, beating 2–0 Napoli in a match where he scored the second goal. On 15 June 2021, Morata’s loan with Juventus was extended until 30 June 2022.
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This shirt was issued for Alvaro Morata for the Serie A game between Milan and Genoa which took place in Milan, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium on December 14th 2024. This is a special shirt used by the team in this game and it was released by team’s supplier Puma to celebrate the A.C.Milan 125th Anniversary. The kit features a classic red and black striped design, using the club’s first crest (1899-1907). On 19 July 2024, Morata joined Serie A club AC Milan on a four-year contract with the option for a further season if he registers at least 20 goal contributions in the 2024–25 season. Before settling on a number 7 shirt, the same number he usually plays with in the national team, he considered choosing number 22 and even asked for permission from Kaká, although the number had been in use since his transfer to Real Madrid in 2009.[99] He made his debut for Milan on 17 August, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 2–2 draw against Torino. Later that year, on 5 November, he scored his first Champions League goal with Milan in a 3–1 away victory over his former club Real Madrid. On 2 February 2025, Morata joined Süper Lig club Galatasaray on loan until the end of the season.
