Club_career Álvaro_Morata




1 club career

1.1 real madrid
1.2 juventus
1.3 return real madrid
1.4 chelsea





club career
real madrid

born in madrid, morata signed real madrid in 2008 neighbouring getafe cf after starting out @ atlético madrid, finishing formation 2 years later starting appearing real madrid c still junior. in july 2010, after successful season juvenil team won 2 youth titles , scored 34 goals, promoted real madrid castilla; later month, first-team coach josé mourinho took player alongside 4 teammates preseason tour in united states.



morata training real madrid in 2010


on 15 august 2010, morata made debut castilla in friendly match ad alcorcón, scoring goal of game. segunda división b debut came on 29 august in 3–2 win against coruxo fc, , netted first official goal in 1–1 draw against rsd alcalá, on 31 october.


on 12 december 2010, morata made debut first team when brought on substitute Ángel di maría in 88th minute of 3–1 la liga win @ real zaragoza. ten days later first appeared in copa del rey, coming bench in last minutes. in january 2011, after gonzalo higuaín s injury, spanish media appointed him replacement in main squad. however, mourinho discarded option saying s not prepared in starting lineup of real madrid. needs grow , finish formation castilla ; in period of time scored 5 goals in 4 matches reserves, while emmanuel adebayor being signed fit missing striker in first team.


on 13 february 2011, morata scored first hat-trick of career, in 7–1 victory against deportivo de la coruña b. finished first season senior 14 league goals – squad best alongside joselu – castilla failed gain promotion in playoffs.



morata celebrates winning 2013 puskás cup real madrid castilla


morata scored first official goal real s main squad on 11 november 2012, entering field in 83rd minute of away fixture against levante ud , netting 2–1 winner after 60 seconds. in first-ever official start, @ home against rayo vallecano on 17 february of following year, scored opener after 3 minutes, removed pitch before half-hour mark make room raúl albiol after sergio ramos sent off in 2–0 home success.


on 2 march 2013, morata played full 90 minutes in el clásico against fc barcelona, assisting karim benzema scored opener in eventual 2–1 home win. in following season, became regular member of first-team squad under new coach carlo ancelotti, expressed desire more minutes during winter market.


on 18 march 2014, morata scored first goal in uefa champions league, closing scoreline in 3–1 win on fc schalke 04 @ santiago bernabéu stadium round-of-16. on 17 may, in last game of league campaign, netted 2 late goals against rcd espanyol 3–1 home success , tally 8 in competition; featured in club s victory in final of champions league against atlético madrid, playing last ten minutes of regular time , time after replacing benzema.


juventus

morata juventus in 2014


on 19 july 2014, juventus f.c. announced had reached agreement transfer of morata, signed five-year deal fee of €20 million, real madrid having option buy him in future. made debut in serie on 13 september, replacing fernando llorente final minute of 2–0 home win against udinese calcio; 2 weeks later again came on in place of compatriot, , headed first goal new club won 3–0 @ atalanta bc.


on 5 october 2014, against a.s. roma, morata came on substitute , sent off foul on kostas manolas, himself received marching orders retaliating. juventus won home fixture 3–2. on 9 november scored twice 7–0 home demolition of parma fc, llorente – whom replaced after 71 minutes – adding further 2 scoreline; came on final ten minutes of supercoppa italiana against s.s.c. napoli in doha, qatar on 22 december, , scored in penalty shoot-out in 5–6 loss.


on 28 january 2015, morata played last 13 minutes of coppa italia fixture against parma, , scored game s goal @ stadio ennio tardini qualify team semi-finals. following month, @ home against borussia dortmund champions league s round-of-16, scored 2–1 winner in 43rd minute of first leg; started , found net in return match, helping 3–0 success @ westfalenstadion.


on 7 april 2015, morata sent off foul on alessandro diamanti juventus defeated acf fiorentina in cup semi-finals, missing final. 1 week later, won penalty in first leg of champions league quarter-finals against monaco fc, later converted arturo vidal eventual 1–0 home success, final aggregate score. in first leg of semi-finals, against former club real madrid, put hosts ahead through tap-in in eighth minute, match ended 2–1 home victory, , repeated feat in return match, on both occasions not celebrating. on 6 june, in final against barcelona in berlin, scored equaliser second half of 1–3 loss.


in august 2015, morata ruled out month due soleus muscle tear in left calf during training, , sidelined 2015 supercoppa italiana. in second appearance since returning action, on 15 september, featured 85 minutes , netted 2–1 winner @ manchester city champions league group phase; on 30 september, scored defeat sevilla fc 2–0 @ juventus stadium, fifth in many appearances in latter competition equal alessandro del piero s record, , on 24 november nominated uefa team of year.


on 10 december 2015, morata signed contract extension kept him @ club until 2020. on 20 march 2016, in derby della mole against neighbours torino fc, came off bench in first half , scored twice in 4–1 away victory. on 21 may, came off bench score winning goal in 110th minute of time win coppa italia 1–0 against a.c. milan in rome s stadio olimpico.


return real madrid

on 21 june 2016, real madrid exercised buy-back clause bring morata juventus €30 million. first competitive appearance took place on 9 august, started in 3–2 win on fellow spaniards sevilla uefa super cup, being replaced benzema after 62 minutes. first goal came in 2–1 home success on celta de vigo, on 27 august.


on 5 april 2017, morata profitted manager zinedine zidane s rotations , scored 3 times in 4–2 away win against cd leganés keep team 2 points clear of barcelona game in hand. in spite of spending vast majority of season backup benzema, scored 15 league goals club crowned champions first time in 5 years. added 3 in 9 appearances in champions league, won real madrid second successive year.


chelsea

morata playing chelsea in 2017


on 19 july 2017, chelsea announced had agreed terms real madrid transfer of morata, reported club-record fee of £60 million. former club stated move subject medical being passed , personal terms being agreed, , latter subsequently released statement thanking player dedication, professionalism , exemplary conduct during time there. on 21 july, passed medical , officially became chelsea player.


morata made competitive debut in 2017 fa community shield match against arsenal, coming on substitute in 74th minute team lost match on penalties after drawing 1–1 in normal time. on 12 august 2017, scored , provided assist david luiz in first appearance in premier league, 2–3 defeat @ home burnley – goal header in 69th minute of game cut deficit 3–1. on 23 september, scored first league , team hat-trick in 4–0 away win against stoke city; made him 17th chelsea player achieve feat.


on 5 november 2017, morata scored in 1–0 home defeat of manchester united, coached former boss mourinho.








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