Alberto del Moral

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Moral and the second or maternal family name is Saelices.

Alberto del Moral Saelices (born 20 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Córdoba CF, on loan from Real Oviedo.

Alberto del Moral

Personal information
Full name	Alberto del Moral Saelices
Date of birth	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Villacañas, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Córdoba (on loan from Oviedo)
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–	Oviedo	12	(1)
2025–	→ Córdoba (loan)	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2025

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]