José Morales (footballer, born 1996)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Concua.

Jose Alfredo Morales Concua (born 3 December 1996) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the Guatemala national team.

José Morales

Personal information
Full name	Jose Alfredo Morales Concua
Date of birth	(1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Municipal
Number	16
Youth career
2008–2017	Municipal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Municipal	2	(0)
2018–2019	Petapa	23	(3)
2019	Siquinalá	19	(0)
2020	Iztapa	12	(1)
2020–	Municipal	160	(11)
International career‡
2021–	Guatemala	32	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 8 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:04, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of Municipal, Morales began his career with them before moving to Deportivo Petapa. He followed that with stints at Naranjeros Escuintla and Deportivo Iztapa, before returning to Municipal on 4 June 2020.^[1]

International career

Morales was called up to represent the Guatemala national team at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[2] He debuted with Guatemala in a 2–0 Gold Cup loss to El Salvador on 12 July 2021.^[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 September 2021	Estadio Pensativo, Antigua, Guatemala	Nicaragua	2–1	2–2	Friendly
2.	24 April 2022	PayPal Park, San Jose, United States	El Salvador	1–0	4–0	Friendly
3.	5 June 2024	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Dominica	6–0	6–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Municipal

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2024