José Morales (footballer, born 1996)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = José Morales

| image =

| fullname = Jose Alfredo Morales Concua

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|12|3}}

| birth_place = Guatemala City, Guatemala

| height = 1.79m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Municipal

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 = 2008–2017 | youthclubs1 = Municipal

| years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Municipal | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = Petapa | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = Siquinalá | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = Iztapa | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2020– | clubs5 = Municipal | caps5 = 160 | goals5 = 11

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = Guatemala

| nationalcaps1 = 32

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = 17:04, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 17:04, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

}}

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.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.gt/futbol/guatemala/nota/_/id/7010311/jose-morales-canterano-municipal-salir-campeon-guatemala|title=José Morales, el canterano que regresa a Municipal para salir campeón|date=4 June 2020|website=ESPN.com.mx}}

International career

Morales was called up to represent the Guatemala national team at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/07/11/2021-gold-cup-squads-for-every-team/|title=2021 Gold Cup squad for every team - USMNT, Mexico, Canada & more|date=11 July 2021}} He debuted with Guatemala in a 2–0 Gold Cup loss to El Salvador on 12 July 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/07/12/nc-america/concacaf-gold-cup/el-salvador/guatemala/3506325/|title=El Salvador vs. Guatemala - 12 July 2021 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.{{NFT player|id=83103|accessdate=15 October 2021}}

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	8 September 2021	Estadio Pensativo, Antigua, Guatemala	{{fb\|NCA}}	align=center\|2–1	align=center\| 2–2	Friendly
2.	24 April 2022	PayPal Park, San Jose, United States	{{fb\|SLV}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 4–0	Friendly
3.	5 June 2024	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	{{fb\|DMA}}	align=center\|6–0	align=center\| 6–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification