Alvaro Morata Biography, Age, Height, Brother, Wife, Net Worth & Wiki

Alvaro Morata is a Spanish professional footballer currently playing for Juventus in Serie A. He was previously on loan to Atlético Madrid in the La Liga, as well as playing for the Spain national team. His career began at Real Madrid, where he made his senior debut in late 2010. After winning the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, he moved to Juventus for €20 million in 2014. He won Serie A and the Coppa Italia in both of his seasons in Turin.

He won another La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League in 2016–17 before joining Chelsea for a club-record fee of around £60 million in 2017. On January 1, 2019, he moved on loan to Atlético Madrid, after which he joined the club permanently on 1 July 2020. Morata returned to Juventus on loan in 2020. At the youth level, Morata helped Spain win the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. In 2014, he made his senior debut for Spain, and he represented them at Euro 2016 and Euro 2020.

Alvaro Morata Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Álvaro Borja Morata Martín
Nick Name	• Álvaro • Álvarito
Age	31 (as in 2023) Years
Religion	Roman Catholic
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Birth Place	Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth	23 October 1992
Nationality	Spanish
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Home Town	Madrid, Spain
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Watching Movies, Playing guitar
Family
Mother's Name	Susana Martin Ramos
Father's Name	Alfonso Morata
Brothers	None
Sisters	Marta Abril Morata Martin
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Maria Pombo (2014-2015) • Alice Campello (2016-Present)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Alice Campello
Engagement Date	10 December 2016
Marriage Date	17 June 2017
Marriage Place	Venice, Italy
Children	Daughters- None Sons- • Leonardo Morata • Alessandro Morata • Edoardo Morata Campello
Education
School	Not Available
College/University	Not Available
Educational Qualification	Not Available
Profession	Professional Football Player
Brands Endorsed	Alvaro has signed a sponsorship contract with the sportswear company Adidas. Morata has appeared in a TV advert for the football game Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 and 2016.
Career Manager	Not Available
Football Career
Debut Club	In 2010, for Real Madrid
Debut International	In 2014, for Spanish International Team
Current Team(s)	• Juventus F.C. • Spain national football team
Jersey Number	• 9 (Juventus F.C.) • 7 (Spain national football team)
Coach\Mentor	Luis Enrique
Position	Striker
Strengths	• Key passes • Movement • Technique • Crossing • Finishing • Defensive contribution • Penalty • Energy
Weaknesses	Speed, Quickness
Achievements	• In July 2010, Morata won two youth titles and scored 34 goals for Real Madrid. • In 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania, he scored 6 goals and helped team win tournament. • In 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, he was awarded for tournament's top scorer.
Career Turning Point	In the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania, he helped team win the tournament, when he scored 6 goals.
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 189 cm in meters- 1.89 m in feet inches- 6’2”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 82 kg in pounds- 180.7 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	40 inches
Biceps Size	14.5 inches
Waist Size	34 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Dark Brown
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Distinctive Features	• Light stubble beard • Soft hair
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	10.5 (US)
Favourite Things
Favorite Playing Position	Striker
Favorite Car	Audi
Favorite Footballer	Ronaldo
Favorite Book	Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Controversies	None

Life Journey

Alvaro Morata was born Álvaro Borja Morata Martín in Madrid, Spain on October 23, 1992. He was born to his mother, Susana Morata, and to his father, Alfonso Morata. Having grown up in an atmosphere of affection and care, he was the last born and only son of his parents. Even while crawling, he learned how to chase football as a toy. It was then that his future was revealed.

Growing up, Alvaro Morata knew his characteristics, talents, and interests. Football was the source of his happiness. He made football the foundation of everything he had become. Being born and brought up in the Spanish capital has lots of advantages, especially if you are gifted in football from birth.

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A prime example is young Morata, whose individual brilliance as a promising toddler was above average. Since he was three years old, he had an undying love for the game that led him to fully participate in it. A great football start at that age was largely dependent on the support of family and friends.

He got engaged to Alice Campello on 10 December 2016 and the couple got married on 17 June 2017 in Venice. The twins Alessandro and Leonardo were born on 29 July 2018, and the player changed his Chelsea kit number from 9 to 29 in honor of them. On 29 September 2020, the couple’s third son, Edoardo, was born.

Alvaro Morata Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Alvaro Morata is $25 million. The estimated market value of Alvaro Morata is 50 million euros (44 million pounds).

His main source of income is from playing professional football for various clubs. Alvaro started playing professional football in 2005. However, it was his junior career, and his senior career began in 2010. Since the start of his career, Alvaro has played for Real Madrid, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Getafe, and Chelsea. 

Real Madrid also has the option to buy him back with a buyback clause of €20 million. Later, Juventus made him part of their club for a fee of €20 million. Real Madrid re-signed him for €30 million in 2016 and he returned to the club. A club-record £60 million transfer fee brought him to Chelsea in 2017. Yet, he went to Atlético Madrid again in 2019 on a loan deal for 18 months.

Later, he became a permanent member of the club for £58 million on 6 July 2019. In September of 2020, Juventus will temporarily acquire him for € 10 million for the 2020/2021 season. On 15 June 2021, his acquisition was further extended for the 2021/2022 season for an additional € 10 million consideration.

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Club Career

• Morata joined Real Madrid in 2008 from Getafe after first playing for Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid C. He was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla in July 2010, following a successful season with the Juvenil A team, in which he won two youth titles and scored 34 goals. Later that month, José Mourinho took Morata and four of his teammates on a preseason tour of the United States.
• As a member of Castilla, Morata made his debut in August 2010 in a friendly match against Alcorcón, scoring the only goal of the match. He was named to Segunda División B on 29 August in a 3–2 victory over Coruxo, and he scored his first competitive goal in a 1–1 draw against Alcalá on 31 October.
• The Spaniard made his first-team debut on 12 December 2010, when he came on as a substitute for Angel Di Maria in the 88th minute of a 3–1 La Liga victory over Real Zaragoza. Later that month he appeared for the first time in the Copa del Rey, again coming off the bench in the last few minutes. According to the Spanish media, Morata was expected to be Higua*n’s replacement when he was injured in January 2011.
• Morata scored his first career hat-trick against Deportivo Fabril on 13 February 2011. Castilla was the joint top scorer in the squad with Joselu with 14 league goals in his first season as a senior but failed to gain promotion in the play-offs.
• Morata got his first competitive goal with Real Madrid’s first team on 11 November 2012, coming on in the 83rd minute and scoring after just 60 seconds in a 2–1 away win against Levante.
• At home against Rayo Vallecano on 17 February of the following year, he scored after just three minutes but was substituted before the half-hour mark to make way for Raul Albiol, after Sergio Ramos had been sent off in a 2–0 win.
• Morata played the entire 90 minutes of El Clásico against Barcelona on 2 March 2013, assisting Karim Benzema to score the first goal in an eventual 2–1 win for the visitors. During the January transfer window, he expressed a desire for more playing time under new coach Carlo Ancelotti but remained a regular member of the first-team squad.
• Morata scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League on 18 March 2014, the third goal in a 3–1 win over Schalke 04 at the Santiago Bernabéu in the round of 16. In the final league game of the season, he scored two late goals against Espanyol to help Real win 3–1 at home and finish with eight goals.
• Moreover, he was involved in the club’s victory in the UEFA Champions League Final against Atlético Madrid, playing the last 10 minutes of both regular time and extra time, replacing Benzema.
• Juventus announced on 19 July 2014 that they had agreed on the transfer fee of €20 million for Alvaro Morata. Morata signed a five-year deal, with Real Madrid having the option to buy him back in the future.
• His Serie A debut came on 13 September when he came on for Fernando Llorente during a 2-0 win at home against Udinese. Two weeks later, he replaced his compatriot and scored his first goal for his new club during a 3–0 win against Atalanta.
• The incident occurred in a 3–2 home win over Roma on 5 October 2014, when Morata came on as a substitute and was sent off for a foul on Kostas Manolas. He scored twice in the 7-0 home demolition of Parma on 9 November, and Llorente – who replaced him after 71 minutes – added two more goals.
• Morata’s goal at the Stadio Ennio Tardini at the Stadio Ennio Italia on 28 January 2015 qualified the Spaniard for the Coppa Italia semi-finals. Morata played the final 13 minutes of the Coppa Italia fixture against Parma. 
• On the following month, he scored the winner for Juve against Borussia Dortmund at home in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League; he started and found the net in the return fixture, which ended in a 3–0 victory for Juventus.
• As Juventus defeated Fiorentina in the cup semi-finals on 7 April 2015, Morata was sent off for a foul on Alessandro Diamanti, and thus missed the final. In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Monaco, he won a penalty, which Arturo Vidal converted in a 1–0 home win.
• In early August 2015, Morata sustained a soleus muscle tear in his left calf during training and was sidelined for the 2015 Supercoppa Italiana. In his second appearance after returning to action, on 15 September, he played for 85 minutes and scored the winner in a 2–1 win over Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
• Alessandro Del Piero’s record of five goals in as many games in this competition was equaled on 30 September when he scored to help Juventus defeat Sevilla 2–0 at Juventus Stadium. He was nominated for the UEFA Team of the Year award on 24 November.
• In December 2015, Morata signed a contract extension until 2020. In the Derby Della Mole away to neighbors Torino on 20 March 2016, he came off the bench in the first half and scored twice.
• After coming off the bench again on 21 May, he scored the winning goal in the 20th minute of extra time to win the Coppa Italia final against AC Milan in Rome’s Stadio Olimpico.
• Real Madrid exercised their buy-back clause to re-sign Morata from Juventus for €30 million on 21 June 2016. In his first competitive appearance, he started a 3–2 victory over fellow Spaniards Sevilla in the 2016 UEFA Super Cup, being replaced by Benzema after 62 minutes. In a 2–1 home win over Celta on 27 August, he scored his first goal.
• As a result of Zinedine Zidane’s rotations, Morata scored three goals in a 4–2 away win over Leganés to keep his team two points clear of Barcelona with a game remaining. 
• Chelsea announced on 19 July 2017 that they had agreed to terms with Real Madrid for Morata’s transfer, which is reported to be a club-record fee of around £60 million. The 21st of July was the date he successfully passed his medical and became a Chelsea player.
• In the 2017 FA Community Shield match against Arsenal, Morata made his competitive debut as a substitute in the 74th minute as his team lost on penalties after drawing 1–1 in normal time with Morata missing in the shoot-out.
• In his debut in the Premier League, a 2–3 loss at home to Burnley on 12 August 2017, he scored and assisted David Luiz’ goal, a header in the 69th minute to reduce the deficit to 3–1. In a 4–0 away win against Stoke City, he scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea; he became the 17th Chelsea player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League.
• Mourinho’s former team, Manchester United, was defeated 1–0 at home by Morata on 5 November 2017. Chelsea’s 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on 26 December brought his league tally to ten goals.
• The Spaniard was sent off after picking up two bookings, the first for diving and the second for dissent, in a replay win over Norwich City in the third round of the FA Cup. He scored 15 goals in all competitions during his first season, and the Blues finished fifth in the league table.
• On 18 August 2018, he opened his account for the following campaign by scoring the second goal in a 3–2 home victory over Arsenal. In the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over MOL Vidi on 4 October. A month later, he scored twice to help his team beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at home.
• As of 27 January 2019, Morata has returned to Atlético Madrid after 12 years away, joining the club on an 18-month loan deal. In a 0–1 away loss to Real Betis, he made his league debut on 3 February. On 24 February, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Villarreal.
• Atlético Madrid announced the permanent signing of Morata on 6 July 2019, and the striker will join the club on 1 July 2020 for an estimated fee of £58 million.
• Morata scored the only goal in Atlético Madrid’s La Liga opener win over Getafe on 18 August 2019. With an assist for the opening goal in a 2–0 away victory against Lokomotiv Moscow on 1 October 2019, Morata marked his 300th professional game.
• It was his first Champions League goal for Atlético on 22 October when he headed home Renan Lodi’s cross for the only goal of the game in a 1–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen. Also, he became the first player to score for both Real Madrid and Atlético in the Champions League.
• As a substitute in extra time of the Champions League last-16-second leg away to defending champions Liverpool on March 11, 2020, Morata scored the final goal of the game, ensuring his team’s qualification to the quarterfinals of the competition with a score of 3–2.
• On 22 September 2020, Morata will return to Juventus on a one-year loan worth €10 million, with an option to buy for €45 million. Juve may also extend the loan for an additional year for another €10 million; in this case, the option for purchase is worth €35 million.
• On 27 September, he made his first appearance for the club since his return, in a 2–2 away draw against Roma in Serie A. On 17 October, he scored his first goal since his return, in a 1–1 away draw to Crotone. On 20 October, Morata scored two goals as Juventus defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 away from home in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
• Juventus lost 2–0 at home to Barcelona in a Champions League group stage match on 28 October, in which he had three goals disallowed for offside. In a match in which he scored the second goal, Morata beat Napoli 2–0 to win the Supercoppa Italiana on 20 January 2021.
• Morata’s loan with Juventus was extended until 30 June 2022 on 15 June 2021.

International Career

• He played four matches and scored two goals for Spain’s U-17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, where Spain finished third. He later represented Spain at the Japan International Tournament, helping the team finish second behind the hosts.
• Spain selected Morata for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania, where he helped the national team to victory with six goals, the highest total in the tournament.
• On his debut with the under-21s at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Israel, he scored the only goal in each of the first two games against Russia and Germany, respectively, in the 82nd and 86th minutes.
• As of 7 November 2014, Morata was called into manager Vicente del Bosque’s senior squad for matches against Belarus and Germany. Against Belarus on the 15th, he replaced Isco for the last ten minutes of the 3–0 win in Huelva of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.
• On 27 March 2015, he scored his first senior international goal, the only goal in a victory over Ukraine.
• Morata, who was selected to play in the finals in France, started and scored two goals against Turkey in a 3–0 group win in Nice. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he came off the bench in the 77th minute to help the hosts defeat Italy 3–0.
• After what The Guardian described as “an indifferent season at Chelsea,” Morata was left out of Spain’s 23-man World Cup squad on 21 May 2018.
• He was included in Luis Enrique’s 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 on 24 May 2021. Morata scored the opening goal in Spain’s 1–1 draw with Poland in their second group match of the tournament on 19 June.
• Against Croatia, Morata scored Spain’s fourth goal of the Euro 2020 round of 16 in the 100th minute, resulting in a 5–3 victory for Spain on 28th June. In the semi-finals against Italy, he scored an equalizing goal off the bench, sending the match to extra time and ultimately to a penalty shootout. 

Facts About Alvaro Morata

• Does Álvaro Morata smoke?: No
• Does Álvaro Morata drink Alcohol?: Yes
• Atlético Madrid was where Morata began his youth career in 2005.
• In 2007, Morata moved to Getafe. He began his senior career at Real Madrid in 2010.
• For Real Madrid, he has scored more than 50 goals.
• The Spanish National Team called him up in 2014, and he has scored six goals in 13 appearances.
• He shaved off his hair in solidarity with sick children, saying “kids with cancer wanted to have my haircut but they couldn’t, so I gave myself their haircut.”.
• Alvaro scored his first hattrick in a 7-1 win over Deportivo de La Coruna B on 13 February 2011.
• Morata scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League against FC Schalke 04 on March 18, 2014.
• Alvaro Morata joined the Italian Serie A club Juventus F.C. on July 19, 2014, for a fee of 20 million euros. He had a buy-back clause in his contract in case Real Madrid wanted him back in the future.
• He extended his contract with Juventus until 2020 on December 10, 2015.
• For the first time, he represented Spain’s U-17 squad at the FIFA World Cup in Nigeria in 2009.
• Morata also played for Spain’s U-19 national team at the Japan International Tournament. Additionally, he was called for the 2011 UEFA European U-19 Championship in Romania.
• On November 7, 2014, Spanish national selector Vicente del Bosque asked Morata to join the senior national team of Spain.
• In a match against Ukraine on March 27, 2015, Alvaro scored his first international goal.
• He cut all of his hair to show his support for children suffering from cancer in March 2014.

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