Alberto Moleiro

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Alberto Moleiro
Personal information
Full name Alberto Moleiro González
Date of birth (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Las Palmas
Number 10
Youth career
Sobradillo
2018–2021 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Las Palmas B 4 (0)
2021 Las Palmas C 4 (0)
2021– Las Palmas 82 (4)
International career
2021–2022 Spain U19 9 (1)
2022– Spain U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Alberto Moleiro González (born 30 September 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as winger or attacking midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Moleiro joined UD Las Palmas' youth setup in 2018, from CD Sobradillo.[2][3] Initially assigned to the Juvenil C squad, he subsequently represented the Juvenil B and the Juvenil A squads[4] before making his senior debut with the reserves on 15 December 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–4 Segunda División B away loss against Coruxo FC.[5]

Moleiro made his first team debut at the age of just 17 on 15 August 2021, replacing Maikel Mesa in a 1–1 home draw against Real Valladolid in the Segunda División championship.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 11 September, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against UD Ibiza.[7]

International career[edit]

Moleiro first appeared with the Spain under-19 team in September 2021, in two friendlies against Mexico.[8] He scored his first goal for the side on 16 November, in a 6–0 rout of Azerbaijan.[9]

Style of play[edit]

Despite being often compared to fellow Las Palmas youth graduate Pedri,[10][11] Moleiro plays in a more advanced role as an attacking midfielder. Rather small in height, he is praised for his verticality, capacity to associate with teammates and shooting ability.[3][12]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 17 December 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Las Palmas B 2019–20 Segunda División B 2 0 2 0
2020–21 2 0 2 0
Total 4 0 4 0
Las Palmas C 2020–21 Tercera División 4 0 4 0
Las Palmas 2021–22 Segunda División 35 3 1 0 2[a] 0 38 3
2022–23 40 0 2 0 42 0
2023–24 La Liga 7 1 2 1 9 2
Total 82 4 5 1 2 0 86 5
Career total 90 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 99 5

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alberto Moleiro" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Alberto Moleiro, ¿el nuevo Pedri?" [Alberto Moleiro, the new Pedri?] (in Spanish). El Diario. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Alberto Moleiro, el 'nuevo Pedri' de Las Palmas" [Alberto Moleiro, the 'new Pedri' of Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Depor Press. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Un joven talento tinerfeño, a las órdenes de Pepe Mel" [A young tinerfeño talent, at Pepe Mel's orders] (in Spanish). DeporPress. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "El prometedor Alberto Moleiro jugó sus primeros minutos en Segunda B" [Promising Alberto Moleiro played his first minutes in Segunda B] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Empate justo en el Gran Canaria" [Fair draw at the Gran Canaria] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Un serio Ibiza se mantiene invicto tras frenar a Las Palmas" [A serious Ibiza remain unbeaten after stopping Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Ale García, con gol, y Alberto Moleiro debutan con la Sub 19 (5–1)" [Ale García, with a goal, and Alberto Moleiro debut with the under-19s (5–1)] (in Spanish). UDLasPalmas.net. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Alberto Moleiro marca en la goleada de España Sub 19 (6–0)" [Alberto Moleiro scores in the routing of Spain under-19s (6–0)] (in Spanish). UDLasPalmas.net. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Ya preparan el próximo 'caso Pedri'" [They already prepare the new 'Pedri case'] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Moleiro ya es una realidad en la UD... al más puro estilo Pedri" [Moleiro is already a reality at UD... in the purest Pedri style] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Moleiro y la fábrica tinerfeña de 'enganches'" [Moleiro and the tinerfeña factory of 'enganches'] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  13. ^ Alberto Moleiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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