Héctor Moreno
Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera (born 17 January 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Monterrey.
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Moreno with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Monterrey | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2006 | UNAM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | UNAM | 44 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | AZ | 80 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Espanyol | 118 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | PSV | 61 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Roma | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Real Sociedad | 33 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Gharafa | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Monterrey | 78 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Mexico U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Mexico U20 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2023 | Mexico | 132 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Moreno ascended the youth ranks of Club Universidad Nacional, making his senior debut in 2006 at the age of 18. He moved abroad a year later, joining Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, with whom he won his first league title. He joined Spanish side Espanyol in 2011, playing with the side for four years before returning to the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven. In 2017, Moreno had a short spell with Roma before moving back to Spain with Real Sociedad. In 2019, he joined Qatari side Al-Gharafa. In 2021, he returned to Mexico to join Monterrey.
Moreno was a member of the Mexico national under-17 team that won the 2005 World Championship held in Peru. He has also represented Mexico at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2011 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Copa América Centenario, and the 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.