Alfredo Morelos

Alfredo Jose Morelos Avilez (born 21 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, and for the Colombia national team.

Morelos began his senior career with Deportivo Independiente Medellin in his homeland before moving to Finland to play for Helsinki side HJK, initially on loan then permanently. In June 2017, he moved to Scotland to join Rangers, for a reported fee of £1m. Morelos currently holds the club record for most goals scored in European competitions with 25 goals.

Club Career

Independiente Medellin

Morelos began his career at Independiente Medellin when he first joined in 2011 and was soon promoted to the first team by then manager Hernan Dario Gomez, where he made his Independiente Medellin debut, in a 3–0 win over Rionegro Aguilas in the Categoria Primera A on 1 September 2014. It came three days on 28 August 2014 before when he scored, in a 1–1 draw against Envigado. Five days later on 6 September 2014, Morelos scored his first Independiente Medellin goal, in a 3–2 win over Fortaleza. He went on to finish the 2014 season, making fourteen appearances and scoring six times in all competitions, where he scored four more goals in the Cup against Leones,Jaguares de Cordoba (twice) and Envigado.

HJK

After making eleven appearances in all competitions in the 2015 season, it was reported in Colombian media that Morelos was linked with a move to a European side. On 5 February 2016, HJK announced the signing of Morelos on loan, with an option of buying the striker on a permanent basis.

Morelos made an immediate impact on his debut four days later in the League Cup, coming on as a substitute in the Stadin derby against HIFK and scored in the 90th minute to make the game 3–3. A week later on 18 February 2016, Morelos scored a brace in the League Cup once again, in a 2–2 draw against Inter Turku. Morelos also made an impact in the league and started the se

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