Álvaro Morata Martín Bio

Alvaro Morata, son of Susana Martin and Alfonso Morata, was born in Madridon October 23, 1992. Those who have known him since he was a child say that since he was crawling he knew how to play soccer and that this sport has always been part of his inner happiness.

With a broken heart

For any football-loving child, being born in the capital of Spain has many advantages, both as a promise and as a fan. Alvarito, because that's how he was called as a child, was lucky enough to live near the Vicente Calderón and Santiago Bernabéu stadiums, being a fan of both clubs. The little boy began his sporting career at just three years old in the academy of the Real Madrid foundation and was fortunate enough to maintain a relationship with great soccer stars such as Raúl González, Roberto Carlos and Fernando Morientes from a very early age.

His father is undoubtedly one of the most important figures in his sporting career and is currently his manager. His mother Susana, a Real Madrid fanatic, has also always supported her son, showing her support at every moment of his career. His older sister, Marta, with whom he has had an excellent relationship since childhood, has also been present at all his brother's successes and we can always see her at the stadium when her brother plays.

"My father always told me that he got calls from both clubs, and he wanted to sign me up for Atletico because it was closer to my home, but at the same time he had the feeling that he might regret turning down an opportunity at the white club. That's why I started at the Madrid academy at a very young age," Morata said during an interview.

 

His grandfather Ignacio, a lifelong Atleti supporter, is also one of the most important people in the player's life. "I'm not going to stop being an Atleti supporter. If you ask me what I want to happen in an Atleti-Madrid match, I would tell you that Atleti wins 3-2 and both goals are scored by my grandson. When my son was little I could already see that he was crazy about a ball, the first ball my wife and I bought him," he said in an interview on Marca TV.

 

His first steps

The little boy began his career in the red and white youth academy and after playing two years in the Cadete B of Atlético de Madrid, Morata played for a year with Getafe C.F. From there he started in the youth academy of Real Madrid Fútbol Club, where the player grew both in soccer and personally.

He starts in the Juvenil C and wins between the 2009/2010 season the Champions Cup and the División de Honor Juvenil. The player from Madrid scored a total of 34 goals during this year, which allowed him to be promoted to Real Madrid Castilla in August 2010. In the second division of the white club, he scored his first goal in a friendly against Alcorcón.

Under the orders of José Mourinho

On July 4, 2012, Álvaro Morata signs a contract with Real Madrid's first team, choosing the dorsal number 21 and coming under the orders of José Mourinho during the 2012/2014 season. The striker debuted with the first team on December 12, 2010 at La Romareda against Real Zaragoza. The Madrid-born player scored his first official goal in La Liga against Levante U.D. During his time in the white team, he managed to be part of the Copa del Rey in 2011 and 2015, the Spanish League in 2012, the Spanish Super Cup in 2012 and the Champions League in 2014.

Morata signs for La `Vecchia Signora'.

On July 18, 2014, the signing of Morata by Juve for 20 million euros was made official. Morata signed for four years plus one year as an option and with the possibility of an option for Real Madrid to buy him back for 30 million euros until August 2017,Morata plays with the number 9 for the Italian team. Just a few days after his presentation, the Madrid native suffers a sprain that keeps him off the field for a few months and it is not until September 13, 2014 when he debuts in the Italian league and scores his first goal against Atlanta.

On May 13, 2015 he scores the goal that means the elimination of Real Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals. During this season highlights Morata's goal in the Champions League semifinal, where the bianconeri were finally eliminated against F.C Barcelona. With the Italian team he won the Italian Cup and La Liga.

The striker returns to wear white

On June 21, 2016, Real Madrid uses the buy-back option and officially communicates to Juventus the decision to redeem the rights of Álvaro Morata, who rejoins the white club of the capital, this time, under the orders of Zinedine Zidane. On June 3, 2017, the white club wins its twelfth Champions League cup against Juventus at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

The most expensive signing

On July 19, 2017, Álvaro Morata's agent announces to Madrid general manager José Ángel Sánchez an agreement with Manchester United. However, the deal finally does not go through and on the same day it is announced that Alvaro Morata signs for Chelsea who pay for the striker more than 80 million euros.

"With the illusion of a child..."

 

On January 28, 2019, the signing of Álvaro Morata as an Atlético de Madrid player for the next 18 months through a loan with an option to buyis announced.In this new stage, the striker has aroused love and hate among fans. There are those who welcomed his arrival and there are those who did not receive him in the best way because of his white past. He himself has always been in charge of showing what his team has been since he was a child and this is what he published in his networks "With the illusion of a child...".

During one of his first interviews for Atlético de Madrid, the player recalled how he attended with great illusion in his first years as a player in the red and white club. "There were times when I would wait at the gate with my father two hours before the game, I would even go as a ball boy and I still have my ID card at home. I was going to enjoy myself, to see Atlético, I already dreamed of playing there".

His role in 'La Roja

The first time Morata wore red was the U-17 World Cup in 2009, where he played four games. As far as the senior national team is concerned, on December 15, 2014, when Vicente del Bosque summons the Madrid-born player with the national team to face Belarus in the qualifying match for Euro 2016. On March 27, 2015, Morata scored his first official goal for La Roja against Ukraine in Seville.

 

His best team: his wife and children

This time it was Turin the city of love and is that Alvaro met here the love of his life. Alice Campello 's love affair becomes public in 2016 while the footballer plays for Juventus. The player was one of the followers of the model, and she on several occasions has confessed: "I did not know who he was, I asked my father and he told me to stay away from footballers. But deep down there was something that led me to answer him, I wrote to him and two weeks later we met in Milan," Alice told in an interview for the Italian seminar Chi.On December 10, 2016, Morata surprises Alice and proposes to her at a magic show in Madrid. In June 2017, the player and the model give the "I do" on the island of Guidecca in Venice. The wedding was attended by people from the soccer world such as Isco Alarcón, Pablo Sanabria and Alex Fernández.

In 2018 they are parents of Alessandro and Leonardo, the twins who have enamored the thousands of followers of the couple. Both Alice and Morata show on their Instagram the funniest moments of the little ones, from their first words to how they celebrate their father's goals. In addition, Alessandro and Leonardo go accompanied by their mother to all the games that the red and white team plays at home. Now, the model and the footballer are expecting a new baby and although the sex is not yet known, she herself has confessed on several occasions that "we would love to have a girl ".