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Biography
Gerard Moreno Balagueró was born 7th April 1992 to the family of Didac Moreno in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda, Spain. Gerard is a Spanish professional footballer. He plays the role of a striker for La Liga club Villarreal and the Spain national team.
Moreno made his professional career appearance for the Spanish professional football club Villarreal B on 5 March 2011 against Rayo Vallecano. On 10 December 2011, he scored his first professional goal against Xerez CD in a Segunda Division match.
One year later, Moreno played his first official game with Villarreal’s main squad against Elche CF. However, he made his international career appearance for the Spain national team on 15 October 2019 against the Sweden national team in the competition of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier.
Overall, Moreno has played for Villarreal, Mallorca and Espanyol, winning the 2021 Europa League and two Zarra Trophies with the first club.
| Full Name: | Gerard Moreno Balagueró |
| Current club: | La Liga club Villarreal and the Spain national football team |
| Born: | April 7, 1992 |
| Place of Birth: | Santa Perpetua de Mogoda, Spain |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Height: | 6 feet 1 inches |
| Parents: | Didac Moreno |
| Siblings: | Alberto Moreno |
| Wife • Spouse: | Nuria Moreno |
| Zodiac sign: Aries | |
| Children: | Melissa Moreno, Marta Moreno |
| Occupation: | Football player |
| Net Worth: | $7 million. |
Europa League winner- 2021,
Supercopa de Catalunya,
La Liga top goalscorer
Early Life & Education
Gerard Moreno Balagueró was born 7th April 1992 to the family of Didac Moreno in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda, Spain. Moreno was born into a middle-class family; his parents was not rich either were they poor. More was the first child of his parents. His spent his childhood in Catalonia, northeastern part of Spain with his little brother. He started playing football at the age of eight. Moreno was encouraged and trained by his father to have exceptional courage and brave in order to handle any circumstances that comes his way.
Moreno started playing in the street before he was eventually picked by Damm, Espanyol and Badalana at earliest age because of his outstanding performances in a local game.
At times goes on Moreno started doing some extraordinary things, his age couldn’t do. He grew rapidly in the academy.
Upon that he was observed to be ready to participate in trials for bigger academies in Barcelona. Espanyol, which was one of the biggest academies in Barcelona and was invited for trials. He passed his trials and was inducted into Blanquiazules’ academy roster. He was officially signed in because of his outstanding way of scoring goals. then at Damn. He was seen as someone with a mature mind, even though he was only ten years old, but he was made a leader. He served Espanyol senior team as their ballboy.
He continued to be one of their top candidates for Espanyol until something unprecedented happened at the age of fifteen.
At the end, Espanyol kicked him out of their academy when they realized he did not have the body to succeed, the academy went on to empower other people. upon hearing the information Moreno was devastated, so he left the academy because it was hard for him to expalin what happened.
Personal Life
Gerard Moreno Balagueró was born 7th April 1992 to the family of Didac Moreno in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda, Spain. Moreno was born into a middle-class family; his parents was not rich either were they poor. More was the first child of his parents. His spent his childhood in Catalonia, northeastern part of Spain with his little brother.
Moreno encountered many trials before reaching these very heights. Despite passing sad trials he was still kind and humble while he remained hopeful. Moreno is said to be married with a woman named Nuria and they both have two daughters named Malissa Moreno and Marta Moreno.
Moreno also has a brother name Alberto Moreno Perez.
Career
In 2010, Moreno joined Villarreal from local Badalona. On 5 March 2011, while still a junior, he made his appearance with the reserves, appearing as a late substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Rayo Vallecano. During his early spell he also represented the third team, scoring at an astonishing rate in Tercera División.
On 10 December 2011, Moreno scored his first goal as a professional contributing to a 3–1 Segunda División home victory over Xerez. He played his first official game with Villarreal’s main squad roughly one year later, starting in a 1–0 loss at Elche. He scored his first goal for the Yellow Submarine on 25 January 2013, opening a 3–0 defeat of Sabadell.
On 8 July 2013, Moreno signed with Mallorca of the second tier in a season-long loan. He subsequently returned to Villarreal, being definitely promoted to the first team now in La Liga.
On 14 September 2014, Moreno made his appearance in the Spanish top flight, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Granada. He scored his first goal in the competition ten days later, in a 1–1 draw at Eibar.
On 13 August 2015, Moreno signed a five-year deal with fellow league side Espanyol, who bought 50% of his rights for a €1.5 million fee. The following 23 January, he scored in a 2–2 home draw against his former team before being sent off.
Moreno scored sixteen (16) good times in the 2017–2018 season, in an 11th-place finish.
On 12 June 2018, Moreno returned to Villarreal, agreeing to a five-year contract. Having retained 50% of the player’s rights previously, his former club paid Espanyol €20 million in the transfer to buy back the remaining 50% and acquire the player outright.
Moreno finished 2019–2020 with eighteen (18) total number of league goals, thus winning the Zarra Trophy. He renewed the accolade the following season with 23 and a team-best seven assists, scoring a further seven times in their victorious run in the UEFA Europa League; he was later voted the Europa League’s Player of the Season, beating Manchester United duo Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani.
On 10 August 2021, Moreno signed a new six-year deal. The following day, he scored in the UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea, surpassing Giuseppe Rossi to become the club’s all-time top scorer at 83 goals.
Moreno was never capped for Spain at any youth level. He made his senior appearance on 15 October 2019, playing the entire 1–1 draw in Sweden for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers. One month later, for the same competition and also as a starter, he scored his first goal in a 7–0 rout of Malta in Cádiz for the already qualified hosts. On 18 November, he added a hat-trick in the 5–0 victory over Romania, being included in Luis Enrique’s 24-man squad for the finals on 24 May 2021.
Moreno featured much less in the 2021–2022 campaign, due to injury problems.
Net Worth
Gerard Moreno Balagueró has worked as a Footballer right from youth. he has accumulated a satisfactory fortune from playing football. Gerard Moreno Balagueró has an astonished net worth of $7 million.
Social Media
Gerard Moreno Balagueró as humble and hardworking as he is discovered that he also has some social media platforms where he can be connected.
- @Gerard Moreno Balagueró (@gerardmoreno9) is his Instagram handle.
- @Gerard Moreno Balagueró (@gerardmoreno9) is his Twitter handle.
