Leandro Morgalla (born 13 September 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.
_56.jpg) Morgalla with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Biedenkopf, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
VfL Bochum (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SpVgg Unterhaching | |||
| 2014–2021 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | 1860 Munich II | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | 1860 Munich | 42 | (0) |
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Liefering | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Germany U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Germany U21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:10, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHaving joined 1860 Munich's academy from SpVgg Unterhaching aged 10,[3] he made his first team debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–0 3. Liga win over Viktoria Köln.[4] On 23 June 2023, Morgalla signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, on a five-year deal and was initially assigned to play for FC Liefering.[5]
Morgalla made his European debut on 29 November 2023, during a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad, coming on as a half-time substitute for Strahinja Pavlović.[6]
On 26 May 2025, he returned to his native Germany and joined 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan for the 2025–26 season.[7]
International career
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1860 Munich II | 2021–22 | Bayernliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1860 Munich | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| FC Liefering | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ↑ Leandro Morgalla at Soccerway
- ↑ Leandro Morgalla at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ sechzger.de, Redaktion (19 August 2021). "Leandro Morgalla - 16 Jahre alt, Spieler beim TSV 1860 München". sechzger.de. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ Germany, Abendzeitung (31 January 2022). "TSV 1860: Leandro Morgalla und Alexander Freitag feiern Drittliga-Debüt unter Köllner". www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ "New signing from 1860 Munich". RB Salzburg. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ "Real Sociedad v RB Salzburg game report". UEFA. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "VfL leiht Leandro Morgalla aus" (in German). VfL Bochum. 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Leandro Morgalla » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
External links
edit- Leandro Morgalla at DFB (also available in German)
- Leandro Morgalla at kicker (in German)
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