Héctor Moreno (footballer)

Football player infobox| playername= Héctor Moreno
fullname = Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|1|17
cityofbirth = Culiacán, Sinaloa
countryofbirth = Mexico
height = height|m=1.85
weight = 80
currentclub = AZ
position = Center Back
youthyears = 2003–2006
youthclubs = UNAM
clubnumber = 4
years = 2006–2007
2008–
clubs = UNAM
AZ
caps(goals) = 044 0(2)
0012 0(2)
nationalyears = 2005
2007
2007–
nationalteam = Mexico U-17
Mexico U-20
Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 005 0(2)
003 0(1)
002 0(0)

Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera (born January 17, 1988 in Culiacan, Sinaloa) is a Mexican footballer that currently plays as a defender for Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.

UNAM Pumas

Moreno's first 1st division team was UNAM Pumas, a México City based team commonly known as Pumas. He joined the Pumas youth system at the age of 15, and then broke into the first team after winning the U-17 FIFA World Cup. Moreno quickly secured a position as a regular starter. During the first game of the Mexican national team against Gambia in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007, he played as a starting midfielder and scored the second goal for his team during the second half. Mexico won the match 3-0, with other goals respectively by Giovani Dos Santos and Javier Hernández.

AZ Alkmaar

On December 12, 2007, it was announced that Moreno was transferred to the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar for 4 and a half years. Moreno became the 6th Mexican defender to currently play in one of of Europe's top leagues along Rafael Marquez, Carlos Salcido, Francisco Rodriguez, Ricardo Osorio, and Aaron Galindo. In only 8 appearances for the Dutch Club, Hector has already scored his first goal in Europe, an amazing feature for a young defender, and is already seen as a big future for AZ and Mexico.

National Team

Moreno played his first team with el tri in 8 June 2008 against Peru

Honours

International

flagicon|MEX Mexico
*FIFA U-17 World Championship: 2005