Héctor Alfredo Moreno

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Héctor Moreno

Full name	Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera
Date of birth	January 17, 1988 (1988-01-17) (age 20)
Place of birth	Culiacán, Sinaloa , Mexico
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Center Back
Club information
Current club	AZ
Number	30
Youth clubs
2003-2006	UNAM
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-2007 2008-Present	UNAM AZ	44 (2) 8 (1)
National team
2005 2007 2007-	Mexico U-17 Mexico U-20 Mexico	5 (2) 3 (1) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Héctor Alfredo Moreno Herrera (born 17 January 1988 in Culiacan, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football player that currently plays for AZ Alkmaar.

1 UNAM Pumas
2 AZ Alkmaar
3 Honours
- 3.1 International

[edit] UNAM Pumas

Moreno's first 1st division team was UNAM Pumas as defender, a México City team commonly known as Pumas. He joined the Pumas youth system at the age of 15, he broke into the first team after winning the U-17 FIFA World Cup and playing a key role in the defense with the U-17 Mexican national team, he debuted this year, and has since 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.

[edit] 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 5th Mexican defender to currently play in one of of Europe's top leagues along Rafael Marquez, Carlos Salcido, 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.