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PositionCentre-forward
NationalityColombia
Age30
Date of birth21 Jun 1996
BirthplaceCereté
Height177 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubAtletico Nacional
Centre-forwardalso played MID
46
Appearances
16
Goals
11
Assists
3229
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atletico Nacional.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primera A46161132297.27
CONMEBOL Libertadores7204507.27

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

A. Morelos is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Atletico Nacional, enjoying a standout season — 16 goals and 11 assists in 46 appearances, a Season grade of 42, top 4% of Primera A centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.5, ranking 242nd of 438 in the Primera A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (70.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0.31 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Morelos.

Judged on this season alone, Morelos graded 42 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 57 centre-forwards in the Primera A, on 16 goals and 11 assists in 46 appearances (0.753 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 42). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 30th of 57 of the 57 centre-forwards in the Primera A. At 30 Morelos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Morelos is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential30th of 57 centre-forwards · Primera ACurrent seasonTop 4% centre-forwards · Primera A2nd-best centre-forward in the Primera A242nd in the Primera A · potential30th-highest potential centre-forward in the Primera A
17.5
Ratingi
30th of 57 centre-forwards
41.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
70.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.75
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Atletico Nacional finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

16
Goals
11
Assists
27
G+A
0.35
Goals / app

16 goals in 46 appearances (0.35 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for an upper-table side (3rd of 20). He also laid on 11 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 27 goal contributions (0.59 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0.31 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.5, Morelos carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Primera A of 57. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.75 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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