Junior Leonardo Moreno Borrero (born 20 July 1993), is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the Venezuela national team as a midfielder.[1]
![]() Moreno with Venezuela in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junior Leonardo Moreno Borrero | ||
Date of birth | (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | San Cristóbal, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
Number | 93 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | ACD Lara | 43 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Zulia | 94 | (4) |
2018–2021 | D.C. United | 97 | (1) |
2022– | FC Cincinnati | 27 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Venezuela | 35 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:13, 10 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 27 January 2022 (UTC) |
In June 2015, Moreno moved to Zulia FC from ACD Lara after a couple successful seasons [2] Moreno won the 2016 Copa Venezuela with Zulia. He was team captain for Zulia during his last season.[3]
On 2 January 2018, Moreno signed with MLS side D.C. United.[4] Moreno debuted for United on 3 March 2018, in a 1–1 tie against Orlando City. Moreno played 20 games and contributed 2 assists for United in 2018. Statistically, Moreno is considered one of the best defensive midfielders in MLS.[5] Moreno finished his 2019 season with 29 appearances, which he started in all of them, and provided 3 assists.
Moreno scored his first MLS goal in the 85th minute of the 3–1 win over Minnesota United on 29 September 2021.[6]
On 25 February 2022, FC Cincinnati signed Moreno for the 2022 MLS season with an option for 2023.[7]
Moreno was born in Venezuela, and is of Argentine descent. Moreno made his debut for the Venezuela national football team in a friendly 1–1 draw with the United States, wherein he assisted Venezuela's goal.[8] Moreno played in the 2019 Copa América for Venezuela.
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
ACD Lara | 2012–13 | Venezuelan Primera División | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
Zulia | 2015 | Venezuelan Primera División | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
2016 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 2 | ||||
2017 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
Total | 94 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 5 | ||
D.C. United | 2018 | MLS | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2019 | 29 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
2020 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
Total | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
Career total | 206 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Venezuela | 2017 | 5 | 1 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 1 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 June 2017 | FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, United States | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Moreno's father, Carlos Horacio Moreno, is an Argentine former footballer and coach, and his brothers Carlos Moreno and Marcelo Moreno are also footballers.[11] In January 2020, Moreno received his green card.
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FC Cincinnati – current squad | |
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Venezuela squad – 2019 Copa América | ||
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Venezuela squad – 2021 Copa América | ||
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