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Alberto del Moral Saelices (born 20 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Villarreal CF B.
Club career
Born in Villacañas, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, del Moral began his career with AD Unión Adarve before joining hometown side CD Villacañas, where he featured with the first team in the Primera Autonómica Preferente. He joined Córdoba CF's youth categories in 2017, aged 17, and made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 April 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División home loss against Betis Deportivo Balompié.
Del Moral started the 2020–21 season with the first team in Segunda División B, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 1 February 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad. On 14 June, he moved to Villarreal CF's B-team also in the third level, on a three-year deal.
Del Moral was a regular starter for the Yellow Submarine during the 2021–22 campaign, as the side achieved promotion to Segunda División. He made his professional debut with the B-side on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over Racing de Santander.
On 30 October 2022, del Moral made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Dani Parejo in a 1–0 away loss against Athletic Bilbao. He scored his first professional goal on 6 March of the following year, netting the B's winner in a 1–0 home success over Deportivo Alavés.