Leandro Morgalla

Leandro Morgalla
Morgalla with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004
Place of birth Biedenkopf, Germany[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
VfL Bochum
(on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
Number 39
Youth career
SpVgg Unterhaching
2014–2021 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 1860 Munich II 3 (0)
2022–2023 1860 Munich 42 (0)
2023– Red Bull Salzburg 19 (0)
2023–2024 FC Liefering 5 (0)
2025–VfL Bochum (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Germany U18 5 (0)
2022– Germany U19 5 (1)
2023– Germany U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:28, 13 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:39, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Leandro Morgalla (born 13 September 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Club career

Having joined 1860 Munich's academy from SpVgg Unterhaching aged 10,[3] he made his first team debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–0 3. Liga win over Viktoria Köln.[4] On 23 June 2023, Morgalla signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, on a five-year deal and was initially assigned to play for FC Liefering.[5]

Morgalla made his European debut on 29 November 2023, during a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad, coming on as a half-time substitute for Strahinja Pavlović.[6]

On 26 May 2025, he returned to his native Germany and joined 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan for the 2025–26 season.[7]

International career

Morgalla represented Germany at under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1860 Munich II 2021–22 Bayernliga 3 0 3 0
1860 Munich 2021–22 3. Liga 11 0 11 0
2022–23 3. Liga 31 0 2 0 33 0
Total 42 0 2 0 44 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 1[b] 0 5 0
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 16 0 3 0 3[b] 0 0 0 22 0
Total 19 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 27 0
FC Liefering 2023–24 2. Liga 4 0 4 0
2024–25 2. Liga 1 0 1 0
Total 5 0 5 0
VfL Bochum (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 68 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 78 0
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ Leandro Morgalla at Soccerway
  2. ^ Leandro Morgalla at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ sechzger.de, Redaktion (19 August 2021). "Leandro Morgalla - 16 Jahre alt, Spieler beim TSV 1860 München". sechzger.de. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ Germany, Abendzeitung (31 January 2022). "TSV 1860: Leandro Morgalla und Alexander Freitag feiern Drittliga-Debüt unter Köllner". www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ "New signing from 1860 Munich". RB Salzburg. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Real Sociedad v RB Salzburg game report". UEFA. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ^ "VfL leiht Leandro Morgalla aus" (in German). VfL Bochum. 26 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Leandro Morgalla » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2022.