Leandro Morgalla

Leandro Morgalla

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Morgalla keeps up the pace of a fast attacker and makes a very important last-man tackle.Morgalla stays calm under pressure, gets past the first line of pressing with ease, charges with the ball forward and plays a superb long ball to his teammate on the wing.

Country: Germany

Date of birth: 13/09/2004 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Biedenkopf (Germany)

Height: 186cm

Youth career: SpVgg Unterhaching, TSV 1860 München (since 2014)

Current club: TSV 1860 München

Squad number: 39

Current national team: Germany U-18

Position: central defender, right-back

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 300.000 €

Tournaments participated in: —

Contract until: 30.06.2023

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: Andreas Christensen

Strengths:

– pace

– tackling

– marking

– anticipation

– positioning

– athleticism

– bravery

– passing

– technique

– aerial duels

To improve:

– his proactive style of defending is impressive but may be a little bit too risky sometimes due to his age and lack of experience at a high level/against high-intensity teams

– quite good in the air but I still see a big margin to improve this aspect of his game

Style of play:

– complete, elegant, and dominant central defender

– player with good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina, and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations

– suitable to play as a RCB in a three-man line or even as a right-back

– modern defender, who combines strength with good technique and passing

– prefers an active style of defending by getting into challenges, pressing opponents, and anticipating their moves

– very good pace and coordination

– likes to spread play with good long-range diagonals

– able to play in a high line

– concentrated player with very good reading of the game and anticipation

– known for his composure, positional sense, and confidence in possession

– good retention skills under pressure

– good at finding passes through both the first and second line of pressing from the opposition

– likes to maraud forward and assess passing options on the move

– consistent, aggressive, and hard-tackling player

– positively aggressive player who likes duels but usually plays clean and doesn’t get booked very often

– mature for his age with possible good leadership skills in the future

Morgalla keeps up the pace of a fast attacker and makes a very important last-man tackle.

Morgalla stays calm under pressure, gets past the first line of pressing with ease, charges with the ball forward and plays a superb long ball to his teammate on the wing.

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He is best suited to playing as:

Central defender in 4-3-3.

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Achievements:

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League summary (as for 2 September 2022):

3. Liga 2021/2022: 11 games/0 goals (TSV 1860)

3. Liga 2022/2023 (ongoing): 6 games/0 goals (TSV 1860)

Description:

Leandro Morgalla joined the TSV 1860 München academy from SpVgg Unterhaching in 2014 at the age of 10. He made his first team debut for the club on 30 January 2022 as a substitute in a 1–0 3. Liga win over Viktoria Köln. Thanks to his good form in the German third tier, he received his first call-up and represented Germany at the U-18 level. This season he became a very important member of TSV 1860’s starting XI – so far he played every single league minute for the current 3. Liga leaders.

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

8/10