club roster 2009 season stats GP Goals Assists 22 4 1 name: Alejandro Moreno position: F height: 5-9 weight:170 Birthdate: July 08, 1979 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela last club: Houston (MLS)

Regular Season Stats

full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights

year	club	gp	gs	min	g	a	sht	sog	fc	fs	c	ej
2009	Columbus	22	17	1,605	4	1	24	12	27	37	4	0
Career		200	154	14,152	43	28	264	135	269	516	14	1

Most Recent Video Highlights

date	clubs	video description
05/30/09	Crew @ Seattle	Alejandro Moreno nets one early
08/30/08	Crew @ FC Dallas	Alejandro Moreno evens the score
06/14/08	Crew @ Wizards	Alejandro Moreno scores two for Columbus away

MLS Career Highlights

Had appeared in 151 MLS games, with 110 starts, entering this season... Had 30 goals and 23 assists in MLS career... Led MLS in fouls suffered for three consecutive seasons (2005-07)... Has one career hat trick (5/19/04 at D.C.)... Set MLS record during 2004 season by scoring five goals on five consecutive shots... Joined the Crew on 5/9/07 via trade with Houston, in exchange for forward Joseph Ngwenya... Originally selected by the L.A. Galaxy in the third round (No. 27 overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.

MLS Experience

2007 MLS: Appeared in total of 29 games, starting 27 times... Started all 25 games in which he appeared for the Crew after 5/9 trade with Houston brought him to Columbus... Had team-best seven goals (6/10, 6/16, 6/23, 8/25, 9/15, 9/30, 10/20), along with seven assists (5/26, 6/3, 6/16, 6/20, 7/7, 10/6, 10/20) on the season... Had one game-winning goal and one game-winning assist... Had either a goal or an assist in six straight games from 5/26-6/23, which tied for longest such streak in the league in 2007... Received several team awards at season's end, including: Golden Boot (team's leading goal-scorer), Goal of the Year (game-tying diving header at N.E. on 6/16) and Hardest Working Man of the Year... Led MLS in fouls suffered (93) for the third straight season... Scored his first goal of the season and first as a member of the Crew on 6/10 vs. Houston... Had first assist of season and as member of Crew on 5/26 vs. Toronto... Made Crew debut on 5/12 vs. Chivas... Played in four games, with two starts, for Houston prior to the trade.

2006 MLS: Was third on team with 21 shots of goal…Had one game-winning goal and two game-winning assists…Started all 30 games he played…Scored 4/02, in a crowd-pleasing bicycle kick on Opening Day in a 5-2 win over Colorado in stoppage time; 6/18 against RSL; 7/08 against Chivas USA…Yellow carded on 4/29 against Colorado; 6/17 against RSL…Open Cup: Scored two goals on 8/02 against the Carolina Dynamo in the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in a 4-2 victory.

2005 MLS: Enjoyed finest season of MLS career…Scored career-high eight goals and registered four assists…Played in a career-high 31 games and played career best 2,167 minutes…Entered as a sub in 68th minute in Quakes debut on 4/2 vs. NE...Scored first goal in a Quakes uniform on 4/16 @ CHI after entering as a sub in the 77th minute…Scored game-tying goal 4/30 @ RSL in 82nd minute after entering as substitute in 65th minute…Made first start of 2005 on 5/21 @ LA...Scored first goal at home on 6/25 vs. LA...Scored career-high seventh goal on 9/3 @ DAL...Named Earthquakes Maggiano's August Player of the Month on 9/6…Scored game-winning goal on 9/17 @ CHV...Started and played 26 minutes 10/15 @ LA, left with right ankle sprain…Exhibition: DNP…Open Cup: Played 90 minutes 8/3 @ POR...Played 90 minutes on 8/24 vs. LA...Reserves: Appeared in three reserve league matches, 4/9 vs. CHV, 4/17 @ CHI, 4/24 vs. KC….Playoffs: Entered game 10/23 @ LA as second half substitute in 67th minute…Played 90 minutes 10/30 vs. LA.

2004 MLS: Entered as a sub and played 15 minutes, scoring first goal of the season 5/1 @ NE…Recorded first career hat trick and tied Galaxy team record with three goals 5/19 @ DC. Set MLS record by scoring five goals on five consecutive shots…Registered first assist of season 5/29 vs. DAL…Tied career high with sixth goal of season 6/5 vs. KC…DNP - 9/4 @ CLB while with Venezuelan National Team for World Cup Qualifying…Playoffs: Played in two playoff games, starting one…Started and played 61 minutes 10/22 @ COL in Western Conf. Semifinal Game One…DNP-10/30 vs. COL in Western Conf. Semifinal Game Two…Entered as a sub and played 12 minutes 11/5 @ KC in Western Conf. Final…Open Cup: Played 90 minutes in 1-0 loss 7/20 @ Minn.

2003 MLS: Continued success of rookie campaign and emerged as reliable goal scorer, played in 24 games and started 10, scoring six goals and registering two assists…Scored first career MLS goal 7/4 vs. NE…Recorded first multi-goal game of career, scoring two goals and recording an assist 10/18 vs. SJ…Playoffs: Played 90 minutes 11/1 vs. SJ…Played 90 minutes 11/9 @ SJ…Champions Cup: DNP-3/16 @ CD Motagua…DNP - 3/23 vs. CD Motagua…DNP-4/9 vs. CD Necaxa…Played 90 minutes 4/16 @ CD Necaxa…Open Cup: Played 90 minutes, scored goal 8/6 vs. Fresno (PDL)…Played 90 minutes, scored goal 8/27 @ SEA…Played 90 minutes, scored third straight Open Cup goal @ CHI in a 3-2 semifinal loss.

2002 MLS: Played in 12 games, starting seven in rookie season…Started the 2002 MLS Cup Championship, a 1-0 win for the Galaxy…Made MLS debut in 83rd minute 4/20 @ DAL, replacing current teammate Brian Mullan…Made first career MLS start 6/22 vs. DAL, recorded first MLS assist which was the game-winner…Playoffs: Played in five of six playoff games, registering one assist…Made MLS playoff debut as a substitute and played 30 minutes 9/25 vs. KC… DNP-9/28 @ KC…Started and played 71 minutes 10/2 vs. KC…Started and played 72 minutes 10/5 vs. COL…Started and played 66 minutes 10/9 @ COL…Started and played 67 10/20 @ NE in MLS Cup Final…Open Cup: Played 90 minutes, scored a goal and registered assist 7/17 @ Minn…Started and played 80 minutes 8/7 @ SJ…DNP-9/3 vs. DAL…DNP-10/24 @ CLB in Open Cup Final.

Venezuelan National Team

2006: Played against Uruguay and Venezuela at Uruguay. 2005: Re-joined National Team in October for World Cup Qualifying…Played 16 minutes against Paraguay on 10/8...2004: Part of team for World Cup Qualifier in Paraguay...Made first appearance vs. Australia in January…Also appeared against Honduras and Jamaica...Part of team for matches against Spain and Uruguay, but did not appear in games...2003: Named to initial roster for World Cup Qualifying matches in Nov. vs. Colombia and Bolivia.

College

Finished UNCG career as school's fourth leading scorer with 155 points, on 65 goals and 25 assists…In his four years, team went 57-26-3…2001: First team NSCAA All-South Region for fourth-straight season…First Team All-Southern Conference for third straight season…Academic All-American District III Team…Led team in goals (11) and points (26)…2000: First team NSCAA All-South Region…First Team All-Southern Conference…1999: First team NSCAA All-South Region, first team all-conference…1998: First Team NSCAA All South Region…Second Team All-Southern Conference.

Personal

He and his wife, Melissa, have a son, Alejandro Jr., who was born in November 2004... Parents are Homero and Esther... Has a sister Ida and brother Homero… Graduated from UNCG with degree in International Business (cum laude)… First came to United States to play in Dallas Cup in 1991... Attended high school for one year in Dallas before going to UNCG... Lists The Iliad and The Odyssey as his favorite books... Began playing soccer at age 3... Attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (high school) in Caracas... Also played baseball growing up in Venezuela... Enjoys watching TV and playing golf.