Leandro Morgalla

Leandro Morgalla
Morgalla with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Biedenkopf, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 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 22 (0)
2023–2024 FC Liefering 5 (0)
2025–2026 → VfL Bochum (loan) 33 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U18 5 (0)
2022– Germany U19 5 (1)
2023– Germany U21 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:45, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Leandro Morgalla (born 13 September 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Club career

Having joined 1860 Munich's academy from SpVgg Unterhaching aged 10, he made his first team debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–0 3. Liga win over Viktoria Köln. 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.

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.

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

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 15 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1860 Munich II 2021–22 Bayernliga 30———30
1860 Munich 2021–22 3. Liga 110———110
2022–23 3. Liga 31020——330
Total 42020——440
Red Bull Salzburg 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 301010—50
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 160303000220
2026–27 Austrian Bundesliga 301020—60
Total 220506000330
FC Liefering 2023–24 2. Liga 40———40
2024–25 2. Liga 10———10
Total 50———50
VfL Bochum (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 33020——350
Career total 10209060001170
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa 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.