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Sebastián Mora-Mora

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Sebastián Mora-Mora
Mora-Mora in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-14) April 14, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth San Diego, California, U.S.
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Celaya
Number 1
Youth career
2013 UNAM
2015–2016 Nomads SC
2016–2017 Real Salt Lake AZ
2017–2019 Tijuana
2019–2020 Talleres (RE)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Tijuana Premier 18 (0)
2020 Reno 1868 0 (0)
2021 Chattanooga Red Wolves 9 (0)
2022 Tritones Vallarta 23 (0)
2023 Tepatitlán 15 (0)
2024– Celaya 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2024

Sebastián Mora-Mora (born April 14, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper Liga de Expansión MX club Celaya.

Career

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Youth

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In 2013, Mora-Mora was part of the academy at Mexican side UNAM,[1] before going on to spend time with USSDA academy sides Nomads SC[2] and Real Salt Lake AZ,[3] eventually moving to Mexican side Tijuana. Here he played made 18 appearances for Tijuana Premier in the Liga Premier de México.[1] Mora-Mora also spent a year in Argentina with Talleres de Remedios de Escalada.

Professional

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On March 26, 2020, Mora-Mora returned to the United States, signing with USL Championship side Reno 1868.[4] The club ceased operations following their 2020 season.[5]

Mora-Mora joined USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves on January 13, 2021, ahead of their 2021 season.[6] He made his debut for the club on May 8, 2021, keeping a clean-sheet during a 1–0 win over North Texas SC.[7]

Viral Save

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During a game in between Tepatitlán F.C. and CD Tapatio on September 24, 2022, in a game of the Liga de Expansión MX Tapatio striker Zahid Muñoz shot the ball. The ball would end up hitting Sebastian's Crotch. The video would go viral a few hours later. People pointed out how he sacrificed himself to save the team

References

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  1. ^ a b "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional". ligamx.net.
  2. ^ "Nomads SC". nomd.ussoccerda.com.
  3. ^ "Real Salt Lake". rsla.ussoccerda.com.
  4. ^ Communications, Reno 1868 FC (March 26, 2020). "Reno 1868 FC signs a defender and a goalkeeper". Nevada Sports Net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Bass, Kevin (November 6, 2020). "Reno 1868 FC to Cease Operations". Reno 1868 FC.
  6. ^ Publicist, Staff (January 13, 2021). "Red Wolves Sign former USL Championship Goalkeeper Sebastian Mora-Mora". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.
  7. ^ Ritchie, Jacob (May 10, 2021). "Chattanooga Hands North Texas First Home Loss in Nearly Two Years". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.
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