- Maxi Moralez has played in four different leagues – Primera División in Argentina, the Russian Premier League, Serie A in Italy, and Liga MX in Mexico.
- He is nicknamed frasquito, which in English means little flask
- Moralez began his youth career at Racing Club before making his professional debut in 2005.
- Moralez helped Racing Club avoid relegation during the 2007-2008 season by scoring the winning goal in the relegation playoff.
- Maxi loved horses at a young age before deciding to take up soccer.
- In 2009, Moralez was bought by Vélez Sársfield, where he helped the team become Argentine champion and scored 5 goals in his first season.
- Maxi has played against NYCFC’s own Andrea Pirlo several times during his time with Atalanta in Italy.
- After 142 appearances with Atalanta, Maxi joined Club León where he scored 4 goals in one season.
- At an international level, Maxi played alongside Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria in Argentina’s U20 FIFA World Cup in 2007.
- In the U20 World Cup, Maxi earned the Bronze Boot after finishing with the third-most goals (four goals) and the Silver Ball for being the second best player of the tournament (behind Sergio Aguero.)
