Iván Márquez (footballer)

Iván Márquez Álvarez (born 9 June 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Dutch Eredivisie club NEC on loan from the German side 1. FC Nürnberg.[1]

Iván Márquez
Personal information
Full name Iván Márquez Álvarez
Date of birth (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Marbella, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
NEC Nijmegen
Number 4
Youth career
Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Málaga B 2 (0)
2014San Pedro (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2015El Palo (loan) 32 (2)
2015–2016 Atlético Madrid B 28 (0)
2016–2017 Osasuna B 20 (1)
2016–2017 Osasuna 4 (0)
2017–2018 Valencia B 22 (2)
2018–2020 Korona Kielce 48 (0)
2020–2021 Cracovia 17 (0)
2021–2023 NEC Nijmegen 61 (3)
2023– 1. FC Nürnberg 21 (2)
2024–NEC Nijmegen (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024

Career

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Márquez was born in Marbella, Málaga, Andalusia, and represented Málaga CF as a youth. He made his debut for the reserves on 13 October 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 Tercera División away loss against Linares Deportivo.

Rarely used by Málaga, Márquez subsequently served loan stints at UD San Pedro[2] and CD El Palo, the latter in Segunda División B.[3] On 23 June 2015, he joined another reserve team, Atlético Madrid B in the fourth tier.[4]

On 28 July 2016, Márquez moved to CA Osasuna, being assigned to the reserves in the third division.[5] He made his first team debut on 30 November, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Granada CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]

Márquez made his La Liga debut on 4 December 2016, starting in a 3–1 loss at Sporting de Gijón.[7]

On 5 August 2020, he signed with Cracovia.[8]

On 15 July 2024, Márquez returned to NEC Nijmegen on loan with an option to buy.[9]

Honours

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Cracovia

References

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  1. ^ Iván Márquez at Soccerway
  2. ^ "El San Pedro logra la cesión del central marbellí Iván Márquez" [San Pedro get the loan of marbellí stopper Iván Márquez] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Iván Márquez: "Estoy ilusionado por jugar en Segunda B con El Palo"" [Iván Márquez: "I am eager to play in Segunda B with El Palo"] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "El Atleti B ficha al central Iván Márquez" [Atleti B sign stopper Iván Márquez] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Iván Márquez, nuevo jugador de Osasuna Promesas" [Iván Márquez, new player of Osasuna Promesas] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ^ "El Granada acepta la Copa y la saborea" [Granada accept the Cup and savours it] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. ^ "El Sporting sonríe a costa de Osasuna" [Sporting smile at Osasuna's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. ^ "IVÁN MÁRQUEZ NOWYM OBROŃCĄ PASÓW!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 5 August 2020.
  9. ^ "N.E.C. huurt Iván Márquez van 1. FC Nürnberg" [NEC loans Iván Márquez from 1. FC Nürnberg] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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