Raimon "Rai" Marchán Vidal (born 11 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Albacete Balompié.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raimon Marchán Vidal | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albacete | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vilafranca | |||
| 2010–2012 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Real Madrid C | 32 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Leganés (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Valencia B | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Valladolid B | 35 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Celta B | 76 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Andorra | 44 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Melbourne Victory | 50 | (0) |
| 2024– | Albacete | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
He spent most of his career in the Segunda División B, totalling 194 games with six clubs. In 2021, he signed for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men.
Football career
editSpain
editBorn in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Marchán was a Real Madrid CF youth product and made his senior debut on loan to CD Leganés in the Segunda División B in 2012.[2] He played the following season with the capital club's C-team in the same division, ending in administrative relegation, and in 2015 he signed for another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla.
After a year at Real Valladolid Promesas, Marchán joined yet another third-tier second team in July 2017, signing for two years at Celta de Vigo B with the option of two more.[3] On 28 August 2019, he signed for FC Andorra, again in the same division.[4]
Melbourne Victory
editOn 27 July 2021, Marchán signed for Melbourne Victory FC in the Australian A-League Men.[5][6] He was sent off on 5 December in a 3–0 home loss to Perth Glory FC, for a high challenge on Jonathan Aspropotamitis in first-half added time.[7]
On 25 January 2022, in a game against Sydney FC at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Marchán clashed heads with teammate Jason Geria and was taken off in a stretcher. His facial fractures caused him to eat less and drop five kilograms in weight from what he already described as a slender frame, requiring him to bulk up in order to be recalled by manager Tony Popovic.[8] He made his comeback in his continental debut on 15 March, an AFC Champions League playoff lost 4–3 away to Japanese club Vissel Kobe.[9]
Having made 21 league appearances, Marchán was given a two-year contract extension in June 2022.[10] He earned an interesting statistical oddity as a result of the postponement of a Melbourne Derby game due to a pitch invasion. He had originally started the match before it stopped in the 21st minute, and when it resumed 4 months later both teams were allowed to remake their squads. Marchán was on the bench this time, and as a result he came on as a substitute in the 67th minute of a game he had started & played the first 21 minutes in.
Albacete
editAfter leaving Melbourne, Marchán signed a short-term deal with Albacete Balompié back in his country's Segunda División on 1 February 2024.[11]
Personal life
editMarchán graduated from Universidad Camilo José Cela with a degree in business administration.[12]
References
edit- ^ "RAIMON Marchán Vidal". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Con Garitano no llegó al Lega ni un jugador blanco" [Under Garitano not a single "Whites" player has arrived at Lega]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Fernández, Claudia (12 July 2017). "El Celta B se refuerza con Rai Marchán" [Celta B bolster themselves with Rai Marchán] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Rai Marchán, nou jugador del FC Andorra" [Rai Marchán, new FC Andorra player] (in Catalan). Cadena SER. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Rai Marchan". Melbourne Victory FC. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Guijarro, Eric (28 July 2021). "El vilafranquí Rai Marchan, nou futbolista del Melbourne Victory" [Vilafranca-born Rai Marchán, new Melbourne Victory footballer] (in Catalan). RTV Vilafranca. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Antonee Burke-Gilroy stars as Perth Glory beat Melbourne Victory". ESPN. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (26 March 2022). "Marchan keen to find ALM form at Victory". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Rai Machán destaca por su criterio y aporte de gran equilibrio" [Rai Machán stands out for his criteria and contribution of great balance] (in Spanish). Mesas Sport. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Rai Marchán". Melbourne Victory FC. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Rai Marchán acepta el desafío" [Rai Marchán accepts the challenge] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Rhys, James. "'He's a player who is going to fight' – what Victory fans can expect from Rai Marchan". Kick 360. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
External links
edit- Rai Marchán at BDFutbol
- Rai Marchán at Soccerway