Marlos Moreno

Marlos Moreno
Personal information
Full name Marlos Moreno Durán
Date of birth (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña
on loan from Manchester City
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2014 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Atlético Nacional 27 (5)
2016– Manchester City 0 (0)
2016–Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 9 (0)
National team
2013 Colombia U17 3 (1)
2016– Colombia 8 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Durán.

Marlos Moreno Durán (born 20 September 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays for Deportivo La Coruña in La Liga on loan from Manchester City. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

Atlético Nacional

Born in Medellín, Moreno joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup in 2010, aged 14.[1] On 23 July 2014 he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodin Quiñónes in a 3–1 Copa Colombia away win against Rionegro Águilas.

Moreno made his Categoría Primera A debut on 15 October 2014, starting in a 2–1 loss at Deportivo Pasto.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 10 September of the following year, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Deportivo Cali.

On 17 October 2015, Moreno scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing of Atlético Junior.[3] He also started in the season's final against the same team, scoring from 30 seconds and helping his team to win its first title of the year; it was also the fastest goal of the club's history.[4]

Manchester City

On 6 August 2016, Moreno signed for Manchester City for £4.75 million and was immediately loaned out to Deportivo de La Coruña, in a season-long deal.[5][6]

Loan to Deportivo de La Coruña

Moreno made his debut for Deportivo on 11 September, in a 0-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao.[7]

International career

After representing Colombia at under-17 level, Moreno was called up to the main squad on 11 February 2016.[8] He made his full international debut on 24 March, coming on as 85th-minute substitute for Juan Cuadrado and setting up Edwin Cardona's last-minute winner.[9] On 11 June 2016, Moreno scored his first international goal against Costa Rica in the Copa America Centenario.

Career Statistics

Club

As of 29 November 2016[10]
Club Season League Cup[note 1] League Cup Continental[note 2] Other[note 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Nacional 2014 Categoría Primera A 102030
2015 Categoría Primera A 175175
2016 Categoría Primera A 9013310233
Total 275200013310438
Deportivo (loan) 2016-17[11] La Liga 9010100
Career Total 365300013310538
Note

International

As of 5 October 2016[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201681
Total81

International goals

As of match played 11 June 2016. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.[13]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2016NRG Stadium, Houston, United States5 Costa Rica2–32–3Copa América Centenario

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional

International

Colombia

References

  1. "Marlos Moreno: "Cambió mi vida, no me esperaba esto"" [Marlos Moreno: "It changed my life, I did not expect that"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. "Nacional complicó su clasificación tras perder 2-1 contra el Pasto" [Nacional complicated its pass after losing 2–1 against Pasto] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. "Junior sufre una horrible noche frente al Nacional" [Junior suffer a terrible night against Nacional] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. "Ficha técnica de la Estrella 15" [Match report of Estrella 15] (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional's official website. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. "City sign Marlos Moreno". Manchester City F.C. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. "Marlos Moreno, nuevo jugador del Deportivo" [Marlos Moreno, new player of Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. "Marlos Moreno hizo su debut en Deportivo" [Marlos Moreno made his debut in Deportivo] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia para microciclo de preparación" [Colombia call-up for the preparation micro-stage] (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  9. "Efecto Marlos para salvar la victoria en La Paz" [Marlos effect to save the victory in La Paz] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. "Marlos Moreno profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. "Matches played by Marlos Moreno in 2016-2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. "Moreno, Marlos". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. Marlos Moreno profile at Soccerway
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