Alejandro José Marqués Méndez (born 4 August 2000) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Primeira Liga
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club
Estoril and the
Venezuela national team.
Born in Venezuela, he represented Spain at youth level since 2019, and was part of the team that won the
2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (68th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footb ...
. He moved to Spain at an early age and holds
dual-citizenship
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.
Club career
Youth
Born in
Caracas
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, Marqués moved to Spain aged 13 and joined
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...
's youth setup in 2013. He subsequently moved to UFB Jàbac Terrassa in the following year, before joining
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
's ''Juvenil'' squad on 14 June 2017.
Barcelona B
Marqués made his senior debut with
the reserves on 17 March 2018, coming on as a second-half
substitute for
Marcus McGuane
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Club career Arsenal
Born ...
in a 1–1 away draw against
Lorca FC
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in the
Segunda División
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championship.
Juventus U23
On 24 January 2020, Barcelona B sold Marqués to
Juventus
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for €8.2 million, in exchange for
Matheus Pereira on loan. He made his first appearance for Juventus U23 on 16 February, in a 2–1
Serie C
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away win over
Monza
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. Marqués' first goal came on 13 July, in a 2–2 draw against
Carrarese
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History
The club was founded in 1908.
In the season 2010–1 ...
in the quarter-finals of the Serie C promotion play-offs.
Loans
On 27 August 2021, Marqués returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with
Mirandés in the second division. On 28 July 2022, he was loaned to
Primeira Liga
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side
Estoril.
Estoril
On 27 July 2023, Estoril announced the permanent signing of Marqués on a three-year deal.
International career
While eligible to represent his native
Venezuela
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, Marques was called-up to the
Spain national under-19 team. He represented them at the
2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (68th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footb ...
, scoring three goals in nine appearances, and helping his side win the title. On 25 May 2022, he was first called up by Venezuela.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Barcelona
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UEFA Youth League:
2017–18
Juventus U23
*
Coppa Italia Serie C
Coppa Italia Serie C ( it, Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972.
Format
There are a total of six rounds in the c ...
: 2019–20
Spain U19
*
UEFA European Under-19 Championship:
2019
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References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Footballers from Caracas
Venezuelan emigrants to Spain
Venezuelan men's footballers
Spanish men's footballers
Spain men's youth international footballers
Venezuela men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Serie C players
Primeira Liga players
FC Barcelona players
FC Barcelona Atlètic players
Juventus FC players
Juventus Next Gen players
CD Mirandés footballers
G.D. Estoril Praia players
Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal