Alejandro José Marqués Méndez (born 4 August 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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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

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. He moved to Spain at an early age and holds

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Club career

Youth

Born in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

, Marqués moved to Spain aged 13 and joined

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's youth setup in 2013. He subsequently moved to UFB Jàbac Terrassa in the following year, before joining

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'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

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in a 1–1 away draw against

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in the

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championship.

Juventus U23

On 24 January 2020, Barcelona B sold Marqués to

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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

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away win over

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. Marqués' first goal came on 13 July, in a 2–2 draw against

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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

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

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, Marques was called-up to the Spain national under-19 team. He represented them at the

, 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 * UEFA Youth League: 2017–18 Juventus U23 *

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: 2019–20 Spain U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marques, Alejandro 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