Alexander Marello (born 28 September 1988) is a Canadian professional

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player, who plays for

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club Inter FC.

Early and personal life

Marello was born to Italian immigrants in Vancouver, British Columbia. His brother Joe Marello, is former semi-professional soccer player in the

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Career

Marello attended the Alpha Secondary school and played club soccer for Burnaby Royals., before playing college soccer for the

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in 2006. He moved to the

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in 2007. During his last year at the Bulls, he played for

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in the PDL. After his graduation in 2011 he signed for Dutch club Veendam. He played 11 games for Veendam in the Eerste Divisie, before returning to Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency in March 2012, making a further 7 appearances for them in the PDL. Than joined to club Khalsa Sporting Club and played for the club, six months in the Pacific Coast Soccer League. In August 2013 Marello signed for Inter FC in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.

International

Marello was called up to the

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for the first time for a training camp in Burnaby in February 2014.

Honours

* 2014: BC Adult Player of the YearBC Soccer Announces the 2013/2014 Award Winners
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1988 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players SC Veendam players Men's association football midfielders Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands University at Buffalo alumni USL League Two players Canada men's youth international soccer players Soccer players from Vancouver {{Canada-footy-bio-stub