Marlos Moreno Durán (; born 20 September 1996) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Moreno began his career with

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before joining

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side Manchester City for £4.75 million in 2016. During a six-year spell with City he failed to make a first team appearance and was never selected for a matchday squad, instead spending his tenure in with the Blues on loan at

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and

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. He has been capped eight times by Colombia but has not been selected for a national squad since 2016.

Club career

Atlético Nacional

Born in Medellín, Moreno joined

's youth setup in 2010, aged 14. On 23 July 2014, he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodin Quiñónes in a 3–1

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away win against

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. Moreno made his Categoría Primera A debut on 15 October 2014, starting in a 2–1 loss at

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. 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

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. 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.

Manchester City

On 6 August 2016, Moreno signed for Manchester City for £4.75 million and was immediately loaned out to

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, in a

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-long deal. Moreno made his debut for Deportivo on 11 September, in a 1–0 loss to Athletic Bilbao. Moreno was loaned to

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side Girona FC for the first half of the 2017–18 season. On 12 January 2018, Moreno was loaned out to

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club

until 31 December 2018. On 25 January 2019, Moreno was loaned to Mexican side

. On 31 July 2019, Moreno was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga club

on a one-year deal. Moreno was loaned to

, another club owned by the

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, for the 2020–21 season. Moreno was loaned to Belgian side

for the 2021–22 season.

Troyes

After spending six years at Manchester City without making an appearance, Moreno signed a two-year contract with fellow City Football Group club Troyes on 1 September 2022. On 3 March 2023, Moreno joined

on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.

Konyaspor

On August 1, 2023, he moved to

for a permanent move with 2+1 year contract.

International career

After representing Colombia at under-17 level, Moreno was called up to the main squad on 11 February 2016. He made his full international debut on 24 March, coming on as 85th-minute substitute for

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and setting up

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's last-minute winner. On 11 June 2016, Moreno scored his first international goal against Costa Rica in the

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Career statistics

Club

;Note

International

International goals

:''As of match played 11 June 2016. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.''

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional * Categoría Primera A: 2015–II * Superliga Colombiana:

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* Copa Libertadores:

International

Colombia * Copa América: third place

References

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