Marvin José Ceballos Flores (born 22 April 1992) is a Guatemalan professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Nacional club Xinabajul and the Guatemala national team.

Career

Comunicaciones

Ceballos made his professional debut with

C.S.D. Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, are a football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. The most popular and successful footba ...

of the

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala ''Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala'' (National Football League of Guatemala), formerly known as Liga Mayor "A" (Major League "A") is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country. It is sanctioned by the '' Fede ...

on 21 August 2011 against Xelajú. He started the match and earned a yellow card as Comunicaciones lost 1–0. He made his international club debut three days later in the CONCACAF Champions League against Costa Rican side,

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. He started that match and scored the first goal for his side as they went on to win 2–0. Ceballos then scored his first league goal of his career on 7 December 2011 against Xelajú as Comunicaciones won 3–0. Ceballos ended the 2013–14 season with nine yellow cards but lowered that down to two for the 2014–15 season.

Indy Eleven

On 4 August 2015, it was announced that Ceballos had signed with

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of the

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in the United States.

Carolina RailHawks

After one season in Indianapolis, Ceballos signed with fellow NASL side

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Leones Negros UdeG

On 2 July 2019, Ceballos signed with

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of the Ascenso MX in Mexico.

International

Ceballos made his international debut for Guatemala on 4 September 2010 against

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. He came on as a 53rd-minute substitute for Henry Medina as Guatemala won 5–0. Ceballos was a part of the Guatemala U20 side that played in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. It was his 81st-minute goal against Croatia U20 that lead his side to a 1–0 victory and a ticket to the Round of 16.

Honours

Comunicaciones *

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: Clausura 2011, Clausura 2014, Clausura 2015 Guastatoya *

: Apertura 2020

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.''

References

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