Marwin Janver Malinay Angeles (born 9 January 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a

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in the Philippines national team. He is currently free of any contract. Born in

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, Italy to Filipino parents, Angeles spent his youth career at

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. In 2011, he moved to the Philippines to play in the United Football League (UFL), having spells with Laos,

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, and

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. In 2017, he joined

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with whom he won the first edition of the

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, and in 2021 scored the first-ever AFC Champions League goal for a Filipino club. Angeles represented the Philippines at the

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and

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. His twin brother, Marvin, is also a footballer.

Club career

Angeles started his youth career at

, and eventually moved to the Philippines in August 2011 to play for Laos FC, currently playing in the United Football League Division 2. In March 2012, he and his twin brother moved to

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in the middle of the season. In March 2014 left his club Global FC and joined to Ceres F.C. Angeles joined

in 2017 for the first season of the

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(PFL). On 26 June 2021, he became the first player from a Filipino club to score in the AFC Champions League proper—a consolation goal in their 4–1 loss to BG Pathum United.

International career

In May 2011, he joined the national team training pool, and by September 2011 he was named in the provisional Philippines under-23 squad for the

. He made his first appearance as a substitute in the 3–2 win against Laos. He was also part of the under-21 national team that participated in the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, making a debut in a 2–8 loss against

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on 24 February 2012. On 24 January 2012, he featured for the senior national team in a friendly match against Icheon Citizen FC, wherein he scored the equalizer to end the match 1–1 in regulation time, forcing a

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that eventually led them to a 2–4 loss. On 29 February 2012, he then made his first full international appearance as a substitute in the 1–1 draw against

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. On 15 November 2012, he scored his full international goal for the Philippines resulting a 1–0 win over

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Lions.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Personal life

Angeles was born to

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parents in

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. He has a twin brother, Marvin Angeles, who is also a professional footballer who plays for Stallion Laguna and as well a Philippines international. He is currently on leave from studying for an Electronics Engineering degree at the Istituto Livio Sanudo while on national team duty.

Honours

Club

;Global * UFL Division 1:

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; Runner-up

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National team

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: Third

* Philippine Peace Cup:

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angeles, Marwin 1991 births Living people Footballers from Venice Citizens of the Philippines through descent Italian people of Filipino descent Italian footballers Filipino footballers Philippines international footballers Association football midfielders Filipino expatriate footballers Ceres–Negros F.C. players Kaya F.C. players Persik Kediri players Filipino twins Italian twins Twin sportspeople Global Makati F.C. players Philippines Football League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia