Vernon De Marco Morlacchi (born 18 November 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Hatta. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Born in

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...

, Vernon finished his formation with CD San Francisco. On 14 July 2011, he moved to Constància, and made his senior debuts with the club during the campaign, in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. On 22 July 2012, Vernon moved abroad, joining Slovak 2. Liga club

Zemplín Michalovce Zemplín or Zemplén can refer to: * Zemplín (region), a region in Slovakia * Zemplín (village), a village in Slovakia * Zemplén County Zemplén ( hu, Zemplén, sk, Zemplín, german: Semplin, Semmlin, la, Zemplinum) was an administrative cou ...

. A regular starter for the club, he contributed with seven goals in 24 appearances during the 2014–15 season, as his side achieved promotion to

Fortuna Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...

. Vernon made his professional debut on 18 July 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jozef-Šimon Turík in a 0–1 home loss against

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovakia, Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its association football, football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak Super Liga, Fortuna Liga after winning the 2010–11 Slovak Fi ...

. He scored his first goal in the category on 1 August, netting his team's first in a 2–6 away loss against ŽP Šport Podbrezová. On 17 June 2017, he was loaned to

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

side

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

. His loan from Slovan Bratislava finished at the end of 2018–19 season.

International career

While fans have discussed his nomination for

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, De Marco was first called up to the senior national team by

Štefan Tarkovič Štefan Tarkovič (born 18 February 1973) is a Slovak football manager. He is currently the manager of Slovakia. He previously managed the teams Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other langua ...

for three 2022 World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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in September 2021. He debuted with Slovakia in a 6–0 2022 World Cup qualification win over

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coming on as a sub in the 70th minute, and scored on his debut in the 72nd minute.

International goals

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Personal life

Born an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

citizen, De Marco received Slovak citizenship in late May 2021, following an application earlier that year, making him eligible to represent

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

internationally. De Marco is a multilingiust speaking fluently in native

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

as well as Slovak,

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Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

and

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Zemplín Michalovce * 2. Liga: 2014–15 Slovan Bratislava * Niké Liga: 2019–20,

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, 2021–22,

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* Slovnaft Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20,

Lech Poznań II * III liga, gr. II: 2018–19

References

External links

Zemplín Michalovce official profile

Futbalnet profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Marco, Vernon 1992 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Slovakia Men's association football defenders CE Constància players Lech Poznań players Lech Poznań II players MFK Zemplín Michalovce players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Hatta Club players Tercera División players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Ekstraklasa players III liga players UAE Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Spain Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Naturalised association football players