Adrián Marín Lugo (born 13 May 1994) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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. He made his

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debut in 2012 with San Luis at the age of 17.

Career

A native of

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, Marín began playing football at a young age. His first club was local side

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. At age 17, Marín joined the San Luis youth setup, where he led the league in scoring. He made his professional debut on 18 March 2012, coming on for

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in the 84th minute of a 1–0

win over

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. Marín made five more league appearances, all as late substitutes. Marín was loaned out to

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on 31 May 2013. He made 20 league appearances, all but two as part of the starting lineup. The 2013 Apertura season saw him make plenty of appearances with no goals. Marín scored his first league goal in the 7th minute of a 2–1 victory against

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on 4 January 2014, the first week of the Clausura 2014. That season, he tied for third place in the league with 7 goals. After his successful season in the second division, he was called back up to San Luis in July 2014, which had by then become

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He scored his first-ever

goal in his third game back, six minutes after coming on for Alan Zamora in a 2–1 win over

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. In June 2015, Marín was loaned out to América. He played two matches for the ''Águilas''. Marín was released by Chiapas in April 2016 after posting pictures of alcoholic beverages on

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. Marín joined the

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ahead of the Clausura 2017 season. In February 2018, Marín signed for Costa Rican side Herediano. However, he made just two appearance for the club. He played with

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of the

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during the league's inaugural season in

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