| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alen Ivano Marcina | ||
| Date of birth | July 30, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Miami FC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002 | New Westminster Khalsa | 18 | (38) |
| 2002–2003 | Ottawa Wizards | 10 | (9) |
| 2004–2005 | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||
| 2004 | → ÍA Akranes (loan) | ||
| 2005 | → Schweinfurt (loan) | ||
| 2005 | Herfølge | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 27 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | New Zealand Knights | 8 | (2) |
| 2007 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 8 | (1) |
| 2007 | Montreal Impact | 8 | (1) |
| 2007 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | (1) |
| 2008 | Minnesota Thunder | 18 | (3) |
| 2008 | Rochester Rhinos | 3 | (0) |
| 2009– | Miami FC | 29 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alen Marcina (born July 30, 1979 in Surrey, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Miami FC in the USL First Division.
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Marcina played college soccer with Barry University, and with New Westminster Khalsa in the Pacific Coast Soccer League,[1] before joining the Ottawa Wizards for the 2002-03 CPSL season, where he scored 9 goals in just 10 matches. When the Wizards had their license revoked by the CPSL, Marcina tried his luck in Europe and managed to land a contract with Greek giants PAOK Thessaloniki in January, 2004. However, he never made it into PAOK's first team, and the next couple of years saw him play at a lesser level with ÍA Akranes of Iceland, Schweinfurt of Germany and Herfølge Boldklub of Denmark.
Marcina signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2006 season of the second tier league of American soccer, the USL First Division, which is a level below Major League Soccer. He scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for the Islanders before moving to the New Zealand Knights[2] in November, 2006. He netted his first goal for the Knights against the Newcastle Jets and also scored in the 3-1 win over the Queensland Roar.
Marcina returned to the USL and Puerto Rico in 2007, making another handful of appearances, before returning to Canada to sign for Montreal Impact in June 2007. He was traded in July 2007 to the Vancouver Whitecaps. He signed with the Minnesota Thunder on February 12, 2008. On August 27, 2008, the Thunder sold Marcina's contract to the Rochester Rhinos.[3] In April 2009 left Rochester Rhinos and signed with Miami FC.[4]
Marcina has never been capped by the Canadian national team although he missed New Zealand's round 21 match against Perth Glory at North Harbour Stadium due to a call up to a Canadian national team training camp.
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