Alejandro Márquez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Samuel Márquez Pérez | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Loncoche, Chile | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Deportes Temuco | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Unión Temuco | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2010–2013 | Unión Temuco | 62 | (0) |
2011 | → U. de Chile (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013– | Deportes Temuco | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Chile U-20 | 9 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
Alejandro Samuel Márquez Pérez (born 31 October 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer that currently plays in Deportes Temuco.
Club career
On 12 December 2010, Márquez made his Unión Temuco debut against Lota Schwager. He with the pass of time was a frequently in Temuco's squad, consecrating him at the team. On 20 November 2011 he officially debuted with Universidad de Chile in a match against Universidad Católica for the 2011 Torneo Clausura.[1] For the 2012 season he returned to Unión Temuco, after being on loan 6 months at Universidad de Chile.[2]
International career
In January 2011, it was revelated that the coach César Vaccia selected Márquez for the South American Championship squad that was going to travel to Peru. He debuted against host team Peru and played 90 minutes. On 24 January, he scored his first international goal against Argentina in a 3–1 defeat. In a decisive game against Venezuela, he scored his second goal for Chile in the last match of the group stage, now in a 3–1 victory, thus establishing as the goalscorer of his team in the group stage.