Alexander Marrello (born 28 September 1988) is a Canadian professional soccer player, who plays for Vancouver Metro Soccer League club Inter FC.[3]

Alex Marrello
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-09-28) 28 September 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC
Youth career
2002–2005 Alpha Aztecs
2006–2008 Buffalo Bulls
2004 NTC British Columbia[2]
2009 Ontario United FC
2009 Vancouver Thunderbirds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Veendam 11 (0)
2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 7 (0)
2012 Khalsa SC
2013– Inter FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

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Marrello was born to Italian immigrants in Vancouver, British Columbia. His brother Joe Marrello, is a former semi-professional soccer player in the Canadian Soccer League.[4]

Career

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Marrello attended the Alpha Secondary school[5] and played club soccer for Burnaby Royals.,[6] before playing college soccer for the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2006.[7] He moved to the Buffalo Bulls in 2007.[citation needed] During his last year at the Bulls, he played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency in the PDL.[8] After his graduation in 2011 he signed for Dutch club Veendam.[9] He played 11 games for Veendam in the Eerste Divisie, before returning to Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency in March 2012, making a further 7 appearances for them in the PDL.[10] Than joined to club Khalsa Sporting Club and played for the club, six months in the Pacific Coast Soccer League.[11] In August 2013 Marrello signed for Inter FC in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.[12]

International

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Marrello was called up to the Canada men's national under–17 soccer team for the first time for a training camp in Burnaby in February 2014.[13][14]

Honours

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  • 2014: BC Adult Player of the Year[15]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Alex Marrello". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ Hart Invites 18-Players To Burnaby
  3. ^ "Croatia FC and Inter FC Tie in Intense, Competitive Final 2014 VMSL Game". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  4. ^ "BC To Play Soccer Giants Sunderland AFC". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  5. ^ "Alex Marrello, Dan Gwyther named to first team". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  6. ^ Head of the Class: Alex Marrello {Soccer} High School Alpha (Burnaby) -- Freshman's Future University of Cincinnati[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ GoBEARCATS.COM Alex Marrello Bio
  8. ^ "Canadees Marrello maakt seizoen af bij Veendam". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 3 February 2011. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  9. ^ "Marrello vervangt Apau bij SC Veendam". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  10. ^ "2012 Statistics ** Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 - PDL 2012 **". Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  11. ^ "2013 PCSL All Star Team". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  12. ^ "Alex Marrello - Inter FC". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  13. ^ Hart Invites 18-Players To Burnaby
  14. ^ Alex Marrello - Canada Soccer
  15. ^ BC Soccer Announces the 2013/2014 Award Winners