Marquitos (footballer, born 1987)

Marcos García Barreno (born 21 March 1987), known as Marquitos, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Ibiza Islas Pitiusas as a midfielder.

Marquitos
Personal information
Full name Marcos García Barreno[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Sant Antoni, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ibiza Islas Pitiusas
Number 10
Youth career
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Villarreal B 38 (6)
2006–2009 Villarreal 29 (3)
2007–2008Recreativo (loan) 19 (1)
2008–2009Real Sociedad (loan) 38 (4)
2009–2012 Valladolid 43 (3)
2010–2011Villarreal B (loan) 38 (2)
2012–2013 Xerez 30 (4)
2013–2014 Ponferradina 28 (2)
2014–2015 Sabadell 27 (1)
2015–2016 Miedź Legnica 10 (3)
2016 Górnik Łęczna 5 (0)
2016 Beroe 3 (0)
2017–2020 Miedź Legnica 84 (22)
2021 Melilla 3 (0)
2021– Ibiza Islas Pitiusas 82 (16)
International career
2002–2003 Spain U16 8 (2)
2004–2005 Spain U17 13 (3)
2004–2006 Spain U19 2 (0)
2007 Spain U20 4 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2004 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:01, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Marquitos was a product of Villarreal CF's youth system, and he made his first-team debut on 24 September 2006 in a 3–2 home win against Real Zaragoza.[2] During the season he was an important attacking weapon for the fifth-placed side in La Liga and, in two starts, scored goals in home victories over Real Madrid (1–0)[3] and FC Barcelona (2–0), playing 90 minutes on both occasions.[4]

However, Marquitos would be loaned for 2007–08 to Recreativo de Huelva also in the top division, where he only appeared in half of the campaign's matches, with a goal against Real Murcia CF (4–2 home win).[5] He returned to Villarreal only to be immediately loaned again, to Segunda División's Real Sociedad;[6] he featured heavily during this spell, but the Basque team failed to achieve a top-flight return.

In late July 2009, Villarreal released Marquitos, whom immediately signed a four-year contract with top-tier Real Valladolid as well as former teammate César Arzo.[7] On 17 October he netted again against Real Madrid, albeit in a 4–2 away defeat,[8] but appeared sparingly throughout the season as the Castile and León side was eventually relegated.

Marquitos returned to Villarreal in the summer of 2010, on loan, but was assigned to the reserve squad in division two.[9] He continued competing at that level the following years, with Xerez CD,[10] SD Ponferradina[11] and CE Sabadell FC.[12]

In 2015 off-season, aged 28, Marquitos moved abroad for the first time, joining Polish club Miedź Legnica.[13][14] The following January, he moved to the country's Ekstraklasa with GKS Górnik Łęczna.[15]

In September 2016, Marquitos moved to the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) with PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[16] He was released in December,[17] and returned to Miedź.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villarreal 2004–05[19] La Liga 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
2005–06[19] 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07[19] 29 3 4 0 1[b] 0 34 3
Total 29 3 4 0 4 0 37 3
Recreativo (loan) 2007–08[19] La Liga 19 1 4 1 23 2
Real Sociedad (loan) 2008–09[19] Segunda División 38 4 2 1 40 5
Valladolid 2009–10[19] La Liga 19 2 2 0 21 2
2011–12[19] Segunda División 24 1 1 1 25 2
Total 43 3 3 1 0 0 46 4
Villarreal B (loan) 2010–11[19] Segunda División 38 2 38 2
Xerez 2012–13[19] Segunda División 30 4 1 0 31 4
Ponferradina 2013–14[19] Segunda División 28 2 1 0 29 2
Sabadell 2014–15[19] Segunda División 27 1 3 0 30 1
Miedź Legnica 2015–16[20] I liga 10 3 0 0 10 3
Górnik Łęczna 2015–16[20] Ekstraklasa 5 0 0 0 5 0
Beroe 2016–17[20] First League 3 0 1 0 4 0
Miedź Legnica 2016–17[20] I liga 13 2 0 0 13 2
2017–18[20] 29 8 2 0 31 8
2018–19[20] Ekstraklasa 10 2 1 0 11 2
2019–20[20] I liga 32 10 3 0 35 10
Total 84 22 6 0 0 0 90 22
Melilla 2020–21[19] Segunda División B 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 357 45 25 3 4 0 386 48
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours

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Miedź Legnica

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marcos". Diario AS. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ Pérez, Javier (25 September 2006). "El Zaragoza choca con su equipo" [Zaragoza crash into their team]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Villarreal 1–0 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 27 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Villarreal 2–0 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 22 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Recreativo Huelva 4–2 Murcia". ESPN Soccernet. 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  6. ^ "El Villarreal cede a Marquitos a la Real" [Villarreal loan Marquitos to Real]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 July 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Marquitos, frescura para la izquierda del ataque" [Marquitos, freshness for the left flank] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Raul has night to remember". ESPN Soccernet. 17 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Marquitos vuelve a casa cedido por el Valladolid" [Marquitos returns home loaned by Valladolid]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  10. ^ "El Xerez ficha a 'Marquitos' y a Redondo" [Xerez sign 'Marquitos' and Redondo]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Marquitos firma por la Ponferradina" [Marquitos signs for Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Marquitos, última incorporación del Sabadell" [Marquitos, last Sabadell addition]. Sport (in Spanish). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Marquitos piłkarzem Miedzi" [Marquitos a Miedź player] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  14. ^ Vidal, Carlos (21 December 2015). "Marquitos: "No sabía lo que me esperaba y el fútbol polaco me ha sorprendido"" [Marquitos: "I did not know what to expect and Polish football has surprised me"]. Nou Diari (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Marcos Garcia Barreno "Marquitos" piłkarzem Górnika Łęczna" [Marcos García Barreno "Marquitos" a Górnik Łęczna player] (in Polish). Interia. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Берое привлече Маркитос" [Beroe attract Marquitos] (in Bulgarian). Beroe Stara Zagora. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  17. ^ ""Берое" се разделя с Панайотов и Маркитос" [Beroe part ways with Panayotov and Marquitos] (in Bulgarian). Beroe Stara Zagora. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Marquitos wrócił do Miedzi Legnica" [Marquitos returns to Miedź Legnica] (in Polish). Miedziak. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Marquitos at BDFutbol
  20. ^ a b c d e f g Marquitos at Soccerway
  21. ^ Janas, Piotr (27 May 2018). "Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica – Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018]" [Miedź Legnica promoted to first division! Miedź Legnica – Chojniczanka 5:1 [RESULT, REPORT, PHOTOS, 27/05/2018]]. Gazeta Wroclawska (in Polish). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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