Marvin Ceballos

Marvin Ceballos

Personal information
Full name	Marvin José Ceballos Flores
Date of birth	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Xinabajul
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Comunicaciones	69	(8)
2015	Indy Eleven	12	(2)
2016	Carolina RailHawks	15	(0)
2017	Antigua	13	(1)
2017–2018	Comunicaciones	56	(8)
2019	Guastatoya	20	(4)
2019–2020	UdeG	15	(1)
2020–2021	Guastatoya	35	(5)
2021–2022	UdeG	17	(0)
2022-	Xinabajul	24	(4)
International career^‡
	Guatemala U17[1]
	Guatemala U20	4	(1)
2010–	Guatemala	26	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:33, 21 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2019

Marvin José Ceballos Flores (born 22 April 1992) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Xinabajul and the Guatemala national team.

Career

Comunicaciones

Ceballos made his professional debut with C.S.D. Comunicaciones of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala on 21 August 2011 against Xelajú. He started the match and earned a yellow card as Comunicaciones lost 1–0.^[2] He made his international club debut three days later in the CONCACAF Champions League against Costa Rican side, Herediano. He started that match and scored the first goal for his side as they went on to win 2–0.^[3] Ceballos then scored his first league goal of his career on 7 December 2011 against Xelajú as Comunicaciones won 3–0.^[4]

Ceballos ended the 2013–14 season with nine yellow cards but lowered that down to two for the 2014–15 season.^[5]

Indy Eleven

On 4 August 2015, it was announced that Ceballos had signed with Indy Eleven of the North American Soccer League in the United States.^[6]

Carolina RailHawks

After one season in Indianapolis, Ceballos signed with fellow NASL side Carolina RailHawks.^[7]

Leones Negros UdeG

On 2 July 2019, Ceballos signed with Leones Negros UdeG of the Ascenso MX in Mexico.^[8]

International

Ceballos made his international debut for Guatemala on 4 September 2010 against Nicaragua. He came on as a 53rd-minute substitute for Henry Medina as Guatemala won 5–0.^[9]

Ceballos was a part of the Guatemala U20 side that played in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. It was his 81st-minute goal against Croatia U20 that lead his side to a 1–0 victory and a ticket to the Round of 16.^[6]

Honours

Comunicaciones

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2011, Clausura 2014, Clausura 2015

Guastatoya

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2020

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Domestic Cup		International		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Comunicaciones	2011–12	20	1	—	—	3	1	23	2
	2013–14	20	4	—	—	—	—	20	4
	2014–15	29	3	—	—	4	—	33	3
	Total	69	8	—	—	7	1	76	9
Indy Eleven	2015	12	2	—	—	—	—	12	2
	Total	12	2	—	—	—	—	12	2
Career total		81	10	—	—	7	1	88	11

International goals

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.^[10]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 August 2018	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Cuba	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	5 September 2019		Anguilla	3–0	10–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
3.				8–0
4.	10 September 2019	Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	1–0	5–0
5.	12 October 2019	Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla	Anguilla	3–0	5–0
6.	4 June 2021	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	8–0	10–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. "CONCACAF 2009 U-17 Championship Tournament Recap". Issuu. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
2. "Xelaju 1-0 Comunicaciones". Soccerway.
3. "Comunicaciones 2-0 Herediano". Soccerway.
4. "Comunicaciones 3-0 Xelaju". Soccerway.
5. Marvin Ceballos at Soccerway
6. "Ceballos signed with Indy Eleven". Indy Eleven. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
7. "RailHawks Add Trio of Signings".
8. "Refuerzo Guatemalteco". Leones Negros (in Spanish). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
9. "Guatemala 5-0 Nicaragua". Soccerway.
10. "Ceballos, Marvin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 August 2018.