Iván Márquez (footballer)

For other people named Iván Márquez, see Iván Márquez (disambiguation).

This article is about the Spanish footballer. For the guerrilla leader, see Iván Márquez. For the Venezuelan volleyball player, see Iván Márquez (volleyball).

Iván Márquez

Personal information
Full name	Iván Márquez Álvarez
Date of birth	(1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Marbella, Spain
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	NEC Nijmegen
Number	4
Youth career
	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Málaga B	2	(0)
2014	→ San Pedro (loan)	12	(0)
2014–2015	→ El Palo (loan)	32	(2)
2015–2016	Atlético Madrid B	28	(0)
2016–2017	Osasuna B	20	(1)
2016–2017	Osasuna	4	(0)
2017–2018	Valencia B	22	(2)
2018–2020	Korona Kielce	48	(0)
2020–2021	Cracovia	17	(0)
2021–2023	NEC Nijmegen	61	(3)
2023–	1. FC Nürnberg	21	(2)
2024–	→ NEC Nijmegen (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Iván Márquez Álvarez (born 9 June 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Dutch Eredivisie club NEC on loan from the German side 1. FC Nürnberg.^[1]

Career

Márquez was born in Marbella, Málaga, Andalusia, and represented Málaga CF as a youth. He made his debut for the reserves on 13 October 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 Tercera División away loss against Linares Deportivo.

Rarely used by Málaga, Márquez subsequently served loan stints at UD San Pedro^[2] and CD El Palo, the latter in Segunda División B.^[3] On 23 June 2015, he joined another reserve team, Atlético Madrid B in the fourth tier.^[4]

On 28 July 2016, Márquez moved to CA Osasuna, being assigned to the reserves in the third division.^[5] He made his first team debut on 30 November, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Granada CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[6]

Márquez made his La Liga debut on 4 December 2016, starting in a 3–1 loss at Sporting de Gijón.^[7]

On 5 August 2020, he signed with Cracovia.^[8]

On 15 July 2024, Márquez returned to NEC Nijmegen on loan with an option to buy.^[9]

Honours

Cracovia

• Polish Super Cup: 2020

References

1. Iván Márquez at Soccerway
2. "El San Pedro logra la cesión del central marbellí Iván Márquez" [San Pedro get the loan of marbellí stopper Iván Márquez] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
3. "Iván Márquez: "Estoy ilusionado por jugar en Segunda B con El Palo"" [Iván Márquez: "I am eager to play in Segunda B with El Palo"] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
4. "El Atleti B ficha al central Iván Márquez" [Atleti B sign stopper Iván Márquez] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
5. "Iván Márquez, nuevo jugador de Osasuna Promesas" [Iván Márquez, new player of Osasuna Promesas] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
6. "El Granada acepta la Copa y la saborea" [Granada accept the Cup and savours it] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
7. "El Sporting sonríe a costa de Osasuna" [Sporting smile at Osasuna's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
8. "IVÁN MÁRQUEZ NOWYM OBROŃCĄ PASÓW!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 5 August 2020.
9. "N.E.C. huurt Iván Márquez van 1. FC Nürnberg" [NEC loans Iván Márquez from 1. FC Nürnberg] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

• Iván Márquez at BDFutbol
• Iván Márquez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Iván Márquez at Soccerway