Alejandro Márquez
Alejandro Samuel Márquez Pérez (born 31 October 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer that currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Deportes Temuco.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Temuco | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Temuco | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Unión Temuco | 62 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Deportes Temuco | 34 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Palestino (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2016–2021 | O'Higgins | 93 | (7) |
| 2019 | → Paraná (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Deportes Temuco | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Chile U20 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2011 | |||
Club career
On 12 September 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.
Honours
References
- "La "U" y Católica hicieron "tablas" en el clásico" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: ANFP. 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "El volante Alejandro Márquez volvió a Unión Temuco" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: ANFP. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Sepúlveda, Andrés (July 2015). "O'Higgins se alista y suma un quinto refuerzo". www.capodeprovincia.cl (in Spanish). Rancagua, Chile. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2023.