Marco Warren

Marco Warren[2] (13 December 1993 – 14 May 2023) was a Bermudian footballer who played as a midfielder. He capped for the Bermuda national team.

Marco Warren
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-13)13 December 1993
Place of birth Warwick Parish, Bermuda
Date of death 14 May 2023(2023-05-14) (aged 29)
Place of death Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Youth career
2008–2011 Montverde Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Flagler Saints 48 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2023 PHC Zebras
International career
2012 Bermuda U-20[1] 3 (0)
2015–2019 Bermuda 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Marco Warren was born in Warwick Parish, Bermuda. He started his career at Flagler College, where he originally studied Graphic Design as well as receiving a sports scholarship. He began to play for the college team in 2012, known as the Flagler Saints, who were then playing in the NCAA Division II. In his first season, he played in all of the 19 available games and scored 1 goal. He also appeared in all the available games for the 2013 season, this time getting 7 goals in 19 games. For his final college season in 2014 he played 10 games and scored 1 goal. In total in three years for Flagler Saints he played in 48 games, scoring 9 goals.[3] After leaving college at the end of 2014, he joined Bermudian Premier Division side PHC Zebras.

International career

In 2012 Warren played three games for the Bermuda U20 national team in the 2012 CONCACAF Gold Cup, his debut coming in a 2–0 loss against Barbados U-20.[4]

Warren made his debut for the senior national team on 8 March 2015 in a 3–0 victory over Grenada. He got an assist and was only stopped from scoring on his debut by a last ditch tackle from a Grenada defender.[5] He went on to receive nine official caps for Bermuda.

Personal life and death

Warren was the son of former Bermuda national footballer and Boulevard Blazers midfielder Dwight Warren. He had two sisters, and listed Ronaldinho as his favourite footballer.[6]

Warren was killed in a hit-and-run collision on 14 May 2023, aged 29. He was discovered with severe head injuries on North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish and died a short time later at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.[7]

References
  1. Marco Warren at Soccerway
  2. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Bermuda" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 1. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  3. "Marco Warren (Player)".
  4. "Bermuda - M. Warren - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  5. "Bermuda far too good for shot-shy Grenada | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Soccer - Mobile". mobile.royalgazette.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
  6. "Marco Warren - 2015 - Men's Soccer".
  7. Football MVP Marco Warren named as victim of hit-and-run


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