Marlos Moreno
 Marlos with Deportivo La Coruña in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlos Moreno Durán[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Konyaspor | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Atlético Nacional | 27 | (5) |
| 2016–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Girona (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Flamengo (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Portimonense (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lommel (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2022– | Troyes | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Troyes II | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Konyaspor (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2023– | Konyaspor | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Colombia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Colombia | 8 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2016 | |||
Marlos Moreno Durán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾlos moˈɾeno]; born 20 September 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Konyaspor.
Moreno began his career with Atlético Nacional before joining Premier League side Manchester City for £4.75 million in 2016. During a six-year spell with City he failed to make a first team appearance and was never selected for a matchday squad, instead spending his tenure in with the Blues on loan at Deportivo La Coruña, Girona, Flamengo, Santos Laguna, Portimonense, Lommel and Kortrijk.
He has been capped eight times by Colombia but has not been selected for a national squad since 2016.
Club career[edit]
Atlético Nacional[edit]
Born in Medellín, Moreno joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup in 2010, aged 14.[2] On 23 July 2014, he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodin Quiñónes in a 3–1 Copa Colombia away win against Rionegro Águilas.
Moreno made his Categoría Primera A debut on 15 October 2014, starting in a 2–1 loss at Deportivo Pasto.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 10 September of the following year, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Deportivo Cali.
On 17 October 2015, Moreno scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing of Atlético Junior.[4] He also started in the season's final against the same team, scoring from 30 seconds and helping his team to win its first title of the year; it was also the fastest goal of the club's history.[5]
Manchester City[edit]
On 6 August 2016, Moreno signed for Manchester City for £4.75 million and was immediately loaned out to Deportivo de La Coruña, in a season-long deal.[6][7]
Moreno made his debut for Deportivo on 11 September, in a 1–0 loss to Athletic Bilbao.[8]
Moreno was loaned to La Liga side Girona FC for the first half of the 2017–18 season.[9] On 12 January 2018, Moreno was loaned out to Brazilian Série A club Flamengo until 31 December 2018.[10][11]
On 25 January 2019, Moreno was loaned to Mexican side Santos Laguna.[12] On 31 July 2019, Moreno was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense on a one-year deal.[13]
Moreno was loaned to Lommel, another club owned by the City Football Group, for the 2020–21 season.[14] Moreno was loaned to Belgian side Kortrijk for the 2021–22 season.
Troyes[edit]
After spending six years at Manchester City without making an appearance, Moreno signed a two-year contract with fellow City Football Group club Troyes on 1 September 2022.[15]
On 3 March 2023, Moreno joined Konyaspor on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[16]
Konyaspor[edit]
On August 1, 2023, he moved to Konyaspor for a permanent move with 2+1 year contract.[17]
International career[edit]
After representing Colombia at under-17 level, Moreno was called up to the main squad on 11 February 2016.[18] He made his full international debut on 24 March, coming on as 85th-minute substitute for Juan Cuadrado and setting up Edwin Cardona's last-minute winner.[19] On 11 June 2016, Moreno scored his first international goal against Costa Rica in the Copa America Centenario.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 13 December 2019.[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||||
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | — | 13[a] | 3 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Deportivo (loan) | 2016–17[21] | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Flamengo (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Santos Laguna (loan) | 2018-19 | Liga MX | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 2 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Portimonense (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 89 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 12 | ||
- Note
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in Superliga Colombiana
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
International[edit]
- As of 5 October 2016[22]
| Colombia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 |
International goals[edit]
- As of match played 11 June 2016. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.[23]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | 5 |  Costa Rica |
2–3 | 2–3 | Copa América Centenario |
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Atlético Nacional
International[edit]
Colombia
- Copa América: third place 2016
References[edit]
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Marlos Moreno: "Cambió mi vida, no me esperaba esto"" [Marlos Moreno: "It changed my life, I did not expect that"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Nacional complicó su clasificación tras perder 2-1 contra el Pasto" [Nacional complicated its pass after losing 2–1 against Pasto] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Junior sufre una horrible noche frente al Nacional" [Junior suffer a terrible night against Nacional] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Ficha técnica de la Estrella 15" [Match report of Estrella 15] (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional's official website. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "City sign Marlos Moreno". Manchester City F.C. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Marlos Moreno, nuevo jugador del Deportivo" [Marlos Moreno, new player of Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Marlos Moreno hizo su debut en Deportivo" [Marlos Moreno made his debut in Deportivo] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Marlos Moreno, new forward of Girona" (in Catalan). Girona FC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Flamengo acerta empréstimo de Marlos Moreno junto ao Manchester City". Extra. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Manchester City forward Marlos Moreno joins Flamengo on loan". Sky Sports. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Club Santos Laguna signs Marlos Moreno". Santos Laguna. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Manchester City empresta Marlos Moreno ao Portimonense". TVI24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "Manchester City will loan Marlos Moreno to Lommel" (in Dutch). Voetalkrant. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Marlos Moreno officially Trojan!". Troyes. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Transferlerimize imza töreni düzenledik".
- ^ "Marlos Moreno'dan 3 yıllık imza". beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia para microciclo de preparación" [Colombia call-up for the preparation micro-stage] (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Efecto Marlos para salvar la victoria en La Paz" [Marlos effect to save the victory in La Paz] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Marlos Moreno profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Marlos Moreno in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Moreno, Marlos". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Marlos Moreno at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Marlos Moreno at Soccerbase
- Marlos Moreno at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Belgian Pro League players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Colombia men's youth international footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombian people of African descent
- Copa América Centenario players
- CR Flamengo footballers
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- ES Troyes AC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Footballers from Medellín
- Girona FC players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- Konyaspor footballers
- La Liga players
- Liga MX players
- Lommel S.K. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Primeira Liga players
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Copa Libertadores-winning players