Iván Márquez Álvarez (born 9 June 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Iván Márquez Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Marbella, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club 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– | NEC Nijmegen | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2022 | |||
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[1] and CD El Palo, the latter in Segunda División B.[2] On 23 June 2015, he joined another reserve team, Atlético Madrid B in the fourth tier.[3]
On 28 July 2016, Márquez moved to CA Osasuna, being assigned to the reserves in the third division.[4] 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.[5]
Márquez made his La Liga debut on 4 December 2016, starting in a 3–1 loss at Sporting de Gijón.[6]
On 5 August 2020, he signed with Cracovia.[7]
Cracovia
NEC Nijmegen – current squad | |
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