Marvin José Anieboh Pallaruelo (born 26 August 1997), known as Marvin in Spain, is a professional footballer who plays as a either a central defender or a right back for Superettan club Utsiktens BK, on loan from Segunda Federación side Vélez CF. Born in Spain, he represents the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marvin José Anieboh Pallaruelo | ||
Date of birth | (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Utsiktens BK (on loan from Vélez) | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Alcorcón | ||
2013–2014 | Getafe | ||
2014–2016 | Fuenlabrada | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Fuenlabrada B | 18 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Los Yébenes SB (loan) | 32 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Carabanchel | 29 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Alcorcón B | 15 | (1) |
2019 | Alcorcón | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Cacereño | 41 | (1) |
2022– | Vélez | 0 | (0) |
2022– | → Utsiktens BK (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Equatorial Guinea U20 | ||
2019– | Equatorial Guinea | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022 |
Anieboh was born in Madrid to a Nigerian father and an Equatoguinean mother.[1] He is of Spanish descent through his maternal grandfather and of Bubi descent through his maternal grandmother.
After representing AD Alcorcón, Getafe CF and CF Fuenlabrada as a youth, Anieboh made his senior debut for the latter's B-team during the 2016–17 season, in the regional leagues. On 24 June 2017, he was loaned to Tercera División side CD Los Yébenes San Bruno for one year.[2]
On 22 August 2018, Anieboh signed for fellow fourth division side RCD Carabanchel.[3] Ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, he signed for another reserve team, AD Alcorcón B also in division four.
Anieboh made his first team debut for Alkor on 17 December 2019, starting in a 0–1 away loss against CP Cacereño, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]
Due to his background, Anieboh was eligible to play internationally for Spain, Nigeria or Equatorial Guinea. After representing the latter's under–20s in 2015,[5] he received his first senior call in October 2016 for a friendly match against Lebanon,[6] but he did not play.
Anieboh returned to the Equatorial Guinean squad in 2019 and made his debut on 19 November that year, in a 0–1 loss to Tunisia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J.
Equatorial Guinea squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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