Alejandro Márquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Alejandro Márquez
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Samuel Márquez Pérez
Date of birth (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Loncoche, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cobresal
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) 2 (0)
2022–2023 Deportes Temuco 33 (3)
2024 Rangers 31 (5)
2025– Cobresal 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Chile U20 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2011

Alejandro Samuel Márquez Pérez (born 31 October 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cobresal.

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]

On 11 July 2015, he joined in O'Higgins in a loan for 1 year, starting for the 2015–16 season.[3]

For the 2024 season, Márquez signed with Rangers de Talca.[4] The next season, he switched to Cobresal.[5]

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

Universidad de Chile

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Rangers de Talca se arma con todo para el 2024". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ Vega, Diego (17 December 2024). "De pelear el ascenso a fichar en Primera División: el salto de un ex jugador de la U". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2024.