Iván Marcone

Iván José Marcone (born 3 June 1990) is an Argentine footballer who is currently a player for Boca Juniors as a central midfielder.

Iván Marcone
Personal information
Full name Iván José Marcone
Date of birth (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990
Place of birth Sarandí, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 23
Youth career
Arsenal Sarandí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Arsenal Sarandí 189 (1)
2016–2018 Lanús 58 (0)
2018 Cruz Azul 28 (0)
2019– Boca Juniors 25 (0)
National team‡
2019– Argentina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2019

Club career

Born in Sarandí, Marcone was an Arsenal de Sarandí youth graduate. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2008, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3-3 home draw against Vélez Sársfield for the Primera División championship.[1]

Marcone scored his first goal on 17 October 2009, netting the first in a 1-1 home draw against Banfield.[2] He was an important midfield unit in the club's 2012 Clausura winning campaign, being an ever-present figure.

Marcone was later linked to La Liga outfit Celta de Vigo and Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire, but both offers were rejected by Arsenal.[3] In 2013, he was also strongly linked to Independiente, but nothing came of it.[4]

On 9 January 2015 Marcone joined Getafe CF on loan until June, with a buyout clause.[5][6] However, the deal was declared void later in the month.

Marcone played as a holding midfielder as Lanus reached the final of the Copa Libertadores in 2017. He was linked to a move to La Liga side UD Las Palmas afterwards[7] as well as Club Tijuana in Mexico and Atletico Nacional in Colombia.[8]

In the summer of 2018, Marcone joined Mexican club Cruz Azul.[9][10] On 21 July, Marcone debuted with Cruz Azul against Puebla and played the full 90 minutes in Cruz Azul's first match of the Apertura 2018. He won the Copa MX facing C.F. Monterrey in the final. Cruz Azul ended in 1st place in the regular season with Marcone being a very important player to the team. He took Cruz Azul to their first Liga MX final since 2013, where they had lost against Club America in one of the most dramatic finals of all time. They faced Club America again in the final of the Apertura 2018 and tied 0-0 away and lost 2-0 home, both in the Estadio Azteca. In the final, he lost the ball outside the box and ended up costing Cruz Azul the game.

After 6 months in Mexico with Cruz Azul, he signed for Boca Juniors in January 2019, in hopes of getting called up to the Argentina National Football Team for the Conmebol Copa America 2019 tournament.

International career

Marcone was called up to the Argentina national football team squad in March 2017.[11] On 26 March 2019, Marcone debut with senior team in the 1-0 win against Morocco.[12]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Marcone is of Italian descent.[13]

Honours
Arsenal
Lanús
Cruz Azul
Boca Juniors
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References
  1. "Rompieron los arcos" [Broken arches] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. "Una oportunidad menos" [An opportunity less] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. "Sin mudanza" [Without changes] (in Spanish). Olé. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. "No se va, el Gordo no se va..." [Don't go, Gordo don't go...] (in Spanish). Olé. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. "Marcone pone rumbo a Getafe" [Marcone goes to Getafe] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. "Iván Marcone seguirá su carrera en el Getafe, tras dejar Arsenal" [Iván Marcone will continue his career in Getafe, after leaving Arsenal] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  7. "Jorge Almirón confirms Lanús departure amid links to Las Palmas job & Iván Marcone could join him".
  8. https://futbol20.com/2017/12/25/jorge-almiron-wants-ivan-marcone-for-atletico-nacional/
  9. "Cruz Azul le da la bienvenida a Iván Marcone - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. https://www.espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/4363174/cruz-azul-hace-oficial-el-arribo-del-argentino-ivan-marcone%3Fplatform%3D
  11. "Edgardo BAUZA calls up three new players! - Mundo Albiceleste".
  12. "Debut amargo de Marcone: sólo 3 de 180 minutos posibles" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  13. "¿Quién es Iván Marcone, el posible fichaje de Cruz Azul?". 13 May 2018.
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