Antonio Marín Molina

Antonio Marín
Personal information
Full name Antonio Marín Molina
Date of birth (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996
Place of birth Benalúa, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Almería B
Youth career
Granada
Villarreal
2009–2010 La Cañada
2010–2014 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013– Almería B 63 (0)
2014– Almería 7 (0)
National team‡
2012 Spain U16 5 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U17 9 (0)
2014 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2015 Spain U19 18 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Marín and the second or maternal family name is Molina.

Antonio Marín Molina (born 17 June 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería B. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Benalúa, Granada, Andalusia, Marín joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2010, aged 15, after stints with UCD La Cañada Atlético,[1] Villarreal CF and Granada CF.[2] He made his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2013–14 campaign, while still a junior, in Segunda División B.

On 8 January 2014 Marín made his first-team debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Racing de Santander, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] On 5 December he appeared in his second match, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–3 win at Real Betis for the same competition.[4]

Marín made his La Liga debut on 8 April of the following year, starting in a 0–4 away loss against FC Barcelona.[5] On 19 June 2015 he signed a new four-year deal with the Rojiblancos, being definitely promoted to the main squad now in Segunda División.[6]

International career

Marín was called up to Spain under-16s in 2012, and later appeared with the under-17s in 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying and elite rounds.[7]

On 28 January 2014 Marín was called up to the under-18s,[8] after playing in several matches with the under-19s, also winning the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament in 2013.[9]

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. ↑ "Almería perfila sus combinados" [Almería makes their teams] (in Spanish). El Almería. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Los infantiles Antonio Marín y Javier Maldonado ganan un torneo en Italia con el Villarreal" [Infantiles Antonio Marín and Javier Maldonado win a tournament in Italy with Villarreal] (in Spanish). Ideal. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Este Racing vale mucho" [This Racing worths a lot] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "El Betis recuerda quién es... demasiado tarde" [Betis reminds who they are... but too late] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "El líder cumple con su parte" [The leader does its part] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Antonio Marín renueva con el Almería y pasa al primer equipo" [Antonio Marín renews with Almería and goes to the first team] (in Spanish). Almería's official website. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Antonio Marín (UD Almería), convocado de nuevo por España Sub 17" [Antonio Marín (UD Almería), called up again by Spain Under-17] (in Spanish). JoinFutbol. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Joaquín y Antonio Marín, convocados para la selección española de categoría sub-18" [Joaquín and Antonio Marín, called up to Spain under-18 level] (in Spanish). Almería's official website. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Antonio Marín, de la UD Almería juvenil, triunfa con España sub-19" [Antonio Marín, from UD Almería juvenil, triumphs with Spain under-19] (in Spanish). Ideal. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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