Marvin Baumgartner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvin Baumgartner Revelo | ||
| Date of birth | January 13, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bülach, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Monarchs SLC | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | FC Kloten | ||
| 2005–2011 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2014 | Zürich II | 44 | (0) |
| 2014 | FC Wettswill-Bonstetten | 7 | (0) |
| 2015– | Real Monarchs | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) | |
| Switzerland U16 | 5 | (0) | |
| 2013 | El Salvador U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | El Salvador U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 29, 2015. | |||
Marvin Baumgartner Revelo (born January 1, 1993) is a Swiss-born Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Real Monarchs in the USL.
Personal
Marvin Baumgartner Revelo was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Salvadoran mother.[1]
Career
Baumgartner began his youth career in Switzerland playing for FC Kloten. After one successful season, he was scouted by one of the most important teams in Switzerland, FC Zurich. He joined the U13 squad where he went up the ranks (U14,U15,U16,U17,U18) until he reached the Reserve squad (FC Zurich II) where he played for 4 seasons. During the 2012 season Marvin participated in 4 friendly matches with the senior squad.
On February 2, 2015 Baumgartner signed his first professional contract with USL Side Real Monarchs Real Monarchs,[2] making his first appearance on March 29, 2015 in a match against Portland Timbers 2.[3]
International
Between 2008-2010 Baumgartner was a member on the Swiss U15, U16, and U17 National teams. He never played an official match with the youth squads, making him eligible to play for El Salvador. In 2012, he was discovered by Salvadoran scouting blog SelectaTalent.[1] he caught the attention of the Salvadoran Football federation and was called in to a Pre-U20 WC qualifier camp. Head coach Mauricio Alfaro was impressed by his abilities on the pitch, and ability to adapt to a country where he didn't speak the language. He was named to the final roster and played every minute in the U-20 Qualifiers in Puebla, Mexico, where the team went on to qualify to the first Uder-20 World cup in the history of Salvadoran football.[4][4]
In the summer of 2013, he was named to the U-20 world cup roster.[5] He played every minute of the World Cup group stage. In November 2014, he was named to the U-21 Roster to play the Juegos Centro Americanos y del Caribe that took place in Veracruz, Mexico.[6] Once again Marvin played every minute for the National team.
References
- 1 2 Administrator. "Marvin Baumgartner Talento Salvadoreño-Suizo". selectatalent.com.
- ↑ http://realmonarchs.com/news/2015/03/inaugural-monarchs-squad-unveiled/
- ↑ "League - Live Stats". uslsoccer.com.
- 1 2 El Gráfico. "La sub 20 viaja a México". elgrafico.com.
- ↑ El Gráfico. "Se definió la nómina final de la Sub20". elgrafico.com.
- ↑ La Prensa Grafica. "La Azulita clasifica a mundial juvenil tras vencer a Panamá 3-1". laprensagrafica.com.