Óscar de Marcos

Óscar de Marcos

De Marcos playing for Athletic in 2012
Personal information
Full name Óscar de Marcos Arana
Date of birth (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989
Place of birth Laguardia, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Full back
Club information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Number 10
Youth career
Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Alavés B 16 (4)
2008–2009 Alavés 20 (3)
2010 Bilbao Athletic 1 (0)
2009– Athletic Bilbao 204 (18)
National team
2009 Spain U20 3 (0)
2009 Spain U21 1 (0)
2012 Spain U23 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:47, 26 April 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is De Marcos and the second or maternal family name is Arana.

Óscar de Marcos Arana (Spanish pronunciation: ['ozkar ðe 'markos a'ɾana]; born 14 April 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao usually as a midfielder but also as a full back (right or left).

He has spent most of his career at Athletic Bilbao, making over 250 official appearances.

Club career

Born in Laguardia, Álava, de Marcos made his professional debuts for nearby Deportivo Alavés, first appearing in a second division home fixture against CD Tenerife on 21 December 2008. He eventually played in 20 games with the first team, as they dropped down a level at the season's end; he started his career as a forward.

In July 2009, de Marcos went straight into La Liga, penning a four-year deal with Athletic Bilbao for about 350,000. He made his club debut on 6 August in a 2–1 win at BSC Young Boys for the UEFA Europa League (2–2 aggregate, victory on the away goals rule), as a starter; ten days later he opened the score against FC Barcelona for the season's domestic Super Cup as the Basque eventually lost 1–2 at home and 1–5 in total.

Having been signed initially for the reserve squad, de Marcos had more impact than expected – as 17-year-old Iker Muniain – appearing in 29 official contests during the 2009–10 campaign and scoring three goals. He played his only match with the B-team on 14 April 2010 against Zamora CF, in a season where they narrowly avoided relegation from division three.

De Marcos appeared less in his second season, but was also used as a full back by manager Joaquín Caparrós, finishing the year with 15 games in all competitions. The following campaign, under Marcelo Bielsa, he played in that position and also in centre midfield.[1][2]

On 17 December 2011, de Marcos played roughly one hour of the league fixture against Real Zaragoza (2–1 home win) with a tear in his scrotum, which later required 25 stitches.[3] On 4 January of the following year he extended his contract with the Lions until June 2016, with a release clause of €32 million.[4]

De Marcos netted on both legs of the 2011–12 Europa League round-of-16 against Manchester United, as Athletic won both games and went through 5–3 on aggregate.[5][6] On 13 October 2014, he agreed to a new three-year extension until 30 June 2019, with a buyout clause being set at €40 million.[7]

International career

In November 2015, de Marcos and Nacho were called up into the Spain squad as replacements for the injured Sergio Ramos and Juanfran, ahead of friendlies against England and Belgium.[8] De Marcos did not play either match, with the latter in Brussels being cancelled due to the city's lockdown.

Club statistics

As of 26 April 2016[9][10]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[11] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alavés 2008–09 20300203
Total 20300203
Bilbao Athletic 2009–10 1010
Total 1010
Athletic Bilbao 2009–10 191108111293
2010–11 13020150
2011–12 34481144569
2012–13 3662081467
2013–14 3554000395
2014–15 35170101522
2015–16 3215113020522
Total 204182925373128828
Career totals 233212925373130831

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References

External links

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