Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park (Spanish: [ˈmaɾβim ˈpaɾk];[1] Korean: 마르빈 파르크; born 3 July 2000), known as Marvin Park or simply Marvin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Las Palmas. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger.
 Marvin with Real Madrid in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Ciutat de Palma | ||
| 2009–2012 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2012–2013 | Ciutat de Palma | ||
| 2013–2014 | La Salle | ||
| 2014–2016 | Penya Arrabal | ||
| 2016–2019 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Real Madrid B | 59 | (4) |
| 2020–2024 | Real Madrid | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 55 | (1) |
| 2024– | Las Palmas | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:45, 12 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editReal Madrid
editBorn in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Marvin spent his early career with Sporting Ciutat de Palma (two stints), English club Tranmere Rovers FC, where he spent three years,[2] and back in Spain with SD La Salle and AD Penya Arrabal before joining Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016.[3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Baeza in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Las Rozas CF.[4]
Marvin scored his first senior goal on 26 October 2019, netting the opener in a 1–2 home loss against Racing de Ferrol.[5] He ended his first senior campaign with three goals in 26 appearances, as the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping the under-20s win the UEFA Youth League.[6]
Marvin made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 September 2020, replacing Rodrygo in a 0–0 away draw against Real Sociedad.[7]
Las Palmas
editIn August 2022, Marvin was loaned to UD Las Palmas in Segunda División.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 22 August, netting his team's fourth in a 4–0 away routing of Málaga CF, and featured in 24 matches during the campaign as the club achieved promotion to the top tier.
On 18 August 2023, Marvin returned to Las Palmas on loan for the entire 2023–24 season with an option to make the move permanent.[9] On 20 June 2024, the club exercised his buyout clause, and he signed a permanent four-year deal.[10]
International career
editMarvin was born in Spain to a Nigerian father and a South Korean mother.[11] He represented the Spain U19s once in a friendly 3–0 loss against Italy U19s on 16 January 2019.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 20 December 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 26 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 22 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2020–21 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 5 | ||
Honours
editReal Madrid (youth)
References
edit- ^ "Gol de Marvin ante el Málaga CF (0-4) | UD Las Palmas" [Marvin's goal against Málaga CF (0-4) | UD Las Palmas]. YouTube (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "From Birkenhead to the Bernabeu" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "De Can Valero a Valdebebas" [From Can Valero to Valdebebas] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "1–1: Castilla drew in their league opener". Real Madrid. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "1–2: Castilla see their run at Di Stéfano come to an end". Real Madrid. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Benfica 2–3 Real Madrid". UEFA.com. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "El campeón arranca otra vez sin gol" [The champion starts again without goals] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Marvin Park, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Marvin Park, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Marvin Park, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "La UD Las Palmas ejecuta la opción de compra de Marvin Park" [UD Las Palmas exercise the purchase option of Marvin Park] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Marvin Park elige a España" [Marvin Park chooses Spain] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 January 2019.
- ^ "CRÓNICA – La Sub-19 cae ante Italia (3–0) en el primer asalto del derbi Mediterráneo" [REPORT – The under-19s fall against Italy (3–0) in the first round of the Mediterranean derby]. SEFutbol (in Spanish). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Marvin Park at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
edit- Real Madrid profile
- Marvin Park at BDFutbol
- Marvin Park at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Marvin Park at Soccerway