Marquitos (footballer, born 1987)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Barreno.

Marcos García Barreno (born 21 March 1987), known as Marquitos, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Ibiza Islas Pitiusas as a midfielder.

Marquitos

Marcos at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Marcos García Barreno[1]
Date of birth	(1987-03-21) 21 March 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth	Sant Antoni, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ibiza Islas Pitiusas
Number	10
Youth career
	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Villarreal B	38	(6)
2006–2009	Villarreal	29	(3)
2007–2008	→ Recreativo (loan)	19	(1)
2008–2009	→ Real Sociedad (loan)	38	(4)
2009–2012	Valladolid	43	(3)
2010–2011	→ Villarreal B (loan)	38	(2)
2012–2013	Xerez	30	(4)
2013–2014	Ponferradina	28	(2)
2014–2015	Sabadell	27	(1)
2015–2016	Miedź Legnica	10	(3)
2016	Górnik Łęczna	5	(0)
2016	Beroe	3	(0)
2017–2020	Miedź Legnica	84	(22)
2021	Melilla	3	(0)
2021–	Ibiza Islas Pitiusas	85	(16)
International career
2002–2003	Spain U16	8	(2)
2004–2005	Spain U17	13	(3)
2004–2006	Spain U19	2	(0)
2007	Spain U20	4	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2004 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Marquitos was a product of Villarreal CF's youth system, and he made his first-team debut on 24 September 2006 in a 3–2 home win against Real Zaragoza.^[2] During the season he was an important attacking weapon for the fifth-placed side in La Liga and, in two starts, scored goals in home victories over Real Madrid (1–0)^[3] and FC Barcelona (2–0), playing 90 minutes on both occasions.^[4]

However, Marquitos would be loaned for 2007–08 to Recreativo de Huelva also in the top division, where he only appeared in half of the campaign's matches, with a goal against Real Murcia CF (4–2 home win).^[5] He returned to Villarreal only to be immediately loaned again, to Segunda División's Real Sociedad;^[6] he featured heavily during this spell, but the Basque team failed to achieve a top-flight return.

In late July 2009, Villarreal released Marquitos, whom immediately signed a four-year contract with top-tier Real Valladolid as well as former teammate César Arzo.^[7] On 17 October he netted again against Real Madrid, albeit in a 4–2 away defeat,^[8] but appeared sparingly throughout the season as the Castile and León side was eventually relegated.

Marquitos returned to Villarreal in the summer of 2010, on loan, but was assigned to the reserve squad in division two.^[9] He continued competing at that level the following years, with Xerez CD,^[10] SD Ponferradina^[11] and CE Sabadell FC.^[12]

In 2015 off-season, aged 28, Marquitos moved abroad for the first time, joining Polish club Miedź Legnica.^[13][14] The following January, he moved to the country's Ekstraklasa with GKS Górnik Łęczna.^[15]

In September 2016, Marquitos moved to the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) with PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.^[16] He was released in December,^[17] and returned to Miedź.^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Villarreal	2004–05[19]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	3	0
	2005–06[19]		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2006–07[19]		29	3	4	0	1[b]	0	34	3
	Total		29	3	4	0	4	0	37	3
Recreativo (loan)	2007–08[19]	La Liga	19	1	4	1	—		23	2
Real Sociedad (loan)	2008–09[19]	Segunda División	38	4	2	1	—		40	5
Valladolid	2009–10[19]	La Liga	19	2	2	0	—		21	2
	2011–12[19]	Segunda División	24	1	1	1	—		25	2
	Total		43	3	3	1	0	0	46	4
Villarreal B (loan)	2010–11[19]	Segunda División	38	2	—		—		38	2
Xerez	2012–13[19]	Segunda División	30	4	1	0	—		31	4
Ponferradina	2013–14[19]	Segunda División	28	2	1	0	—		29	2
Sabadell	2014–15[19]	Segunda División	27	1	3	0	—		30	1
Miedź Legnica	2015–16[20]	I liga	10	3	0	0	—		10	3
Górnik Łęczna	2015–16[20]	Ekstraklasa	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Beroe	2016–17[20]	First League	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
Miedź Legnica	2016–17[20]	I liga	13	2	0	0	—		13	2
	2017–18[20]		29	8	2	0	—		31	8
	2018–19[20]	Ekstraklasa	10	2	1	0	—		11	2
	2019–20[20]	I liga	32	10	3	0	—		35	10
	Total		84	22	6	0	0	0	90	22
Melilla	2020–21[19]	Segunda División B	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Career total			357	45	25	3	4	0	386	48

1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
2. Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours

Miedź Legnica

• I liga: 2017–18^[21]

Ibiza Islas Pitusas

• Tercera División: 2023–24

Spain U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2004

References

1. "Marcos". Diario AS. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
2. Pérez, Javier (25 September 2006). "El Zaragoza choca con su equipo" [Zaragoza crash into their team]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
3. "Villarreal 1–0 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 27 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
4. "Villarreal 2–0 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 22 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
5. "Recreativo Huelva 4–2 Murcia". ESPN Soccernet. 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
6. "El Villarreal cede a Marquitos a la Real" [Villarreal loan Marquitos to Real]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 July 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
7. "Marquitos, frescura para la izquierda del ataque" [Marquitos, freshness for the left flank] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
8. "Raul has night to remember". ESPN Soccernet. 17 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
9. "Marquitos vuelve a casa cedido por el Valladolid" [Marquitos returns home loaned by Valladolid]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
10. "El Xerez ficha a 'Marquitos' y a Redondo" [Xerez sign 'Marquitos' and Redondo]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
11. "Marquitos firma por la Ponferradina" [Marquitos signs for Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
12. "Marquitos, última incorporación del Sabadell" [Marquitos, last Sabadell addition]. Sport (in Spanish). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
13. "Marquitos piłkarzem Miedzi" [Marquitos a Miedź player] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
14. Vidal, Carlos (21 December 2015). "Marquitos: "No sabía lo que me esperaba y el fútbol polaco me ha sorprendido"" [Marquitos: "I did not know what to expect and Polish football has surprised me"]. Nou Diari (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
15. "Marcos Garcia Barreno "Marquitos" piłkarzem Górnika Łęczna" [Marcos García Barreno "Marquitos" a Górnik Łęczna player] (in Polish). Interia. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
16. "Берое привлече Маркитос" [Beroe attract Marquitos] (in Bulgarian). Beroe Stara Zagora. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
17. ""Берое" се разделя с Панайотов и Маркитос" [Beroe part ways with Panayotov and Marquitos] (in Bulgarian). Beroe Stara Zagora. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
18. "Marquitos wrócił do Miedzi Legnica" [Marquitos returns to Miedź Legnica] (in Polish). Miedziak. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
19. Marquitos at BDFutbol
20. Marquitos at Soccerway
21. Janas, Piotr (27 May 2018). "Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica – Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018]" [Miedź Legnica promoted to first division! Miedź Legnica – Chojniczanka 5:1 [RESULT, REPORT, PHOTOS, 27/05/2018]]. Gazeta Wroclawska (in Polish). Retrieved 10 June 2023.

External links

• Marquitos at BDFutbol
• Marquitos at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Marquitos at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Marquitos – FIFA competition record (archived)