Marlos Moreno

Marlos Moreno Durán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾlos moˈɾeno]; born 20 September 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Konyaspor.

Marlos Moreno
Marlos with Deportivo La Coruña in 2017
Personal information
Full nameMarlos Moreno Durán[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthMedellín, Colombia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
Konyaspor
Number70
Youth career
2010–2014Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016Atlético Nacional27(5)
2016–2022Manchester City0(0)
2016–2017Deportivo La Coruña (loan)19(0)
2017–2018Girona (loan)2(0)
2018Flamengo (loan)21(1)
2019Santos Laguna (loan)11(1)
2019–2020Portimonense (loan)16(0)
2020–2021Lommel (loan)23(5)
2021–2022Kortrijk (loan)32(2)
2022–Troyes2(0)
2022Troyes II1(0)
2023Konyaspor (loan)12(1)
2023–Konyaspor40(3)
International career
2013Colombia U173(1)
2016Colombia8(1)
Medal record
 Colombia
Copa América Centenario
Bronze medal – third place2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2016

Moreno began his career with Atlético Nacional before joining Premier League side Manchester City for £4.75 million in 2016. During a six-year spell with City he failed to make a first team appearance and was never selected for a matchday squad, instead spending his tenure in with the Blues on loan at Deportivo La Coruña, Girona, Flamengo, Santos Laguna, Portimonense, Lommel and Kortrijk.

He has been capped eight times by Colombia but has not been selected for a national squad since 2016.

Club career

Atlético Nacional

Born in Medellín, Moreno joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup in 2010, aged 14.[2] On 23 July 2014, he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodin Quiñónes in a 3–1 Copa Colombia away win against Rionegro Águilas.

Moreno made his Categoría Primera A debut on 15 October 2014, starting in a 2–1 loss at Deportivo Pasto.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 10 September of the following year, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Deportivo Cali.

On 17 October 2015, Moreno scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing of Atlético Junior.[4] He also started in the season's final against the same team, scoring from 30 seconds and helping his team to win its first title of the year; it was also the fastest goal of the club's history.[5]

Manchester City

On 6 August 2016, Moreno signed for Manchester City for £4.75 million and was immediately loaned out to Deportivo de La Coruña, in a season-long deal.[6][7]

Moreno made his debut for Deportivo on 11 September, in a 1–0 loss to Athletic Bilbao.[8]

Moreno was loaned to La Liga side Girona FC for the first half of the 2017–18 season.[9] On 12 January 2018, Moreno was loaned out to Brazilian Série A club Flamengo until 31 December 2018.[10][11]

On 25 January 2019, Moreno was loaned to Mexican side Santos Laguna.[12] On 31 July 2019, Moreno was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense on a one-year deal.[13]

Moreno was loaned to Lommel, another club owned by the City Football Group, for the 2020–21 season.[14] Moreno was loaned to Belgian side Kortrijk for the 2021–22 season.

Troyes

After spending six years at Manchester City without making an appearance, Moreno signed a two-year contract with fellow City Football Group club Troyes on 1 September 2022.[15]

On 3 March 2023, Moreno joined Konyaspor on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[16]

Konyaspor

On August 1, 2023, he moved to Konyaspor for a permanent move with 2+1 year contract.[17]

International career

After representing Colombia at under-17 level, Moreno was called up to the main squad on 11 February 2016.[18] He made his full international debut on 24 March, coming on as 85th-minute substitute for Juan Cuadrado and setting up Edwin Cardona's last-minute winner.[19] On 11 June 2016, Moreno scored his first international goal against Costa Rica in the Copa America Centenario.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 May 2024[20]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Nacional2014Categoría Primera A102030
2015175175
20169013[a]31[b]0233
Total2752013310438
Deportivo (loan)2016–17[21]La Liga19040230
Girona (loan)2017–18202040
Flamengo (loan)2018Série A211505[a]04[c]0361
Santos Laguna (loan)2018-19Liga MX111006[d]2173
Portimonense (loan)2019–20Primeira Liga16030190
Lommel (loan)2020–21Challenger Pro League23521256
Kortrijk (loan)2021–22Belgian Pro League32220342
Troyes2022–23Ligue 1201030
Troyes II2022–23Championnat National 31010
Konyaspor (loan)2022–23Süper Lig12100121
Konyaspor2023–2428230312
Total403300000433
Career Total194171212455029523
Note

International

As of 5 October 2016[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201681
Total81

International goals

As of match played 11 June 2016. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.[23]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 June 2016NRG Stadium, Houston, United States5  Costa Rica2–32–3Copa América Centenario

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional

International

Colombia

References