Marvin Orlando Bejarano Jiménez (born 6 March 1988) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a left wing back for Wilstermann in Bolivian Primera División.

Marvin Bejarano
Bejarano with Bolivia at the 2019 Copa América
Personal information
Full name Marvin Orlando Bejarano Jiménez
Date of birth (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Tarija, Bolivia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Left wing back
Team information
Current team
Wilstermann
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Unión Tarija 16 (0)
2007–2011 Universitario de Sucre 119 (12)
2011–2015 Oriente Petrolero 132 (4)
2016–2020 The Strongest 150 (11)
2021–2023 Royal Pari 87 (2)
2024– Wilstermann 0 (0)
International career
2009– Bolivia 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:46, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:46, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career edit

Bejarano has previously played for Unión Tarija, Universitario de Sucre and Oriente Petrolero.[3][4] Bejarano began his career at 18 in the club of his hometown, Unión Tarija during the 2006 season. He signed for Universitario de Sucre in 2007.[5] He won the 2008 Bolivia Championship with them.[6] He remained at Universitario de Sucre for four seasons, from 2007 to 2011. During his time with Universitario de Sucre, he won his first title, winning the 2008 Bolivia championship.[7] His good performances in the league and Copa Sudamericana 2010 increased his interest from other Bolivian clubs and ended up signing with Oriente Petrolero in 2011. During his first season with Oriente Petrolero, Polish club Wisła Krakow made an offer for Bejarano, which Bejarano accepted, however, unfortunately, the defender suffered a serious injury in training and chose to return to Bolivia causing the deal to fall through.

International career edit

Bejarano has been capped at international level by the Bolivia national team.[8][1][4] He got his first call up for the Bolivia national team in 2009.

Career statistics edit

As of 24 November 2019[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universitario de Sucre 2010 Bolivian Primera División 39 2 39 2
2011 Bolivian Primera División 18 2 18 2
Total 57 4 57 4
Oriente Petrolero 2011–12 Bolivian Primera División 35 2 35 2
2012–13 Bolivian Primera División 35 0 35 0
2013–14 Bolivian Primera División 33 1 33 1
2014–15 Bolivian Primera División 29 1 29 1
2015–16 Bolivian Primera División 25 2 25 2
Total 157 6 157 6
The Strongest 2016–17 Bolivian Primera División 51 4 51 4
2018 Bolivian Primera División 41 3 41 3
2019 Bolivian Primera División 38 4 38 4
Total 130 11 130 11
Career total 344 24 344 24

Honours edit

Universitario de Sucre

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Marvin Orlando Bejarano Jimenez". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Marvin Bejarano". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Marvin Bejarano". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Marvin Bejarano". BDFA. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Bajarano Signs Contract With Universitario De Sucre".
  6. ^ V!CO. "UNIVERSITARIO CAMPEÓN APERTURA 2008". Universitario de Sucre. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. ^ "2008 Champions".
  8. ^ Appearances for Bolivia National Team Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  9. ^ "Bolivia - M. Bejarano - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

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