Iván José Marcone (born 3 June 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Independiente.

Iván Marcone
Personal information
Full name Iván José Marcone
Date of birth (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Sarandí, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Independiente
Number 23
Youth career
Arsenal Sarandí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Arsenal Sarandí 205 (1)
2016–2018 Lanús 58 (0)
2018 Cruz Azul 18 (0)
2019–2021 Boca Juniors 25 (0)
2020Elche (loan) 34 (0)
2021–2022 Elche 20 (0)
2022– Independiente 65 (1)
International career
2019 Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:25, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born in Sarandí, Marcone was an Arsenal de Sarandí youth graduate. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2008, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–3 home draw against Vélez Sársfield for the Primera División championship.[1]

Marcone scored his first goal on 17 October 2009, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Banfield.[2] He was an important midfield unit in the club's 2012 Clausura winning campaign, being an ever-present figure.

Marcone was later linked to La Liga outfit Celta de Vigo and Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire, but both offers were rejected by Arsenal.[3] In 2013, he was also strongly linked to Independiente, but nothing came of it.[4]

On 9 January 2015, Marcone joined Getafe CF on loan until June, with a buyout clause.[5][6] However, the deal was declared void later in the month.

Marcone played as a holding midfielder as Lanus reached the final of the Copa Libertadores in 2017. He was linked to a move to La Liga side UD Las Palmas afterwards[7] as well as Club Tijuana in Mexico and Atletico Nacional in Colombia.[8]

In the summer of 2018, Marcone joined Mexican club Cruz Azul.[9][10] On 21 July, Marcone debuted with Cruz Azul against Puebla and played the full 90 minutes in Cruz Azul's first match of the Apertura 2018. He won the Copa MX facing C.F. Monterrey in the final. Cruz Azul ended in 1st place in the regular season with Marcone being a very important player to the team. He took Cruz Azul to their first Liga MX final since 2013, where they had lost against Club America in one of the most dramatic finals of all time. They faced Club America again in the final of the Apertura 2018 and tied 0-0 away and lost 2-0 home, both in the Estadio Azteca. In the final, he lost the ball outside the box and ended up costing Cruz Azul the game.

After six months in Mexico with Cruz Azul, he signed for Boca Juniors in January 2019, in hopes of getting called up to the Argentina National Football Team for the Conmebol Copa America 2019 tournament. On 5 October 2020, he was loaned to La Liga side Elche CF, with an obligatory buyout clause.[11] After playing 5 matches, the obligatoty buyout clasuse was activated and Marcone became a permanent Elche player.[12][13]

On 18 June 2022, Marcone joined Argentine Primera División club Independiente, signing an 18 months contract.[14]

International career edit

Marcone was called-up in the Argentina national football team in March 2017.[15] On 26 March 2019, Marcone debuted internationally with the team defeating Morocco, 1–0.[16]

Personal life edit

Born in Argentina, Marcone is of Italian descent,[17] and is a lifelong fan of Argentinian club Independiente[18]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 15 April 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal Sarandí 2008–09 Argentine Primera División 12 0 12 0
2009–10 Argentine Primera División 25 1 25 1
2010–11 Argentine Primera División 23 0 6[a] 0 29 0
2011–12 Argentine Primera División 36 0 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 43 0
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 34 0 6 0 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 47 0
2013–14 Argentine Primera División 35 0 1 0 8[b] 1 44 1
2014–15 Argentine Primera División 14 0 1 0 15 0
2015 Argentine Primera División 26 0 26 0
Total 205 1 8 0 0 0 26 1 2 0 241 2
Lanús 2016 Argentine Primera División 13 0 3 0 2[a] 0 1[c] 0 19 0
2016–17 Argentine Primera División 23 0 2 0 14[b] 0 39 0
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 22 0 2[a] 0 24 0
Total 58 0 5 0 0 0 18 0 1 0 82 0
Cruz Azul 2018–19 Liga MX 18 0 6 0 6[d] 0 30 0
Boca Juniors 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 11 0 1[c] 0 12 0
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 14 0 1 0 4 0 12[b] 0 31 0
2020 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 1 0 2[b] 0 3 0
Total 25 0 1 0 5 0 14 0 1 0 46 0
Elche (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 34 0 1 0 34 0
Elche 2021–22 La Liga 20 0 2 0 22 0
Independiente 2022 Argentine Primera División 17 1 3 0 20 1
2023 Argentine Primera División 22 0 1 0 14 0 37 0
2024 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0
Total 39 1 4 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 69 1
Career total 399 2 27 0 31 0 58 1 10 0 524 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Supercopa Argentina
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Liga MX Playoffs

Honours edit

Arsenal

Lanús

Cruz Azul

Boca Juniors

References edit

  1. ^ "Rompieron los arcos" [Broken arches] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Una oportunidad menos" [An opportunity less] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Sin mudanza" [Without changes] (in Spanish). Olé. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. ^ "No se va, el Gordo no se va..." [Don't go, Gordo don't go...] (in Spanish). Olé. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Marcone pone rumbo a Getafe" [Marcone goes to Getafe] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Iván Marcone seguirá su carrera en el Getafe, tras dejar Arsenal" [Iván Marcone will continue his career in Getafe, after leaving Arsenal] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Jorge Almirón confirms Lanús departure amid links to Las Palmas job & Iván Marcone could join him". 3 December 2017.
  8. ^ https://futbol20.com/2017/12/25/jorge-almiron-wants-ivan-marcone-for-atletico-nacional/ [dead link]
  9. ^ "Cruz Azul le da la bienvenida a Iván Marcone - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. ^ https://www.espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/4363174/cruz-azul-hace-oficial-el-arribo-del-argentino-ivan-marcone%3Fplatform%3D [dead link]
  11. ^ "Iván Marcone: duodécimo fichaje del Elche CF" [Iván Marcone: twelfth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. ^ Cristofanelli, Federico (31 March 2021). "Boca concretó la venta de dos futbolistas e invertirá casi 10 millones de dólares en el próximo mercado". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  13. ^ Manteca, Oscar (29 August 2021). "Marcone alcanza los 3.000 minutos con el Elche en partido oficial". Alicanteplaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Independiente presentó a Iván Marcone como nuevo refuerzo con un particular video". infobae (in European Spanish). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Edgardo BAUZA calls up three new players! - Mundo Albiceleste".
  16. ^ "Debut amargo de Marcone: sólo 3 de 180 minutos posibles" (in Spanish). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  17. ^ "¿Quién es Iván Marcone, el posible fichaje de Cruz Azul?". 13 May 2018.
  18. ^ Olé, Diario Deportivo (20 June 2022). "Marcone: "Soy un privilegiado de ser hincha de Independiente y estar acá"". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  19. ^ Iván Marcone at WorldFootball.net

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