Marcos Jiménez de la Espada Martín
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Eusebio Jiménez de la Espada Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Pollença, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kitchee | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | La Salle | ||
| 2003–2004 | San Francisco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Constància | 33 | (18) |
| 2005–2007 | Mallorca B | ||
| 2007–2010 | Sant Andreu | 45 | (14) |
| 2008–2009 | → Orihuela (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Sporting Mahonés | 34 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Sant Andreu | 23 | (14) |
| 2012–2016 | Gimnàstic | 135 | (41) |
| 2016– | Kitchee | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2016. | |||
Marcos Eusebio Jiménez de la Espada Martín (born 3 November 1985), known simply as Marcos, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hong Kong club Kitchee SC as a forward.
Club career
Born in Pollença, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Marcos was a trainee of both SD La Salle and CD San Francisco, and made his senior debuts with CE Constància in 2004–05, in Tercera División. He stayed in the same level for the following three seasons, representing RCD Mallorca B and UE Sant Andreu.
In July 2008, Marcos was loaned to Segunda División B club Orihuela CF.[1] He subsequently returned to the Catalans in the following year, with the team now in the same division.
In July 2010, Marcos moved to CF Sporting Mahonés also in the third tier,[2] and started in all his appearances in his only season to help to a 15th-place finish. On 15 July 2011, he rejoined Sant Andreu for a third spell.[3]
On 26 June 2012, Marcos signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona, freshly relegated to division three.[4] He scored 16 goals in his debut campaign, with his side ranking sixth.
On 29 June 2015, after achieving promotion to Segunda División, Marcos renewed his contract with Nàstic for a further year.[5] He made his professional debut on 23 August (two months shy of his 30th birthday), coming on as a second-half substitute for Mossa in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié; he also scored the last goal through a penalty.[6]
On 23 June 2016, after narrowly missing another promotion, Marcos was released as his contract was due to expire.[7]
Personal life
Marcos was a member of the Hipster subculture, distinguishing himself with a thick beard and a long hair.[8]
References
- ↑ "El Orihuela logra la cesión del delantero Marcos" [Orihuela gets the loan of forward Marcos] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Marcos Jiménez de la Espada, nuevo jugador del C.F. Sporting Mahonés" [Marcos Jiménez de la Espada, new player of C.F. Sporting Mahonés] (in Spanish). Deporte Balear. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Marcos torna al Sant Andreu!!!" [Marcos returns to Sant Andreu!!!] (in Catalan). UE Sant Andreu. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Viale, Haro, Marcos i De Lerma, els primers fitxatges" [Viale, Haro, Marcos and De Lerma, the first signings] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Jugadores renovados del primer equipo" [First-team players renewed] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete" [Gimnástic comes back in extremis against Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "De la Espada finaliza su etapa en el Nàstic" [De la Espada ends his spell at Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "La 'Barba' más indomable" [The most indomitable 'Beard'] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
External links
- Gimnàstic official profile (Spanish)
- Marcos profile at BDFutbol
- Marcos profile at Soccerway
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