Óscar de Marcos

Óscar de Marcos

Personal information
Full name	Óscar de Marcos Arana
Date of birth	14 April 1989 (1989-04-14) (age 22)
Place of birth	Laguardia, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward / Defender
Club information
Current club	Athletic Bilbao
Number	10
Youth career
	Alavés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2009	Alavés B	16	(4)
2008–2009	Alavés	20	(5)
2009–2010	Bilbao Athletic	1	(0)
2009–	Athletic Bilbao	42	(2)
National team
2009	Spain U20	3	(0)
2009	Spain U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is De Marcos and the second or maternal family name is Arana.

Óscar de Marcos Arana (born 14 April 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, mainly as a forward.

Football career

Born in Laguardia, Álava, de Marcos made his professional debuts for hometown's Deportivo Alavés, first appearing in a second division home fixture against CD Tenerife, on 21 December 2008. He eventually played in 20 games with the first team, as it dropped down a level at the season's end.

In July 2009, de Marcos went straight into the top flight, penning a four-year deal with Athletic Bilbao, for about €350.000. He made his club debut on 6 August, in a 2–1 win at BSC Young Boys for the UEFA Europa League (2–2 aggregate, victory on the away goals rule), as a starter. Ten days later, he opened the score against FC Barcelona for the season's domestic supercup, as the Basque eventually lost 2–1 at home (and 1–5 in total).

Having been signed initially for the reserve squad, de Marcos had a bigger importance than expected - as 17-year old Iker Muniain - appearing in 29 official matches during the 2009–10 season, with three goals. Only in May 2010 did he start appearing for the B's, helping them narrowly avoid relegation from division three.

De Marcos appeared less in his second season, but was also used as a full back by manager Joaquín Caparrós, finishing the year with 15 official matches.

Club statistics

As of 6 November 2011^[1]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other [2]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alavés	2008–09	20	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	20	5
	Total	20	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	20	5
Bilbao Athletic	2009–10	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	Total	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
Athletic Bilbao	2009–10	19	1	1	0	8	1	1	1	29	3
	2010–11	13	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	15	0
	2011–12	10	1	0	0	5	0	-	-	15	1
	Total	42	2	3	0	13	1	1	1	59	4
Career totals		63	7	3	0	13	1	1	1	80	9

References

1. ^ Official site statistics
2. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.

External links

• Athletic Bilbao profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Óscar de Marcos – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	De Marcos, Oscar
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	14 April 1989
Place of birth	Laguardia, Álava, Spain
Date of death
Place of death