Vernon_De_Marco
Vernon De Marco
Argentine-Slovak footballer
Vernon De Marco Morlacchi (born 18 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for UAE Pro League club Hatta. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Slovakia national team.
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De Marco in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vernon De Marco Morlacchi | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hatta | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000 | Arenal | ||
| 0000–2011 | San Francisco | ||
| 2011–2012 | Constància | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Zemplín Michalovce | 94 | (14) |
| 2016 | → Slovan Bratislava (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2023 | Slovan Bratislava | 99 | (9) |
| 2017–2019 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Lech Poznań II (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2023– | Hatta | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Slovakia | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:24, 20 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Rosario, Vernon finished his formation with CD San Francisco. On 14 July 2011, he moved to Constància,[1] and made his senior debuts with the club during the campaign, in Tercera División.
On 22 July 2012, Vernon moved abroad, joining Slovak 2. Liga club Zemplín Michalovce.[2] A regular starter for the club, he contributed with seven goals in 24 appearances during the 2014–15 season, as his side achieved promotion to Fortuna Liga.
Vernon made his professional debut on 18 July 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jozef-Šimon Turík in a 0–1 home loss against AS Trenčín.[3] He scored his first goal in the category on 1 August, netting his team's first in a 2–6 away loss against ŽP Šport Podbrezová.
On 17 June 2017, he was loaned to Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań.[4] His loan from Slovan Bratislava finished at the end of 2018–19 season.[5]
While fans have discussed his nomination for UEFA Euro 2020, De Marco was first called up to the senior national team by Štefan Tarkovič for three 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia, Croatia and Cyprus in September 2021.[6] He debuted with Slovakia in a 6–0 2022 World Cup qualification win over Malta coming on as a sub in the 70th minute, and scored on his debut in the 72nd minute.[7]
International goals
- As of match played on 20 November 2022. Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2021 | National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta |  Malta | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Born an Argentine citizen, De Marco received Slovak citizenship in late May 2021, following an application earlier that year, making him eligible to represent Slovakia internationally. De Marco is a multilingiust speaking fluently in native Spanish as well as Slovak, English, German, Polish and Portuguese.[9]
Club
- As of 19 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zemplín Michalovce | 2012–13[10] | 2. Liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[11] | 2. Liga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15[11] | 2. Liga | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16[11] | Slovak Super Liga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17[11] | Slovak Super Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | 99 | 15 | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2016–17[11] | Slovak Super Liga | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2017–18[12] | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19[13] | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2017–18[12] | III liga | 11 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19[13] | III liga | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 6 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2019–20[11] | Slovak Super Liga | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 3 |
| 2020–21[11] | Slovak Super Liga | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| Career total | 181 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 219 | 30 | ||
Zemplín Michalovce
Slovan Bratislava
Lech Poznań II
- III liga, gr. II: 2018–19[14]
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2020-21[15]
- "El Constancia ficha a Vernon de Marco del San Francisco" [Constancia signs Vernon de Marco from San Francisco] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- "Vernon De Marco, Francesco Inmorlano y Manuel Grondona, fichan por el equipo MFK Zemplin Michalovce de Segunda División de Eslovaquia" [Vernon De Marco, Francesco Inmorlano and Manuel Grondona, sign for MFK Zemplin Michalovce from Slovak Second Division] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- "Michalovská premiéra skončila tesnou prehrou s majstrom, Šturma: Chlapci hrali srdcom" [Michalovce's debut ends with narrow loss to champions, Šturma: The guys played with their hearts] (in Slovak). ProFutbal. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- "Vernon De Marco piłkarzem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "Dziesięciu piłkarzy odchodzi z Lecha". Lech Poznań. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- Šurin, Peter (24 August 2021). "MUŽI A – V nominácii na septembrovú kvalifikáciu De Marco aj Plach, bez siedmich z Eura". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Match Report of Malta vs Slovakia - 2021-11-14 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- "Vernon De Marco". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- "Tarkovič má širší výber, opora Slovana získala slovenské občianstvo". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- "Sezóna 2012/13". Eurofotbal. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Sezon 2017/18". 90minut. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Sezon 2018/19". 90minut. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "Oni wywalczyli awans: bramkarze i obrońcy" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- "Zsolt Kalmar najlepsim hracom..." Fortuna liga. 23 May 2021.
- Zemplín Michalovce official profile (in Slovak)
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Vernon at Soccerway
- Vernon De Marco at 90minut.pl (in Polish)