Marvin Park Explained

Marvin Park
Full Name:Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park
Caption:Marvin with Real Madrid in 2020
Birth Date:2000 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height:1.75 m
Currentclub:Las Palmas
Clubnumber:2
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:2006–2009
Youthclubs1:Ciutat de Palma
Youthyears2:2009–2012
Youthclubs2:Tranmere Rovers
Youthyears3:2012–2013
Youthclubs3:Ciutat de Palma
Youthyears4:2013–2014
Youthclubs4:La Salle
Youthyears5:2014–2016
Youthclubs5:Penya Arrabal
Youthyears6:2016–2019
Youthclubs6:Real Madrid
Years1:2019–2022
Clubs1:Real Madrid B
Caps1:59
Goals1:4
Years2:2020–2024
Clubs2:Real Madrid
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2022–2024
Clubs3:Las Palmas (loan)
Caps3:55
Goals3:1
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:Las Palmas
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Spain U19
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:5 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:20:45, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park (pronounced as /es/;[1] Korean: 마르빈 파르크; born 3 July 2000), known as Marvin Park or simply Marvin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Las Palmas. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a right back.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Marvin spent his early career with Sporting Ciutat de Palma (two stints), English club Tranmere Rovers FC, where he spent three years,[2] and back in Spain with SD La Salle and AD Penya Arrabal before joining Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016.[3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Baeza in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Las Rozas CF.[4]

Marvin scored his first senior goal on 26 October 2019, netting the opener in a 1–2 home loss against Racing de Ferrol.[5] He ended his first senior campaign with three goals in 26 appearances, as the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping the under-20s win the UEFA Youth League.[6]

Marvin made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 September 2020, replacing Rodrygo in a 0–0 away draw against Real Sociedad.[7]

Las Palmas

In August 2022, Marvin was loaned to UD Las Palmas in Segunda División.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 22 August, netting his team's fourth in a 4–0 away routing of Málaga CF, and featured in 24 matches during the campaign as the club achieved promotion to the top tier.

On 18 August 2023, Marvin returned to Las Palmas on loan for the entire 2023–24 season with an option to make the move permanent.[9] On 20 June 2024, the club exercised his buyout clause, and he signed a permanent four-year deal.[10]

International career

Marvin was born in Spain to a Nigerian father and a South Korean mother.[11] He represented the Spain U19s once in a friendly 3–0 loss against Italy U19s on 16 January 2019.[12]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid Castilla2019–20Segunda División B26300263
2020–2111100111
2021–22Primera División RFEF22000220
Total594000000594
Real Madrid2020–21La Liga4000000040
Las Palmas (loan)2022–23Segunda División2410000241
2023–24La Liga1401000150
Total381100000391
Career total10151000001025

Honours

Real Madrid (youth)

2019–20[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 October 2022 . Gol de Marvin ante el Málaga CF (0-4) UD Las Palmas . Marvin's goal against Málaga CF (0-4) UD Las Palmas . 13 July 2024 . . . Spanish.
  2. Web site: From Birkenhead to the Bernabeu. www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Web site: De Can Valero a Valdebebas. From Can Valero to Valdebebas. Última Hora. es. 17 July 2016. 20 September 2020.
  4. Web site: 1–1: Castilla drew in their league opener. Real Madrid. 25 August 2019. 20 September 2020.
  5. Web site: 1–2: Castilla see their run at Di Stéfano come to an end. Real Madrid. 26 October 2019. 20 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Benfica 2–3 Real Madrid. UEFA.com. 25 August 2020. 20 September 2020.
  7. Web site: El campeón arranca otra vez sin gol. The champion starts again without goals. Marca. es. 20 September 2020. 20 September 2020.
  8. News: Marvin Park, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas. UD Las Palmas. es. 12 August 2022. 12 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Marvin Park, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas. Marvin Park, new player of UD Las Palmas. UD Las Palmas. es. 18 August 2023. 18 August 2023.
  10. Web site: La UD Las Palmas ejecuta la opción de compra de Marvin Park. UD Las Palmas exercise the purchase option of Marvin Park. UD Las Palmas. es. 20 June 2024. 2 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Marvin Park elige a España. Marvin Park chooses Spain. Mundo Deportivo. es. 14 January 2019.
  12. Web site: CRÓNICA – La Sub-19 cae ante Italia (3–0) en el primer asalto del derbi Mediterráneo. REPORT – The under-19s fall against Italy (3–0) in the first round of the Mediterranean derby. SEFutbol. es. 16 January 2019. 20 Sep 2020.