Marlon Jonathan de Jesús Pavón (born 4 September 1991) is an Ecuadorian football striker currently playing for club Unión Comercio.
.jpg) de Jesús in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon Jonathan de Jesús Pavón[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 4, 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Comercio | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | El Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | El Nacional | 47 | (14) |
| 2009 | → River Plate (loan) | ||
| 2009 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| 2011 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Emelec | 66 | (24) |
| 2013–2018 | Monterrey | 16 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Puebla (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Barcelona (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → El Nacional (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Arouca (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Emelec (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2019 | Bucheon FC | 29 | (10) |
| 2020 | El Nacional | 27 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Binacional | 23 | (10) |
| 2022 | Al-Jabalain | 16 | (11) |
| 2022 | Nongbua Pitchaya | 10 | (3) |
| 2023- | Unión Comercio | 44 | (17) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Ecuador U20 | 15 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Ecuador | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 31 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEl Nacional
edit2009–2010
editDe Jesús came out of the youth divisions of Nacional. Interest rose from Argentine club River Plate in December 2008.[2] On February 19, 2009, Marlon de Jesús signed a contract with River Plate.[3] He spent two months with Grêmio, before returning to El Nacional on June 15, 2009.[4] His first goals for El Nacional was on April 18, scoring 4 goals in an emphatic 5-0 home win over Emelec. Later he would go on to score goals against ESPOLI, Manta, Independiente, Olmedo, Barcelona and Macara, taking Marlon's goal tally up to 12 in his second season with El Nacional. He was then transferred to Deportivo Quito.
Deportivo Quito
edit2011
editMarlon made his club debut with Deportivo Quito on March 5, in a 6-1 away win against Independiente. His only goal for Deportivo was scored on March 9, in a 3-1 home win over Olmedo. He finished the first half of the season playing only 14 and scoring 1 goal.
Loan to Maccabi Haifa
editMarlon was subsequently loaned to Maccabi Haifa to get some more footballing experience. He only played 6 unimpressive games, scoring no goals for Maccabi Haifa.
Emelec
edit2012
editDe Jesus was once again loaned, this time to Ecuadorian giants Emelec. He made his new club debut on February 5, in a 2-0 away win to Olmedo, where he also scored his first goal with the club. A week later on February 12, he scored his second with Emelec, in a 3-2 home win over Macara. Marlon went on to score 6 more goals for the rest of the first half of the Ecuadorian Serie A season against clubs El Nacional, Independiente, LDU Quito, Tecnico Universitario and 2 goals against LDU Loja. On August 1, 2012, Emelec acquired his playing rights on a permanent basis as he has been performing very well during the first six months of the 2012 season. Marlon played more matches in the second half of the 2012 season with Emelec, but scored less goals than the first half, taking his total goal tally to 13 league goals for Emelec, after having scored against clubs Olmedo, Manta, Tecnico, and 2 vital goals against LDU Quito in a 2-legged match up for the league's second place spot, and a 2013 Copa Libertadores Second stage qualification.
2013
editFirst match of the season was on January 27, in a 3-0 home win over Macara. Marlon and Emelec would continue their great winning form, scoring his first goals on January 30 in a 4-0 away win against Universidad Catolica, on March 13 against Manta in a 1-0 home win, and against Deportivo Quito, on April 19, where he scored the only goal in the Capwell home stadium. Marlon scored his first Copa Libertadores goal on March 5, in a 2-1 home win against Deportivo Iquique. Marlon played all 6 2013 Copa Libertadores group matches, where Emelec qualified second, and faces up Brazilian giants and 2012 Bralian League champs Fluminense. Marlon finished the first half of the season scoring 7 goals.
He began the second half of the season scoring a double against Deportivo Quevedo on July 7. A week later on July 13 Marlon scored against Manta, winning 4-1. On July 21, he scored the lone goal in a 1-0 home win against Independiente.
Club de Fútbol Monterrey
edit
2013
editOn September 1, he signed a contract with the Mexican team C.F. Monterrey
Loan to Arouca
editOn 8 July 2016, Marlon signed a one-year loan deal with the Portuguese team F.C. Arouca.[5]
Al-Jabalain
editOn 24 January 2022, Marlon joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.[6]
Nongbua Pitchaya
editOn 18 July 2022, Marlon joined Thai club Nongbua Pitchaya on a one-year deal.[7]
International career
editDe Jesús was called up to participate in the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of March 16, 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| El Nacional | 2007 | Serie A | 7 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Serie A | 32 | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | ||
| Total | 47 | 14 | – | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | |||
| SD Quito | 2011 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2011–12 | Ligat ha'Al | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Emelec | 2012 | Serie A | 43 | 13 | – | 13 | 1 | 56 | 14 | |
| 2013 | Serie A | 23 | 11 | – | 10 | 1 | 33 | 12 | ||
| Total | 66 | 24 | – | 23 | 2 | 89 | 26 | |||
| Monterrey | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Puebla | 2014 Apertura | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barcelona SC | 2015 | Serie A | 12 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Cúcuta Deportivo | 2015 | Liga Águila | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| El Nacional | 2016 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 176 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 212 | 46 | ||
National team
edit- As of March 16, 2016
| Ecuador national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- ^ "El Telégrafo". Eltelegrafo.com.ec. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "El Telégrafo | la 'Fuerza' de Jesús irá a River". Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Marlon regresó de su prueba en Gremio" (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. June 15, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Marlon Pabón chega ao FC Arouca" [Marlon Pabón arrives at FC Arouca] (in Portuguese). F.C. Arouca. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "تعرف على مهاجمنا الأكوادوري".
- ^ "¿Vuelve a Ecuador? Marlon de Jesús ya tiene nuevo club".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
edit- Marlon de Jesús at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marlon de Jesús at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Marlon de Jesús at Soccerway
