Ivan Marquez

Ivan Marquez Alvarez (born 9 June 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.

Club Career

Marquez was born in Marbella, Malaga, Andalusia, and represented Malaga CF as a youth. He made his debut for the reserves on 13 October 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 Tercera Division away loss against Linares Deportivo.

Rarely used by Malaga, Marquez subsequently served loan stints at UD San Pedro and CD El Palo, the latter in Segunda Division B. On 23 June 2015 he joined another reserve team, Atletico Madrid B in the fourth tier.

On 28 July 2016 Marquez moved to CA Osasuna, being assigned to the reserves in the third division. He made his first team debut on 30 November, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Granada CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.

Marquez made his La Liga debut on 4 December 2016, starting in a 1–3 loss at Sporting de Gijon.

On 5 August 2020, he signed with Cracovia.