Marcelo Allende
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Full name | Marcelo Iván Allende Bravo | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 7 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pudahuel, Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Cobreloa | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | → Arsenal (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Necaxa | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | → Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Magallanes | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Montevideo City Torque | 77 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Chile U17 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Chile U20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Chile | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2022 |
Marcelo Iván Allende Bravo (born 7 April 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns and the Chile national team. Allende captained Chile at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, being the team's top goalscorer in the tournament and was considered to be one of the top youth prospects in Chilean football.[1][2][3][4][5]
Club career
Allende started his youth career at Cobreloa. After Chile's participation in the U-17 World Cup, he caught the interest of Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile for his signature, although neither move materialized.[2][1]
In 2016, the player transferred to
Allende had a two-month trial with English club Arsenal,[6] featuring for their under-19 team at the Durban International Cup. The team won the competition, and the player was invited to further trials with the club.[7][8][4] In April 2017, following a third trial, the English tabloid press reported that Arsenal had offered Allende a professional contract.[9][10]
Necaxa
With this being so on 7 September 2017 Allende signed up with Mexican side Necaxa, with the intention of rejoining the club in 2018 while remaining on loan with Santa Cruz.[11]
Mamelodi Sundowns
On 24 August 2022, Allende was announced as new player of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns and made his debut in the same day scoring a goal versus Stellebosch.[12]
International career
On 15 June 2015, Allende made his debut for
On 16 October 2016, Allende made his debut for the
At under-20 level, Allende represented Chile in both the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal,[19] and the 2019 South American Championship.
Allende made his debut for Chile national team on 11 December 2021 in a 1–0 win over El Salvador.[20]
National team
Under 17
Participation in World Cups
World | Home country | Results | PJ | Goals |
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FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 | Chile | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 |
Statistics
- Updated to last played match: 19 May 2017.
Club | Div. | Season | League | Cups National(1) |
Tournaments International(2) |
Total | ||||||||
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Matches | Goals | Matches | Goals | Matches | Goals | Matches | Goals | |||||||
Deportes Santa Cruz Chile | ||||||||||||||
2.ª
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2015–16 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||||
2016–17 | 22 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 4 | ||||||
Total club | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||||||
Total in career | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||||||
Honours
- Arsenal
- Necaxa
- Chile U20
- South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References
- ^ a b "Arsenal hand trial to Chilean teenage starlet dubbed 'the next Alexis Sanchez'". Mirror.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Meet Marcelo Allende, the genius of Chile U-17's who is already in the sights of Colo Colo and U de Chile". Emol.com (in Spanish). October 18, 2015.
- ^ a b "The new guard". latercera.com (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Arsenal keen on Chile wonderkid: Teenager has spoken to Alexis Sanchez". Express.co.uk. October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Marcelo Allende, or that confidence beyond its years". Conmebol.com (in Spanish).
- ^ Fernández, José Tomas (April 7, 2021). ""Un fenómeno": Allende recuerda sus días en el Arsenal de Alexis y Wenger" (in Spanish). AS Chile.
- ^ a b "Marcelo Allende of Arsenal". Durban U19.co.za. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Arsenal trials for Chile U17 captain Marcelo Allende". Tribal Football.com.
- ^ "Arsenal offer permanent deal to Chilean youngster Marcelo Allende following successful trial". Mirror.co.uk.
- ^ "Arsenal make contract offer to Chilean trialist Marcelo Allende". Metro.co.uk.
- ^ "Marcelo Allende joins Mexican club Necaxa". T13.cl (in Spanish).
- ^ "Marcelo Allende debuta a lo grande en el Mamelodi Sundowns de Sudáfrica". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Chile U-17 lose on their debut in the U-18 "Copa Mitad del Mundo"". Futbol Joven Chile.cl (in Spanish).
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ "La Roja U-20 defeat Paraguay". ANFP.cl (in Spanish).
- ^ "Chilean U20 National football team defeat Ecuador 3-0 in Talca". ANFP.cl (in Spanish).
- ^ "List of players selected for the 2017 Ecuador U-20 South American Youth Championship. Country: Chile" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "A renewed La Roja U-20 team debuts with a victory against Japan". Prensafutbol.cl (in Spanish).
- ^ Bravo, Nicolás (September 28, 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ 4q4y.com/matches/2021/12/12/world/friendlies/el-salvador/chile/3696004/venue/ "El Salvador vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. January 29, 2022.
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External links
- FIFA Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 October 2015)
- Marcelo Allende at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
- Marcelo Allende at Soccerway