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Marvelous Antolín Garzón (born 7 January 2003), commonly known as Marvel, is a footballer playing as a defender for Real Madrid Castilla. Born in Morocco, he is a youth international for Spain.
Club career
Early life
Born in Casablanca, Morocco to a Nigerian mother, who brought him to Spain as a baby, Marvel was adopted by a Spanish family at the age of three.
Initially starting his career at Real Madrid, he played for Atlético Madrid, Alcalá and Rayo Vallecano before a return to Real in 2016. A left-footed central defender, he is noted for his imposing frame and ability to move the ball out from the back.
Marvel made three appearances for the Real Madrid Castilla team in October 2021, and was personally praised by Florentino Pérez for his performance in a 0–0 draw with Barcelona B. He has been called up to Real Madrid first team training on a number of occasions.
International career
Despite being born in Morocco, Marvel has a Spanish passport . He has represented Spain at under-19 level.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 October 2023.
| Club | Season | League | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||