Iván José Marcone (born 3 June 1990) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Independiente.

Club career

Arsenal de Sarandí

Born in Sarandí, Marcone was an

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youth graduate. He made his professional debut on 18 October 2008, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–3 home draw against Vélez Sársfield for the Primera División championship. Marcone scored his first goal on 17 October 2009, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Banfield. He was an important midfield unit in the club's 2012 Clausura winning campaign, being an ever-present figure. Marcone was later linked to

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outfit

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and

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's Chicago Fire, but both offers were rejected by Arsenal. In 2013, he was also strongly linked to Independiente, but nothing came of it. On 9 January 2015, Marcone joined

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on loan until June, with a buyout clause. However, the deal was declared void later in the month.

Lanus

Marcone played as a holding midfielder as Lanus reached the final of the

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in 2017. He was linked to a move to La Liga side

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afterwards as well as

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in Mexico and Atletico Nacional in Colombia.

Cruz Azul

In the summer of 2018, Marcone joined Mexican club

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. On 21 July, Marcone debuted with Cruz Azul against

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and played the full 90 minutes in Cruz Azul's first match of the Apertura 2018. He won the

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facing

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in the final. Cruz Azul ended in 1st place in the regular season with Marcone being a very important player to the team. He took Cruz Azul to their first

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final since 2013, where they had lost against

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in one of the most dramatic finals of all time. They faced

again in the final of the Apertura 2018 and tied 0–0 away and lost 2–0 home, both in the

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. In the final, he lost the ball outside the box and ended up costing Cruz Azul the game.

Boca Juniors

After six months in Mexico with Cruz Azul, he signed for

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in January 2019, in hopes of getting called up to the

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for the Conmebol Copa America 2019 tournament.

2020–21: Loan to Elche

On 5 October 2020, he was loaned to

side

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, with an obligatory buyout clause.

Elche

After playing 5 matches, the obligatoty buyout clasuse was activated and Marcone became a permanent Elche player.

Independiente

On 18 June 2022, Marcone joined

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club Independiente, signing an 18 months contract.

International career

Marcone was called up in the

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in March 2017. On 26 March 2019, Marcone debuted internationally with the team defeating

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, 1–0.

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Marcone is of Italian descent, and is a lifelong fan of Argentinian club Independiente

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Arsenal * Primera División: 2012 Clausura *

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: 2012–13 *

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Lanús * Primera División:

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* Copa del Bicentenario:

Cruz Azul *

: Apertura 2018 Boca Juniors * Primera División: 2019–20 *

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References

External links

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcone, Ivan 1990 births Living people Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentina men's international footballers Argentine Primera División players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Liga MX players Cruz Azul footballers La Liga players Elche CF players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen