Juan David Marín Correa (born 4 March 1998) is a Colombian

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currently playing as a

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for Venezuelan side Real Frontera.

Club career

Early career

Marín began his career with Club Deportivo Formadores, before playing for Pedreguer and footballing academy Somnus in Spain and Mexico respectively.

La Equidad

Marín was a contestant on Colombian television show '' Sueño Fútbol'', broadcast on

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in 2016. Having won the competition, and being offered a contract by a number of first-division Colombian football clubs, he decided to join

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, and explained in an interview with that he had made his choice based on La Equidad's offer being "the most complete contract" that "best suited the needs of a young man of my age". After two years with the under-20 squad, Marín spent the end of the 2018 season in Mexico, training with

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, as was part of his agreement with La Equidad. He was promoted to the first team in January 2019, and featured in a pre-season friendly against

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, before making his debut in August of the same year, coming on as a substitute for in a 2–1

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loss to

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Later career

After a break from football, he joined Nicaraguan club

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in February 2022. After less than a year with the club, he departed, moving to Honduras to sign with Arsenal SAO-Cantarranas in the

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, the country's second division.

International career

Though never called up to represent Colombia at any level in football, Marín represented the nation in

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at the Under-23 WMF World Cup in 2021, as Colombia beat the Czech Republic in the final to win the competition.

Career statistics

Club

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References

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