Marvin José Ceballos Flores (born 22 April 1992) is a Guatemalan professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Nacional club Marquense.

Club career

Comunicaciones

Ceballos made his professional debut with

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional association football, football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Liga Nacional, th ...

of the

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on 21 August 2011 against Xelajú. He started the match and earned a yellow card as Comunicaciones lost 1–0. He made his international club debut three days later in the

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against

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n side, Herediano. He started that match and scored the first goal for his side as they went on to win 2–0. Ceballos then scored his first league goal of his career on 7 December 2011 against Xelajú as Comunicaciones won 3–0. Ceballos ended the 2013–14 season with nine yellow cards but lowered that down to two for the 2014–15 season.

Indy Eleven

On 4 August 2015, it was announced that Ceballos had signed with

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of the

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in the United States.

Carolina RailHawks

After one season in Indianapolis, Ceballos signed with fellow NASL side

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Return to Comunicaciones

On 7 June 2017, Comunicaciones announced the official return of Ceballos to the club.

Leones Negros UdeG

On 2 July 2019, Ceballos signed with

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of the

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in Mexico.

Marquense

On 24 May 2025, it was confirmed that Ceballos would be leaving Xinabajul and joining Marquense.

International career

Ceballos made his international debut for

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on 4 September 2010 against

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. He came on as a 53rd-minute substitute for Henry Medina as Guatemala won 5–0. Ceballos was a part of the Guatemala U20 side that played in the

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 18th FIFA U-20 World Cup. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities. The tournament was won by Brazil national under-20 football team, Brazil w ...

. It was his 81st-minute goal against Croatia U20 that lead his side to a 1–0 victory and a ticket to the Round of 16.

Honours

Comunicaciones *

Liga Nacional de Guatemala Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Amer ...

: Clausura 2011, Clausura 2014, Clausura 2015 Guastatoya *

: Apertura 2020

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ceballos, Marvin 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1992 births Living people Footballers from Guatemala City Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Ascenso MX players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Comunicaciones F.C. players Indy Eleven players Antigua GFC players North Carolina FC players C.D. Guastatoya players Leones Negros UdeG footballers Men's association football midfielders Guatemala men's international footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Guatemala men's under-20 international footballers Guatemala men's youth international footballers