Marcos Peña (footballer)
Spanish footballer (born 2005)
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Marcos Peña Ocaña (born 22 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Famalicão.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Peña Ocaña | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Famalicão | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | Pavía | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Loma de Acosta (loan) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Málaga | ||
| 2019–2020 | San Félix | ||
| 2020–2023 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Almería B | 23 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Almería | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Marbella (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2025– | Famalicão | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Almería, Andalusia,[1] Peña began his career with hometown side UD Pavía at the age of four, before moving to the youth sides of Málaga CF in 2017.[2] In 2020, he moved to UD Almería,[3] and was a captain of the Juvenil squad which reached the Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol final in 2023.[4]
Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2023–24 season, Peña made his senior debut on 10 September 2023, starting in a 0–0 Tercera Federación away draw against Atlético Malagueño.[5] He scored his first goal fourteen days later, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at UD Ciudad de Torredonjimeno.[6]
Peña made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 17 March 2024, starting in a 1–0 away win over UD Las Palmas, which was the club's first league win of the campaign.[7][8] On 30 August, he was loaned to Primera Federación side Marbella FC for the season.[9]
On 1 August 2025, Peña moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a four-year contract with Primeira Liga side Famalicão.[10]