Marlos Moreno
Colombian footballer (born 1996)
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Marlos Moreno Durán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾlos moˈɾeno]; born 20 September 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Nacional
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Marlos with Deportivo La Coruña in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlos Moreno Durán[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Atlético Nacional | 27 | (5) |
| 2016–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Girona (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Flamengo (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Portimonense (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lommel (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Troyes | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Troyes II | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Konyaspor (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Konyaspor | 29 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Tenerife | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | Atlético Nacional | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Colombia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Colombia | 8 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2016 | |||
Moreno began his career with Atlético Nacional before joining Premier League side Manchester City for £4.75 million in 2016. During a six-year spell with City he failed to make a first team appearance and was never selected for a matchday squad, instead spending his tenure in with the Blues on loan at Deportivo La Coruña, Girona, Flamengo, Santos Laguna, Portimonense, Lommel and Kortrijk.
He has been capped eight times by Colombia but has not been selected for a national squad since 2016.
Club career
Atlético Nacional
Born in Medellín, Moreno joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup in 2010, aged 14.[2] On 23 July 2014, he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodin Quiñónes in a 3–1 Copa Colombia away win against Rionegro Águilas.
Moreno made his Categoría Primera A debut on 15 October 2014, starting in a 2–1 loss at Deportivo Pasto.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 10 September of the following year, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Deportivo Cali.
On 17 October 2015, Moreno scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing of Atlético Junior.[4] He also started in the season's final against the same team, scoring from 30 seconds and helping his team to win its first title of the year; it was also the fastest goal of the club's history.[5]
Manchester City
On 6 August 2016, Moreno signed for Manchester City for £4.75 million and was immediately loaned out to Deportivo de La Coruña, in a season-long deal.[6][7]
Moreno made his debut for Deportivo on 11 September, in a 1–0 loss to Athletic Bilbao.[8]
Moreno was loaned to La Liga side Girona FC for the first half of the 2017–18 season.[9] On 12 January 2018, Moreno was loaned out to Brazilian Série A club Flamengo until 31 December 2018.[10][11]
On 25 January 2019, Moreno was loaned to Mexican side Santos Laguna.[12] On 31 July 2019, Moreno was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense on a one-year deal.[13]
Moreno was loaned to Lommel, another club owned by the City Football Group, for the 2020–21 season.[14] Moreno was loaned to Belgian side Kortrijk for the 2021–22 season.
Troyes
After spending six years at Manchester City without making an appearance, Moreno signed a two-year contract with fellow City Football Group club Troyes on 1 September 2022.[15]
Konyaspor
On 3 March 2023, Moreno joined Konyaspor on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[16] He signed a permanent 2+1 year contract on 1 August.[17]
Tenerife
On 4 September 2024, free agent Moreno returned to Spain after joining CD Tenerife in Segunda División on a two-year deal.[18]
Atlético Nacional
On 28 July 2025, Marlos Moreno returned to his first club as a professional, Atlético Nacional.[19][20] He scored his first goal after returning on 16 August in a 2-2 draw against Fortaleza.[21]
International career
After representing Colombia at under-17 level, Moreno was called up to the main squad on 11 February 2016.[22] He made his full international debut on 24 March, coming on as 85th-minute substitute for Juan Cuadrado and setting up Edwin Cardona's last-minute winner.[23] On 11 June 2016, Moreno scored his first international goal against Costa Rica in the Copa America Centenario.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 May 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||||
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | — | 13[a] | 3 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Deportivo (loan) | 2016–17[25] | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Flamengo (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Santos Laguna (loan) | 2018-19 | Liga MX | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 2 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Portimonense (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Lommel (loan) | 2020–21 | Challenger Pro League | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Troyes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Troyes II | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Konyaspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Konyaspor | 2023–24 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 194 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 295 | 23 | ||
- Note
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance in Superliga Colombiana
- Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
International
- As of 5 October 2016[26]
| Colombia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 |
International goals
- As of match played 11 June 2016. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.[27]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | 5 |  Costa Rica | 2–3 | 2–3 | Copa América Centenario |
Honours
Club
Atlético Nacional
International
Colombia
- Copa América: third place 2016
