Marvin Park

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marvin Park

| full_name = Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park

| caption = Marvin with Real Madrid in 2020

| image = Marvin Park 2020.png

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|7|3}}

| birth_place = Palma de Mallorca, Spain

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub = Las Palmas

| clubnumber = 2

| position = Right-back

| youthyears1 = 2006–2009

| youthclubs1 = Ciutat de Palma

| youthyears2 = 2009–2012

| youthclubs2 = Tranmere Rovers

| youthyears3 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs3 = Ciutat de Palma

| youthyears4 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs4 = La Salle

| youthyears5 = 2014–2016

| youthclubs5 = Penya Arrabal

| youthyears6 = 2016–2019

| youthclubs6 = Real Madrid

| years1 = 2019–2022

| clubs1 = Real Madrid B

| caps1 = 59

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2020–2024

| clubs2 = Real Madrid

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2024

| clubs3 = → Las Palmas (loan)

| caps3 = 55

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Las Palmas

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Spain U19

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 2 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 20:45, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

}}

Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park ({{IPA|es|ˈmaɾβim ˈpaɾk|lang}};{{Cite web |date=15 October 2022 |title=Gol de Marvin ante el Málaga CF (0-4) {{!}} UD Las Palmas |trans-title=Marvin's goal against Málaga CF (0-4) {{!}} UD Las Palmas |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i5RXwbJyz4 |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=YouTube |publisher=UD Las Palmas |language=Spanish}} {{langx|ko|마르빈 파르크}}; born 3 July 2000), known as Marvin Park or simply Marvin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Las Palmas. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger.

Club career

= Real Madrid =

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Marvin spent his early career with Sporting Ciutat de Palma (two stints), English club Tranmere Rovers FC, where he spent three years,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54507527|title=From Birkenhead to the Bernabeu|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} and back in Spain with SD La Salle and AD Penya Arrabal before joining Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimahora.es/deportes/deporte-balear/2016/07/17/204344/can-valero-valdebebas.html|title=De Can Valero a Valdebebas|trans-title=From Can Valero to Valdebebas|publisher=Última Hora|language=es|date=17 July 2016|accessdate=20 September 2020}} He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Baeza in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Las Rozas CF.{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/08/1-1-castilla-drew-in-their-league-opener|title=1–1: Castilla drew in their league opener|publisher=Real Madrid|date=25 August 2019|accessdate=20 September 2020}}

Marvin scored his first senior goal on 26 October 2019, netting the opener in a 1–2 home loss against Racing de Ferrol.{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/10/26/1-2-castilla-see-their-run-at-di-stefano-come-to-an-end|title=1–2: Castilla see their run at Di Stéfano come to an end|publisher=Real Madrid|date=26 October 2019|accessdate=20 September 2020}} He ended his first senior campaign with three goals in 26 appearances, as the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping the under-20s win the UEFA Youth League.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2030180--benfica-vs-real-madrid/|title=Benfica 2–3 Real Madrid|publisher=UEFA|date=25 August 2020|access-date=20 September 2020}}

Marvin made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 September 2020, replacing Rodrygo in a 0–0 away draw against Real Sociedad.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/primera-division/r-sociedad-vs-r-madrid/cronica/2020/09/20/5f67c1d246163fa0518b4660.html|title=El campeón arranca otra vez sin gol|trans-title=The champion starts again without goals|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=20 September 2020|accessdate=20 September 2020}}

=Las Palmas=

In August 2022, Marvin was loaned to UD Las Palmas in Segunda División.{{cite news|title=Marvin Park, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/noticia/marvin-park-nuevo-jugador-de-la-ud-las-palmas|publisher=UD Las Palmas|language=es|date=12 August 2022|access-date=12 August 2022}} He scored his first professional goal on 22 August, netting his team's fourth in a 4–0 away routing of Málaga CF, and featured in 24 matches during the campaign as the club achieved promotion to the top tier.

On 18 August 2023, Marvin returned to Las Palmas on loan for the entire 2023–24 season with an option to make the move permanent.{{cite web|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/marvin-park-nuevo-jugador-de-la-union-deportiva-las-palmas|title=Marvin Park, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas|trans-title=Marvin Park, new player of UD Las Palmas|publisher=UD Las Palmas|language=es|date=18 August 2023|accessdate=18 August 2023}} On 20 June 2024, the club exercised his buyout clause, and he signed a permanent four-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/la-ud-las-palmas-ejecuta-la-opcion-de-compra-de-marvin-park|title=La UD Las Palmas ejecuta la opción de compra de Marvin Park|trans-title=UD Las Palmas exercise the purchase option of Marvin Park|publisher=UD Las Palmas|language=es|date=20 June 2024|accessdate=2 July 2024}}

International career

Marvin was born in Spain to a Nigerian father and a Korean mother.{{cite web|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20190114/454138786891/marvin-park-elige-a-espana.html|title=Marvin Park elige a España|trans-title=Marvin Park chooses Spain|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=14 January 2019}} He represented the Spain U19s once in a friendly 3–0 loss against Italy U19s on 16 January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.sefutbol.com/cronica-sub-19-cae-italia-3-0-primer-asalto-del-derbi-mediterraneo|title=CRÓNICA – La Sub-19 cae ante Italia (3–0) en el primer asalto del derbi Mediterráneo|trans-title=REPORT – The under-19s fall against Italy (3–0) in the first round of the Mediterranean derby|website=SEFutbol|language=es|date=16 January 2019|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|20 December 2023}}{{Soccerway|marvin-olawale-akinlabi-park/551555|access-date=1 March 2021}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4" \|Real Madrid Castilla \|2019–20 \| rowspan="2" \|Segunda División B \|26	3	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	0 \|0	26	3
2020–21 \|11	1	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	0 \|0	11	1
2021–22 \|Primera División RFEF \|22	0	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	0	0	22	0
colspan="2" \|Total !59	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	4
Real Madrid \|2020–21 \|La Liga \|4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
rowspan="3" \|Las Palmas (loan) \|2022–23 \|Segunda División \|24	1	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	0	0	24	1
2023–24 \|La Liga \|14 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0 \|15 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !38 !1 !1 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !39 !1
colspan="3" \|Career total !101	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	102	5

Honours

Real Madrid (youth)

UEFA Youth League: 2019–20

References

External links

[https://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/academy/castilla/marvin-olawale-akinlabi-park Real Madrid profile]
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Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Palma de Mallorca

Category:Spanish men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:La Liga players

Category:Segunda División players

Category:Segunda División B players

Category:Real Madrid Castilla footballers

Category:Real Madrid CF players

Category:UD Las Palmas players

Category:Spain men's youth international footballers

Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players

Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers

Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England

Category:Spanish people of Nigerian descent

Category:Spanish people of South Korean descent

Category:Sportspeople of Korean descent

Category:Primera Federación players

Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4" \|Real Madrid Castilla \|2019–20 \| rowspan="2" \|Segunda División B \|26	3	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	0 \|0	26	3
2020–21 \|11	1	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	0 \|0	11	1
2021–22 \|Primera División RFEF \|22	0	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	0	0	22	0
colspan="2" \|Total !59	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	4
Real Madrid \|2020–21 \|La Liga \|4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
rowspan="3" \|Las Palmas (loan) \|2022–23 \|Segunda División \|24	1	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	0	0	24	1
2023–24 \|La Liga \|14 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0 \|15 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !38 !1 !1 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !39 !1
colspan="3" \|Career total !101	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	102	5