Marcos Jiménez de la Espada Martín


Marcos Eusebio Jiménez de la Espada Martín, known simply as Marcos, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Indian club East Bengal F.C. as a forward.

Club career

Born in Pollença, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Marcos was a trainee of both SD La Salle and CD San Francisco, and made his senior debut with CE Constància in 2004–05, in Tercera División. He stayed in the same level for the following three seasons, representing RCD Mallorca B and UE Sant Andreu.
In July 2008, Marcos was loaned to Segunda División B club Orihuela CF. He subsequently returned to the Catalans in the following year, with the team now in the same division.
Marcos moved to CF Sporting Mahonés also in the third tier in July 2010, and started in all his appearances in his only season to help to a 15th-place finish. On 15 July 2011, he rejoined Sant Andreu for a third spell.
On 26 June 2012, Marcos signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently relegated to division three. He scored 16 goals in his debut campaign, with his side ranking sixth.
After achieving promotion to Segunda División, Marcos renewed his contract with Nàstic for a further year on 29 June 2015. He made his professional debut on 23 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mossa in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié; he also scored the last goal through a penalty.
On 23 June 2016, after narrowly missing another promotion, Marcos was released as his contract was due to expire. He resumed his career in the Hong Kong Premier League, with Kitchee SC and Southern District FC.
On 6 August 2019, Marcos joined East Bengal F.C. of the Indian I-League.

Personal life

Marcos was a member of the Hipster subculture, distinguishing himself with a thick beard and a long hair.

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