Alen Marcina
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| Alen Marcina | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 30, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Height | 1.79 m | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Minnesota Thunder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-03 2004-05 ??-?? 2006 2006-07 2007 2007 2007 2008- |
Ottawa Wizards PAOK Herfølge Boldklub Puerto Rico Islanders New Zealand Knights Puerto Rico Islanders Montreal Impact Vancouver Whitecaps Minnesota Thunder |
10 (9) ?? (?) 2 (0) 27 (13) 8 (4) 8 (1) 8 (1) 6 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alen Marcina (born July 30, 1979 in Surrey, British Columbia) is a Canadian footballer currently playing as a striker for the Minnesota Thunder.
Marcina played college soccer with Barry University before joining the Ottawa Wizards for the 2002-03 CPSL season, where he scored 9 goals in just 10 matches. When the Wizards had their license revoked by the CPSL, Marcina tried his luck in Europe and managed to land a contract with Greek giants PAOK in January, 2004. However, he never made it into PAOK's first team, and the next couple of years saw him play at a lesser level with ÍA of Iceland, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 of Germany and Herfølge Boldklub of Denmark.
Marcina signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2006 season of the second tier league of American soccer, the USL First Division, which is a level below Major League Soccer. He scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for the Islanders before moving to the New Zealand Knights in November, 2006. He netted his first goal for the Knights against the Newcastle Jets and also scored in the 3-1 win over the Queensland Roar.
Marcina returned to the USL and Puerto Rico in 2007, making another handful of appearances, before returning to Canada to sign for Montreal Impact in June 2007. He was traded in July 2007 to the Vancouver Whitecaps. He signed with the Minnesota Thunder on February 12, 2008.
Marcina has never been capped by the Canadian national team although he missed New Zealand's round 21 match against Perth Glory at North Harbour Stadium due to a call up to a Canadian national team training camp.
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