Mark Delgado

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Mark Delgado
Marky Delgado USA-Columbia, FIFA U20 World Cup (18498009079) (cropped).jpg
Delgado with the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Delgado
Date of birth (1995-05-16) May 16, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Glendora, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 8
Youth career
Pomona United
2009–2010 LAFC Chelsea
2010–2011 IMG Soccer Academy
2011 Cosmos Academy West
2011–2012 Chivas USA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Chivas USA 37 (2)
2015–2021 Toronto FC 181 (15)
2017 Toronto FC II 1 (0)
2022– LA Galaxy 91 (5)
International career‡
2011 United States U17 4 (0)
2012 United States U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 United States U20 5 (0)
2018 United States 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 20, 2018

Marco Antonio Delgado (born May 16, 1995), known as Mark Delgado or Marky Delgado, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.

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Early life

Delgado grew up watching his two older brothers soccer games and watching Liga MX games on television with his father. [2] Delgado began playing soccer at the age of four with children two to three years older, after a coach saw him playing with a ball while at his older brother's soccer game. [3] Delgado grew up playing in the Pomona United Youth Soccer League and when he was 14, switched to the Cosmos West Academy. [4] The next year, he joined U.S. Soccer's U-17 residency program, spending two semesters before returning home. [4]

In 2011, Delgado had established himself in the Southern California youth soccer scene and faced a difficult decision decided which Los Angeles–based MLS academy to join – Chivas USA or the LA Galaxy, ultimately deciding to join Chivas. [5] After attending the Generation Adidas Cup with the Chivas academy, he was invited to the first team training. [2] At age 16, he was playing with the Chivas U19 team and training with the MLS squad. [2]

Club career

Chivas USA

Delgado with Chivas USA in 2013 Marco Delgado.jpg
Delgado with Chivas USA in 2013

Delgado was signed by Chivas USA as a Home Grown Player on April 2, 2012. [6] Delgado made his professional debut on October 4, 2012, during a 4–0 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute. [7]

Toronto FC

Delgado defending Kaka in match against Orlando City Delgado and Kaka.png
Delgado defending Kaká in match against Orlando City

After the folding of Chivas USA in November 2014, Delgado was selected by Toronto FC in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft. [8]

He made his debut for Toronto FC in May 2015 in the 2015 Canadian Championship. [9] On July 12, 2015, he scored his first goal for Toronto in a 4–4 draw against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. On July 20, 2015, Delgado was named to the MLS Team of the Week. [10]

Delgado was again named to the MLS Team of the Week on August 1 and August 22, 2016. [11] [12] On October 18, 2016, Delgado re-signed with Toronto FC on a multi-year deal. [13]

LA Galaxy

On January 21, 2022, Delgado was traded to return to his home state to play for LA Galaxy. [14] [15]

International career

Delgado with the U.S. national team USA-Columbia, FIFA U20 World Cup (18061556284) (cropped).jpg
Delgado with the U.S. national team

Delgado was born in the United States to Mexican parents, making him eligible to represent Mexico as well as the United States. [16] At 13, he spent time with the U.S. U15 team and was part of the American U-17 residency program in Bradenton, Florida in 2010 and 2011. [2] Delgado has represented the United States at the under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels. [17] On January 8, 2018, Delgado received a call-up for the senior team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. [18]

He made his USMNT debut in a 1–0 friendly win against Paraguay on March 27, 2018. He started the match and helped win the decisive penalty, which was converted by Bobby Wood; he came off in the 86th minute for fellow senior team debutant Timothy Weah. [19] [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played December 7, 2024 [21] [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffs [a] National cup [b] Continental [c] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chivas USA 2012 MLS 10—00——10
2013 160—00——160
2014 202—10——212
Total3720010——382
Toronto FC 2015 MLS2031010——223
2016 2821030——322
2017 2635031——344
2018 2820040801 [d] 0412
2019 302413020—393
2020 19 [e] 00000—1 [f] 0200
2021 303003040—373
Total181151111711402022517
Toronto FC II (loan) 2017 USL 10————10
LA Galaxy 2022 MLS2922010——322
2023 302—30—00332
2024 32150——3 [g] 0401
Total915704000301055
Career total310221812211405036924
  1. ↑ Includes MLS Cup playoffs
  2. ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship
  3. ↑ Includes CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  5. ↑ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  6. ↑ Appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  7. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played November 20, 2018 [22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 201860
Total60

Source: US Soccer

Honors

Toronto FC [22]

LA Galaxy

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Marky Delgado has become an unsung hero for Toronto FC". Sportsnet . October 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ Grossi, James (October 14, 2015). "From Sun to Snow: Marky Delgado manages uncertainty to play a major role for Toronto FC". Major League Soccer .
  4. 1 2 Kennedy, Paul (April 18, 2012). "Marky Delgado gets 'amazing opportunity'". Soccer America.
  5. ↑ Grossi, James (October 14, 2015). "Marky Delgado manages uncertainty to play a major role for TFC". Toronto FC .
  6. ↑ "Chivas USA sign touted Homegrown midfielder Delgado". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Whitecaps vs. Chivas USA". soccerway.com. Soccerway. October 4, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy selected first as MLS holds Chivas USA Dispersal Draft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Marky Delgado manages uncertainty to play a major role for TFC". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. October 14, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Giovinco and Delgado Make MLS Team Of The Week". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Giovinco, Moor and Delgado Make MLS TOTW". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Altidore and Delgado Named To MLS TOTW". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. August 22, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Toronto FC Re-signs Marco Delgado". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. October 18, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Mark Delgado in trade with Toronto FC". MLSsoccer.com. January 21, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  15. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Mark Delgado from Toronto FC". LA Galaxy. January 21, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Marky Delgado - USMNT - US Mens Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
  17. ↑ U.S. Soccer. "Marco Delgado". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Delgado makes US debut in exhibition vs Paraguay". USA Today. March 27, 2018.
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