Vernon De Marco

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Marcoand the second or maternal family name is Morlacchi.

Vernon De Marco

De Marco in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Vernon De Marco Morlacchi
Date of birth	(1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back / Left back
Team information
Current team	Hatta
Number	81
Youth career
	Arenal
	San Francisco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Constància
2012–2016	Zemplín Michalovce	94	(14)
2016	→ Slovan Bratislava (loan)	10	(1)
2017–2023	Slovan Bratislava	99	(9)
2017–2019	→ Lech Poznań (loan)	17	(0)
2017–2019	→ Lech Poznań II (loan)	18	(6)
2023–	Hatta	8	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Slovakia	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:24, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Vernon De Marco Morlacchi (born 18 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for UAE Pro League club Hatta. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Born in Rosario, Vernon finished his formation with CD San Francisco. On 14 July 2011, he moved to Constància, ^[1] and made his senior debuts with the club during the campaign, in Tercera División.

On 22 July 2012, Vernon moved abroad, joining Slovak 2. Liga club Zemplín Michalovce. ^[2] A regular starter for the club, he contributed with seven goals in 24 appearances during the 2014–15 season, as his side achieved promotion to Fortuna Liga.

Vernon made his professional debut on 18 July 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jozef-Šimon Turík in a 0–1 home loss against AS Trenčín. ^[3] He scored his first goal in the category on 1 August, netting his team's first in a 2–6 away loss against ŽP Šport Podbrezová.

On 17 June 2017, he was loaned to Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. ^[4] His loan from Slovan Bratislava finished at the end of 2018–19 season. ^[5]

International career

While fans have discussed his nomination for UEFA Euro 2020, De Marco was first called up to the senior national team by Štefan Tarkovič for three 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia, Croatia and Cyprus in September 2021. ^[6] He debuted with Slovakia in a 6–0 2022 World Cup qualification win over Malta coming on as a sub in the 70th minute, and scored on his debut in the 72nd minute. ^[7]

International goals

As of match played on 20 November 2022. Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first. ^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2021	National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta	Malta	5–0	6–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Born an Argentine citizen, De Marco received Slovak citizenship in late May 2021, following an application earlier that year, making him eligible to represent Slovakia internationally. De Marco is a multilingiust speaking fluently in native Spanish as well as Slovak, English, German, Polish and Portuguese. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 March 2021

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zemplín Michalovce	2012–13 [10]	2. Liga	18	0	0	0	—		18	0
	2013–14 [11]	2. Liga	18	2	1	0	—		19	2
	2014–15 [11]	2. Liga	24	7	2	1	—		26	8
	2015–16 [11]	Slovak Super Liga	30	5	2	0	—		32	5
	2016–17 [11]	Slovak Super Liga	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		94	14	5	1	—		99	15
Slovan Bratislava	2016–17 [11]	Slovak Super Liga	15	1	4	0	0	0	19	1
Lech Poznań (loan)	2017–18 [12]	Ekstraklasa	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19 [13]	Ekstraklasa	15	0	1	0	6	0	22	0
	Total		17	0	1	0	6	0	24	0
Lech Poznań II (loan)	2017–18 [12]	III liga	11	4	—		—		11	4
	2018–19 [13]	III liga	7	2	—		—		7	2
	Total		18	6	—		—		18	6
Slovan Bratislava	2019–20 [11]	Slovak Super Liga	17	1	8	0	11	2	36	3
	2020–21 [11]	Slovak Super Liga	20	5	2	0	1	0	23	5
Career total			181	27	20	1	18	2	219	30

Honours

Zemplín Michalovce

• 2. Liga: 2014–15

Slovan Bratislava

• Niké Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Slovnaft Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21

Lech Poznań II

• III liga, gr. II: 2018–19 ^[14]

References

1. "El Constancia ficha a Vernon de Marco del San Francisco" [Constancia signs Vernon de Marco from San Francisco] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
2. "Vernon De Marco, Francesco Inmorlano y Manuel Grondona, fichan por el equipo MFK Zemplin Michalovce de Segunda División de Eslovaquia" [Vernon De Marco, Francesco Inmorlano and Manuel Grondona, sign for MFK Zemplin Michalovce from Slovak Second Division] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
3. "Michalovská premiéra skončila tesnou prehrou s majstrom, Šturma: Chlapci hrali srdcom" [Michalovce's debut ends with narrow loss to champions, Šturma: The guys played with their hearts] (in Slovak). ProFutbal. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
4. "Vernon De Marco piłkarzem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
5. "Dziesięciu piłkarzy odchodzi z Lecha". Lech Poznań. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
6. Šurin, Peter (24 August 2021). "MUŽI A – V nominácii na septembrovú kvalifikáciu De Marco aj Plach, bez siedmich z Eura". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
7. "Match Report of Malta vs Slovakia - 2021-11-14 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
8. "Vernon De Marco". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
9. "Tarkovič má širší výber, opora Slovana získala slovenské občianstvo". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
10. "Sezóna 2012/13". Eurofotbal. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
11. "Vernon". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
12. "Sezon 2017/18". 90minut. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
13. "Sezon 2018/19". 90minut. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
14. "Oni wywalczyli awans: bramkarze i obrońcy" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

External links

• Zemplín Michalovce official profile (in Slovak)
• Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
• Vernon at Soccerway
• Vernon De Marco at 90minut.pl (in Polish)