# Marlos Moreno

Marlos Moreno Durán (Spanish pronunciation:; born 20 September 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Tenerife.
Moreno began his career with Atlético Nacional before joining Premier League side Manchester City for £4.75 million in 2016. During a six-year spell with City he failed to make a first team appearance and was never selected for a matchday squad, instead spending his tenure in with the Blues on loan at Deportivo La Coruña, Girona, Flamengo, Santos Laguna, Portimonense, Lommel and Kortrijk.
He has been capped eight times by Colombia but has not been selected for a national squad since 2016.

## Club career
### Atlético Nacional

Born in Medellín, Moreno joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup in 2010, aged 14. On 23 July 2014, he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodin Quiñónes in a 3–1 Copa Colombia away win against Rionegro Águilas.
Moreno made his Categoría Primera A debut on 15 October 2014, starting in a 2–1 loss at Deportivo Pasto. He scored his first professional goal on 10 September of the following year, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Deportivo Cali.
On 17 October 2015, Moreno scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing of Atlético Junior. He also started in the season's final against the same team, scoring from 30 seconds and helping his team to win its first title of the year; it was also the fastest goal of the club's history.

### Manchester City

On 6 August 2016, Moreno signed for Manchester City for £4.75 million and was immediately loaned out to Deportivo de La Coruña, in a season-long deal.
Moreno made his debut for Deportivo on 11 September, in a 1–0 loss to Athletic Bilbao.
Moreno was loaned to La Liga side Girona FC for the first half of the 2017–18 season. On 12 January 2018, Moreno was loaned out to Brazilian Série A club Flamengo until 31 December 2018.
On 25 January 2019, Moreno was loaned to Mexican side Santos Laguna. On 31 July 2019, Moreno was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense on a one-year deal.
Moreno was loaned to Lommel, another club owned by the City Football Group, for the 2020–21 season. Moreno was loaned to Belgian side Kortrijk for the 2021–22 season.

### Troyes

After spending six years at Manchester City without making an appearance, Moreno signed a two-year contract with fellow City Football Group club Troyes on 1 September 2022.

### Konyaspor

On 3 March 2023, Moreno joined Konyaspor on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. He signed a permanent 2+1 year contract on 1 August.

### Tenerife

On 4 September 2024, free agent Moreno returned to Spain after joining CD Tenerife in Segunda División on a two-year deal.

## International career

After representing Colombia at under-17 level, Moreno was called up to the main squad on 11 February 2016. He made his full international debut on 24 March, coming on as 85th-minute substitute for Juan Cuadrado and setting up Edwin Cardona's last-minute winner. On 11 June 2016, Moreno scored his first international goal against Costa Rica in the Copa America Centenario.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 1 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Atlético Nacional | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Atlético Nacional | Total | Total | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 8 |
| Deportivo (loan) | 2016–17 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Girona (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Flamengo (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Santos Laguna (loan) | 2018-19 | Liga MX | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 3 |
| Portimonense (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Lommel (loan) | 2020–21 | Challenger Pro League | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 |
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Troyes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Troyes II | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Konyaspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Konyaspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Konyaspor | Total | Total | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 194 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 295 | 23 |

#### Note

* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance in Superliga Colombiana
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
* ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

### International

    As of 5 October 2016
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| Colombia |||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 |

### International goals

    As of match played 11 June 2016. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | 5 | Costa Rica | 2–3 | 2–3 | Copa América Centenario |

## Honours
### Club

Atlético Nacional
* Categoría Primera A: 2015–II
* Superliga Colombiana: 2016
* Copa Libertadores: 2016

### International

Colombia
* Copa América: third place 2016