Marlos Moreno

Marlos Moreno Durán (born 20 September 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Konyaspor.
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.
On 3 March 2023, Moreno joined Konyaspor on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.
Konyaspor
On August 1, 2023, he moved to Konyaspor for a permanent move with 2+1 year contract.
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
Note
International
International goals
As of match played 11 June 2016. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.
Honours
Club
Atlético Nacional
Categoría Primera A: 2015–II
Superliga Colombiana: 2016
Copa Libertadores: 2016
International
Colombia
Copa América: third place 2016
References
External links
1996 births
Living people
Atlético Nacional footballers
Belgian Pro League players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Categoría Primera A players
Challenger Pro League players
Colombia men's international footballers
Colombia men's youth international footballers
Colombian expatriate men's footballers
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in England
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in France
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Colombian men's footballers
Colombian people of African descent
Copa América Centenario players
CR Flamengo footballers
Deportivo de La Coruña players
ES Troyes AC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Footballers from Medellín
Girona FC players
K.V. Kortrijk players
Konyaspor footballers
La Liga players
Liga MX players
Lommel S.K. players
Manchester City F.C. players
Men's association football forwards
Portimonense S.C. players
Primeira Liga players
Santos Laguna footballers
Copa Libertadores-winning players