Marco Fabián

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fabian and the second or maternal family name is de la Mora.

Marco Fabián

Personal information
Full name	Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la Mora
Date of birth	July 21, 1989 (1989-07-21) (age 22)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Guadalajara
Number	8
Youth career
	Tapatio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–	Guadalajara	112	(27)
National team
2011–	Mexico	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Marco Jhonfai Fabian de la Mora (born July 21, 1989) is a Mexican soccer forward who currently plays for Chivas. He made his debut with the first team on November 10, 2007 in a game versus Jaguares ^[1] and scored his first goal in 6-0 win against Morelia. Marco is known for his great skill, that even allows him to score many goals despite being a midfielder.

Biography

Marco Jhonfai Fabian was born on July 21, 1989. He was spotted early on and recruited by Guadalajara as a promising talent. He spent ten years in the Chivas youth system, including appearances for their affiliate club Tapatio.

On November 10, 2007, Fabian made his first-team debut in a match against Jaguares de Chiapas in the Apertura tournament, coach Efrain Flores handing him his opportunity. He scored his first goal for the club in a 6-0 win over Morelia. After the 2010-2011 season, he has a total of 23 goals and 19 assists in 122 official games for Chivas.

Fabian scored two goals for Chivas in a friendly match against FC Barcelona on August 3, 2011 during the 2011 World Football Challenge

International career

Fabián made his international debut in a friendly game in Las Vegas against Venezuela, on 12 June 2011, which Mexico lost 3-0. He scored his first international goal against Ecuador on 25 June 2011. He was part of both 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2011 Copa América. In the first one he was called as a replacement for one of the five players that tested positive for clenbuterol and were suspended for the rest of the competition. After the CONCACAF gave permission to the Mexican Football Federation. Fabián was just called as an standby reinforcement.^[2][3]

Fabián was also, originally, part of the U-22 Mexico squad that was to play the 2011 Copa América, but in the end he and seven more players were expelled from the squad after they broke a disciplinary code inviting prostitutes at their concentration hotel in Quito, Ecuador.^[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 June 2011	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Year by years statistics

Year	Club	league
		#	Part.	Goals	Y.C	R.C
Apertura 2007	Chivas	33	1	0	0	0
Clausura 2008	Chivas	33	10	1	0	0
Apertura 2008	Chivas	8	13	1	3	0
Clausura 2009	Chivas	8	13	0	2	0
Apertura 2009	Chivas	8	12	0	2	0
Bicentenario 2010	Chivas	8	11	1	4	0
Apertura 2010	Chivas	8	17	6	4	0
Clausura 2011	Chivas	8	12	9	4	0
Total		8	89	18	22	0

year	Club	Goals
2007–2011	Club Deportivo Guadalajara	18
Total	México	18

References

1. ^ "Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la Mora". Chivas Sitio Oficial. http://www.chivascampeon.com/jugadores/descripcion.php?id=51. Retrieved 2009-08-01.  (Spanish)
2. ^ "Gold Cup Organizing Committee authorizes Mexico to replace up to five players". CONCACAF.com. 2011-06-20. http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2378800,00.html. 
3. ^ "Mexico adds Reynoso, Aguilar, Mier". CONCACAF.com. 2011-06-20. http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2378823,00.html. 
4. ^ "8 players suspended from Mexico U-22 squad for the 2011 Copa América". mediotiempo.com. 2011-06-28. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2011/06/28/suspendieron-a-8-jugadores-del-tri-sub-22-para-la-copa-america-2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 

Persondata
Name	Fabian, Marco
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Date of birth	1989-07-21
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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