 De Marco in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vernon De Marco Morlacchi | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back,left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panserraikos | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arenal | |||
| –2011 | San Francisco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Constància | 13 | (0) |
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Hatta | 21 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Apollon Limassol | 23 | (1) |
| 2025– | Panserraikos | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Slovakia | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:34, 10 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Vernon De Marco Morlacchi (born 18 November 1992) is a professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forSuper League Greece clubPanserraikos. Born in Argentina, he plays for theSlovakia national team.
Born inCórdoba, De Marco moved toMallorca,Spain with his family in 2001, following theCorralito measures as part of the1998–2002 Argentine great depression.[1] De Marco spent a few months in Mallorca, before moving toAustria for two years. At the age of 12, De Marco moved back to Mallorca, joiningArenal in the process. De Marco's performances at Arenal resulted inPepe Gálvez calling him up to represent theBalearic Islands at under-18 level. De Marco later moved to San Francisco under the management ofToni Amor.[2]
On 14 July 2011, De Marco moved toConstància.[3] During the2011–12 season, De Marco made 13 appearances in theTercera División as Constància won the league, gaining promotion to theSegunda División B.[4] During his time at Constància, De Marco earned €225 a month, supplementing his wages by working as a waiter in a hotel.[1]
On 22 July 2012, De Marco moved abroad, joining Slovak2. Liga clubZemplín Michalovce.[5] A regular starter for the club, he contributed with seven goals in 24 appearances during the2014–15 season, as his side achieved promotion toFortuna Liga.
De Marco made his professional debut on 18 July 2015, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute forJozef-Šimon Turík in a 1–0 home loss againstAS Trenčín.[6] He scored his first goal in the category on 1 August, netting his team's first in a 6–2 away loss againstŽP Šport Podbrezová.
During the summer of 2016, De Marco signed forSlovan Bratislava on a six-month loan deal following time on trial atLevante.[7] On 17 June 2017, he was loaned toEkstraklasa sideLech Poznań, after joining Slovan Bratislava on a permanent deal.[8] His loan from Slovan Bratislava finished at the end of2018–19 season.[9]
In July 2023, following the expiry of his contract with Slovan Bratislava, De Marco signed forUAE Pro League sideHatta.[10] Serving as the club's captain during his tenure, he departed from the club after oneseason, after its relegation toUAE First Division League.[11]
While fans have discussed his nomination forUEFA Euro 2020, De Marco was first called up to the senior national team byŠtefan Tarkovič for three2022 World Cup qualifiers againstSlovenia,Croatia andCyprus in September 2021.[12] He debuted with Slovakia in a 6–02022 World Cup qualification win overMalta coming on as a sub in the 70th minute, and scored on his debut in the 72nd minute.[13]
Born anArgentine citizen, De Marco receivedSlovak citizenship in late May 2021, following an application earlier that year, making him eligible to representSlovakia internationally. De Marco is amultilinguist speaking fluently in nativeSpanish as well asSlovak,English,German,Polish andPortuguese.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zemplín Michalovce | 2012–13[15] | 2. Liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[16] | 2. Liga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15[16] | 2. Liga | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16[16] | Slovak Super Liga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17[16] | Slovak Super Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | 99 | 15 | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2016–17[16] | Slovak Super Liga | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2019–20[16] | Slovak Super Liga | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11[b] | 2 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[16] | Slovak Super Liga | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2021–22[16] | Slovak Super Liga | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[16] | Slovak Super Liga | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14[d] | 1 | 45 | 3 | |
| Total | 109 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 173 | 15 | ||
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2017–18[17] | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19[18] | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2017–18[17] | III liga, group II | 11 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19[18] | III liga, group II | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 6 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Hatta | 2023–24[16] | UAE Pro League | 21 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Apollon Limassol | 2024–25[16] | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Career total | 264 | 30 | 39 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 344 | 36 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
| 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 |
Zemplín Michalovce
Slovan Bratislava
Lech Poznań II
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