![]() De Marco in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vernon De Marco Morlacchi | ||
Date of birth | 18 November 1992 | ||
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 | 11 | (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.
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]
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 November 2021 | National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta | ![]() |
5–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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]
Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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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 |
Zemplín Michalovce
Slovan Bratislava
Lech Poznań II
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