Marky Delgado

Los Angeles FC | Central Midfield

Player Info

Full Name: Marky Delgado

Nationality: United States

Position: Central Midfield

Born: 16 May 1995

Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Weight: 67 kg (148 lb)

Club Info

Team: Los Angeles FC

Sport: Soccer

Squad Number: 8

About Marky Delgado

Marco Antonio Delgado (born May 16, 1995), known as Mark Delgado or Marky Delgado, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.

Early life
Delgado grew up watching his two older brothers soccer games and watching Liga MX games on television with his father. Delgado began playing soccer at the age of four with children two to three years older, after a coach saw him playing with a ball while at his older brother's soccer game. Delgado grew up playing in the Pomona United Youth Soccer League and when he was 14, switched to the Cosmos West Academy. The next year, he joined U.S. Soccer's U-17 residency program, spending two semesters before returning home.

In 2011, Delgado had established himself in the Southern California youth soccer scene and faced a difficult decision decided which Los Angeles-based MLS academy to join - Chivas USA or the LA Galaxy, ultimately deciding to join Chivas. After attending the Generation Adidas Cup with the Chivas academy, he was invited to the first team training. At age 16, he was playing with the Chivas U19 team and training with the MLS squad.