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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Angulo and the second or maternal family name is Solórzano.
Marco Angulo
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Angulo Solórzano
Date of birth (2002-05-08)8 May 2002
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Date of death 11 November 2024(2024-11-11) (aged 22)
Place of death Quito, Ecuador
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2017 Rocafuerte
2017–2020 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Independiente Juniors 38 (1)
2021–2023 Independiente del Valle 24 (1)
2023–2024 FC Cincinnati 24 (0)
2024 → L.D.U. Quito (loan) 11 (0)
Total 97 (2)
International career
2019 Ecuador U17 7 (0)
2020 Ecuador U20 2 (0)
2022–2024 Ecuador 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Antonio Angulo Solórzano (8 May 2002 – 11 November 2024) was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He last played at Ecuadorian Serie A club L.D.U. Quito on loan from Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Angulo began his career with Rocafuerte, before joining Independiente del Valle in 2017. He made 24 appearances and scored three goals for Independiente Juniors in 2020 and 2021, before joining the club's senior team in October 2021. Across all competitions, Angulo went on to make 45 appearances and score three goals in 2021 and 2022 for Independiente del Valle, winning the U-20 Copa Libertadores in 2020, the Serie A de Ecuador in 2021, and the Copa Ecuador and the Copa Sudamericana in 2022.

On 21 December 2022, it was announced that on 1 January 2023, Angulo would join Major League Soccer side FC Cincinnati until 2025 in a reported $3 million deal. He made his debut for Cincinnati in stoppage time of a 4 March 2023 match against Orlando City SC.

On 21 March 2024, Angulo was loaned by Cincinnati to L.D.U Quito for a season, where he would play for the rest of his career before a serious car accident in October 2024 occurred, which then led to his death on 11 November 2024.

International career

In November 2022, Angulo was called up to the Ecuador national team. He made his debut on 12 November 2022, appearing as a substitute during a 0–0 draw with Iraq.

Personal life

On 28 November 2022, Angulo was involved in a traffic accident in Guayaquil that led to the death of the driver of the vehicle he was a passenger in.

On 7 October 2024, Angulo was involved in another traffic accident that led to the deaths of him and of his friend, Roberto Cabezas, a player for Independiente Juniors. Angulo suffered critical injuries; he died on 11 November 2024 at a hospital in Quito.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente Juniors 2020 Ecuadorian Serie B 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2021 Ecuadorian Serie B 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Total 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 1
Independiente del Valle 2021 Ecuadorian Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022 Ecuadorian Serie A 23 1 8 0 12 1 0 0 43 1
Total 24 1 8 0 12 1 0 0 44 2
FC Cincinnati 2023 Major League Soccer 24 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 33 0
L.D.U. Quito (loan) 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A 11 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 19 0
Career total 97 2 13 0 19 1 5 0 134 3
  1. Includes Copa Ecuador, U.S. Open Cup.
  2. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores; seven appearances, one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Three appearances in Leagues Cup; two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores; two appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2022 1 0
2023 1 0
Total 2 0

Honors

Independiente del Valle Youth

Independiente del Valle

FC Cincinnati

References

  1. ^ "FC Cincinnati acquire Marco Angulo from Independiente | FC Cincinnati". fccincinnati.
  2. "Official: FC Cincinnati sign Ecuadorian midfielder Marco Angulo | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  3. https://twitter.com//status/FC Cincinnati (4 March 2023). "90' + | Substitution for #FCCincy. ➡️ Marco Angulo ⬅️ Lucho Acosta" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Ecuador vs. Iraq - 12 November 2022". Soccerway.
  5. Extra (1 December 2022). "Guayaquil: Madre de fallecido deslinda de responsabilidad a Marco Angulo". www.extra.ec. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. La Hora (12 November 2024). "Caso Marco Angulo: Qué pasó con todos los ocupantes del vehículo que chocó en la Autopista general Rumiñahui". La Hora. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. "Falleció Marco Angulo, futbolista de Liga de Quito que sufrió un accidente en octubre". El Universo (in Spanish). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. "Marco Angulo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

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