Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park (; ; born 3 July 2000), known as Marvin Park or simply Marvin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Las Palmas. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger.
Club career Real Madrid Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Marvin spent his early career with Sporting Ciutat de Palma (two stints), English club Tranmere Rovers FC, where he spent three years, and back in Spain with SD La Salle and AD Penya Arrabal before joining Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Baeza in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Las Rozas CF.
Marvin scored his first senior goal on 26 October 2019, netting the opener in a 1–2 home loss against Racing de Ferrol. He ended his first senior campaign with three goals in 26 appearances, as the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping the under-20s win the UEFA Youth League.
Marvin made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 September 2020, replacing Rodrygo in a 0–0 away draw against Real Sociedad.
Las Palmas In August 2022, Marvin was loaned to UD Las Palmas in Segunda División. He scored his first professional goal on 22 August, netting his team's fourth in a 4–0 away routing of Málaga CF, and featured in 24 matches during the campaign as the club achieved promotion to the top tier.
On 18 August 2023, Marvin returned to Las Palmas on loan for the entire 2023–24 season with an option to make the move permanent. On 20 June 2024, the club exercised his buyout clause, and he signed a permanent four-year deal.
International career Marvin was born in Spain to a Nigerian father and a Korean mother. He represented the Spain U19s once in a friendly 3–0 loss against Italy U19s on 16 January 2019.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Madrid Castilla2019–20Segunda División B263——002632020–21111——001112021–22Primera División RFEF220——00220Total594000000594Real Madrid2020–21La Liga4000000040Las Palmas (loan)2022–23Segunda División24100—002412023–24La Liga14010—00150Total381100000391Career total10151000001025
Honours Real Madrid (youth) UEFA Youth League: 2019–20
References
External links Real Madrid profile