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Marco Domínguez
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Domínguez playing for FC Cincinnati in 2017
Personal information
Full name Marco Leonel Domínguez Ramírez
Date of birth (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.78 m
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Pacific FC
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2013 Braves d'Ahuntsic
2013–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 37 (1)
2017 FC Cincinnati 5 (0)
2018–2022 Antigua 135 (4)
2022 → Al-Yarmouk (loan) 2 (1)
2023 Mixco 21 (2)
2023–2024 Municipal 31 (0)
2024– Pacific FC 10 (0)
National team
2013 Canada U17 6 (1)
2016 Canada U20 1 (0)
2020– Guatemala 21 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2024

Marco Leonel Domínguez Ramírez (born 25 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in Canada, he plays for the Guatemala national team.

Early life

Domínguez was born in Montréal, Canada. He began his youth career with Braves d'Ahuntsic where he played for six years. He also spent time with the Soccer Québec High Performance Program. In 2013, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy. In October 2024, he was awarded a scholarship by the Impact academy. In January 2016, he had a training stint with the youth academy of Italian club Bologna.

Club career

In March 2015, Domínguez signed a professional contract with FC Montreal, the second team of the Montreal Impact, in the USL. He made his professional debut on 14 May against the Charleston Battery 1–0. In 2016, he went attended pre-season with the first team.

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Marco Dominguez with FC Cincinnati in 2017

In January 2017, he signed with FC Cincinnati of the USL. At the end of the season, FC Cincinnati declined his option for 2018 season.

In May 2018, Domínguez signed with Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala side Antigua GFC. He won the 2019 Clausera with the club. In January 2022, he joined Al-Yarmouk in the Kuwaiti Premier League on loan. In May 2022, he ended his loan and returned to Antigua.

In January 2023, he moved to fellow first division club Mixco.

In May 2023, he signed with Municipal in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. In June 2024, he departed the club.

In June 2024, he signed with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League. He made his debut on July 14 against Forge FC.

International career

Born in Canada, Domínguez is the son of a Dominican mother and a Guatemalan father.

In 2013, he was named to the Canada U17 side that competed at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship as well as the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. On 6 April 2013, he scored against Trinidad and Tobago U17 at the CONCACAF U17. In March 2016, he was called up to the Canadian U20 team.

In January 2020, his FIFA one-time switch was approved to be able to represent Guatemala at international level.

Personal life

Domínguez has one child and chose to join Pacific FC in Canada, from playing in Guatemala, to "offer a different living environment, calmer, more serene and safer for his small family."

Honours

Antigua
  • Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2019
Municipal
  • Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2024

See also

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