Marco Antonio Granados Villegas[a] (born 29 September 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Marco Granados
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Granados Villegas
Date of birth (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Panathinaikos Chicago
Youth career
2006–2015 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Guadalajara 2 (0)
2015Venados (loan) 4 (0)
2016Coras (loan) 14 (0)
2017Tampico Madero (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018Loros UdeC (loan) 26 (11)
2018–2019 Tuxtla 14 (8)
2019 Aiginiakos 8 (1)
2019 Real Estelí 15 (1)
2020 Once Deportivo 7 (2)
2020–2021 Irapuato 23 (20)
2021–2022 UdeG 31 (9)
2022 Venados 2 (0)
2022 Santa Lucía 7 (0)
2023 Atlante 6 (1)
2023 Orgullo Reynosa 14 (3)
2024 A.D. Guanacasteca 10 (1)
2024– Panathinaikos Chicago
International career
2013 Mexico U17 10 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Youth career

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Granados spent his whole youth career at C.D. Guadalajara's youth academy. He participated any various international youth tournaments with the club, and scored a total of 52 goals during three tournaments in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.[1]

Loan at Venados

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In July 2015, it was announced Granados was sent out on loan to Ascenso MX club Venados in order to gain professional playing experience. He made his professional debut on 24 July 2015 against Zacatecas.[2]

Guadalajara

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Granados made his official Liga MX debut under coach Matias Almeyda as a substitute on 14 February 2016 against Club León.

Loan at Coras

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On 6 June 2016, Guadalajara announced Granados was sent out on loan to Coras in order to gain playing time.

Loan at Tampico Madero

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In December 2016, Guadalajara announced Granados was sent out on loan to Tampico Madero.

International career

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Granados won the CONCACAF U-17 Championship with Mexico in 2013. He was a part of the national team that made the final at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[3][4]

Honours

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Notes

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  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granados and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.

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