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Juani Marcos

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Juani Marcos
Marcos with the Bàsquet Girona in 2024
No. 6 – Bàsquet Girona
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 (age 25)
Rosario, Argentina
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2019Peñarol de Mar del Plata
2019–2024FC Barcelona
2019–2021→FC Barcelona B
2021–2023→Força Lleida
2023–2024→Bàsquet Girona
2024–presentBàsquet Girona
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba U18 Team

Juan Ignacio 'Juani' Marcos (born July 6, 2000) is an Argentine professional basketball player who plays for Bàsquet Girona of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 3 inches (1.90 m), Marcos plays as a point guard.

Early life and youth career

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Born in Rosario, Argentina, Marcos played in the youth ranks of Club El Coatí, a basketball club based in Eldorado, Misiones. Marcos would go on to join Club Atlético Peñarol in Mar del Plata and make his debut in the Liga Nacional de Básquet at age 15.[1][2]

Professional career

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Marcos would remain a Peñarol player until 2019, averaging 6.8 points per game and 2 assists in 33 games in the 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Básquet.[3]

FC Barcelona 2019-2024

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In July 2019, Marcos signed with FC Barcelona. He would play the two following seasons with the reserve team, FC Barcelona B, in the LEB Plata. Averaging 9 points per game and 3.1 assists in 54 total games, Marcos became a key player in the reserve team's roster.[4][5]

In September 2021, Marcos joined Força Lleida in the LEB Oro on loan from Barcelona.[6] Becoming an important player in Lleida's rotation in his first season, the club reached an agreement with Barcelona to extend Marcos' loan for a second season.[7]

Marcos would spend a further season on loan after joining Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB in the summer of 2023.[8] He made his Liga ACB debut in an away win against Valencia Basket in September 2023.[9] At the end of the 2023-24 season FC Barcelona decided not to extend Marcos' contract, bringing and end to his 5 years with the Catalan club.[5]

Bàsquet Girona 2024-present

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In July 2024, Marcos signed with Bàsquet Girona after spending the previous season on loan with the Catalans.[10]

National team career

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Marcos has represented Argentina's youth ranks in several international tournaments, such as the 2019 U19 World Cup with the U19 Team.[1]

He made his debut for the senior Argentine national team against Chile in February 2024, during the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification.[2]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Spain Girona ACB 22 22.5 .420 .357 .841 3.1 3.5 1.3 .2 9.7
2024–25 Spain Girona ACB 28 21.1 .400 .351 .837 1.9 4.3 .9 .1 8.3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Juani Marcos: de El Coatí a la selección". dealtovuelo.com (in Spanish). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Juani Marcos: el ansiado debut en casa y el emotivo mensaje de su papá". basquetplus.com (in Spanish). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Barcelona se lleva a Juani Marcos, la joya de Peñarol". quedigital.com.ar (in Spanish). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ^ "El prometedor argentino Juani Marcos ficha por el Barça [BásquetPlus]". gigantes.com (in Spanish). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Finalitza la vinculació amb Juani Marcos". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Las palabras de Juani Marcos tras su presentación en Forca Lleida". basquetplus.com (in Spanish). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Juani Marcos, jugarà cedit una temporada més a Lleida". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Juani Marcos és la segona benvinguda". basquetgirona.com (in Catalan). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  9. ^ "¡Debut con victoria de Juani Marcos en la ACB!". basquetplus.com (in Spanish). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  10. ^ "JUAN IGNACIO MARCOS FITXA PEL BÀSQUET GIRONA". basquetgirona.com (in Catalan). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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