The promising striker Alejandro Marqués, from the Spanish club Mirandés, was summoned for the first time to play for the Venezuelan national team the friendly match against Saudi Arabia in June.
the selector José Pekerman, at the head of the Vinotinto team since last November, announced on Tuesday the list of players who will play two friendlies, which also includes a match against Malta.
Marqués, 21 years old and international with Spain in minor categorieswill debut the jersey of the national team of his native country as one of the great hopes of the red wine.
The juvenile had been contacted on previous occasions, without specifying his arrival to the team for different reasons.
Pekerman’s list is headed by midfielders Yangel Herrera and Tomás Rincónthe goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez and the attacker Salomón Rondón, all-time leading scorer for the Venezuelan team with 34 goals.
Marqués was called in 2018 by former coach Rafael Dudamel to play the South American U-20 Championship, qualifier for the Tokyo-2020 Olympic Games, but did not become part of the team due to commitments he had at that time with the FC Barcelona subsidiary.
It also appears as a new face in the list goalkeeper Diego Gil (Puerto Cabello Academy).
vVenezuela, the only country in South America that has never been to the World Cup and bottom in the region’s qualifier for Qatar-2022, has not played friendlies since November 2019.
The Venezuelan team will face Saudi Arabia on June 9 at the Nueva Condomina Stadium in Murcia, Spain. Eight days earlier, on June 1, he visits Malta at the Ta’Qali National Stadium.
The promising striker Alejandro Marqués, from the Spanish club Mirandés, was summoned for the first time to play for the Venezuelan national team the friendly match against Saudi Arabia in June.
the selector José Pekerman, at the head of the Vinotinto team since last November, announced on Tuesday the list of players who will play two friendlies, which also includes a match against Malta.
Marqués, 21 years old and international with Spain in minor categorieswill debut the jersey of the national team of his native country as one of the great hopes of the red wine.
The juvenile had been contacted on previous occasions, without specifying his arrival to the team for different reasons.
Pekerman’s list is headed by midfielders Yangel Herrera and Tomás Rincónthe goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez and the attacker Salomón Rondón, all-time leading scorer for the Venezuelan team with 34 goals.
Marqués was called in 2018 by former coach Rafael Dudamel to play the South American U-20 Championship, qualifier for the Tokyo-2020 Olympic Games, but did not become part of the team due to commitments he had at that time with the FC Barcelona subsidiary.
It also appears as a new face in the list goalkeeper Diego Gil (Puerto Cabello Academy).
vVenezuela, the only country in South America that has never been to the World Cup and bottom in the region’s qualifier for Qatar-2022, has not played friendlies since November 2019.
The Venezuelan team will face Saudi Arabia on June 9 at the Nueva Condomina Stadium in Murcia, Spain. Eight days earlier, on June 1, he visits Malta at the Ta’Qali National Stadium.
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