Marlon Mena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mena and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Marlon Mena
Personal information
Full name Marlon Mena Martínez
Date of birth (2006-10-05) 5 October 2006
Place of birth Parma, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Parma U20
Number 5
Youth career
Parma
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Dominican Republic U17 1 (0)
2024 Dominican Republic U20 3 (0)
2025– Dominican Republic 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:14, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Marlon Mena Martínez (born 5 October 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Parma U20s. Born in Italy, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.

Club career

A youth product of Parma, Mena was named to their Campionato Primavera 1 team for the 2025–26 season.[1]

International career

Born in Italy, Mena is of Dominican descent and holds dual Italian and Dominican citizenship. He was called up to the Dominican Republic U17s for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[2] The following year, he was part of the Dominican Republic U20s for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[3] He debuted with the senior Dominican Republic national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Jordan on 9 September 2025.[4]

References

  1. ^ Taddei, Gian Piero (17 August 2025). "Parma, la rosa completa per la stagione 2025-26".
  2. ^ "Sedofútbol Sub-17 inicia concentración de cara al premundial de Concacaf Guatemala 2023". www.fedofutbol.do (in Spanish). Dominican Football Federation. 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ Dominican Football Federation [@sedofutbol] (12 July 2024). "Esta es nuestra lista de jugadores para afrontar el Campeonato Sub-20 de Concacaf 2024 a disputarse del 19 de julio al 4 de agosto en Celaya e Irapuato, México" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  4. ^ "Che soddisfazione per Mena Martinez! Il terzino della Primavera chiamato dalla nazionale maggiore dominicana". Parma Live.
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