Mark Delgado
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File:Marky Delgado USA-Columbia, FIFA U20 World Cup (18498009079) (cropped).jpg Delgado with the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Antonio Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | May 16, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Glendora, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pomona United | |||
| 2009–2010 | LAFC Chelsea | ||
| 2010–2011 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2011 | Cosmos Academy West | ||
| 2011–2012 | Chivas USA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Chivas USA | 37 | (2) |
| 2015–2021 | Toronto FC | 181 | (15) |
| 2017 | Toronto FC II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | LA Galaxy | 91 | (5) |
| 2025– | Los Angeles FC | 34 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | United States U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | United States U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | United States U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | United States | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 19, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 20, 2018 | |||
Marco Antonio Delgado (born May 16, 1995), known as Mark Delgado or Marky Delgado, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Delgado grew up watching his two older brothers soccer games and watching Liga MX games on television with his father.[2] Delgado began playing soccer at the age of four with children two to three years older, after a coach saw him playing with a ball while at his older brother's soccer game.[3] Delgado grew up playing in the Pomona United Youth Soccer League and when he was 14, switched to the Cosmos West Academy.[4] The next year, he joined U.S. Soccer's U-17 residency program, spending two semesters before returning home.[4]
In 2011, Delgado had established himself in the Southern California youth soccer scene and faced a difficult decision decided which Los Angeles–based MLS academy to join – Chivas USA or the LA Galaxy, ultimately deciding to join Chivas.[5] After attending the Generation Adidas Cup with the Chivas academy, he was invited to the first team training.[2] At age 16, he was playing with the Chivas U19 team and training with the MLS squad.[2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Chivas USA
[edit | edit source]Delgado was signed by Chivas USA as a Home Grown Player on April 2, 2012.[6] Delgado made his professional debut on October 4, 2012, during a 4–0 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute.[7]
Toronto FC
[edit | edit source]After the folding of Chivas USA in November 2014, Delgado was selected by Toronto FC in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft.[8]
He made his debut for Toronto FC in May 2015 in the 2015 Canadian Championship.[9] On July 12, 2015, he scored his first goal for Toronto in a 4–4 draw against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. On July 20, 2015, Delgado was named to the MLS Team of the Week.[10]
Delgado was again named to the MLS Team of the Week on August 1 and August 22, 2016.[11][12] On October 18, 2016, Delgado re-signed with Toronto FC on a multi-year deal.[13]
LA Galaxy
[edit | edit source]On January 21, 2022, Delgado was traded to return to his home state to play for LA Galaxy.[14][15]
Los Angeles FC
[edit | edit source]On January 22, 2025, Delgado was traded to the crosstown rival club Los Angeles FC.[16]
International career
[edit | edit source]Delgado was born in the United States to Mexican parents, making him eligible to represent Mexico as well as the United States.[17] At 13, he spent time with the U.S. U15 team and was part of the American U-17 residency program in Bradenton, Florida in 2010 and 2011.[2] Delgado has represented the United States at the under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels.[18] On January 8, 2018, Delgado received a call-up for the senior team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]
He made his United States national team debut in a 1–0 friendly win against Paraguay on March 27, 2018. He started the match and helped win the decisive penalty, which was converted by Bobby Wood; he came off in the 86th minute for fellow senior team debutant Timothy Weah.[20][21]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | National cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chivas USA | 2012 | MLS | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Toronto FC | 2015 | MLS | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 19[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| Total | 181 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 17 | ||
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2017 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| LA Galaxy | 2022 | MLS | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 30 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3[g] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 91 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 105 | 5 | |||
| Los Angeles FC | 2025 | MLS | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 7[h] | 0 | 50 | 4 | |
| Career total | 344 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 419 | 28 | ||
- ^ Includes MLS Cup playoffs
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship
- ^ Includes CONCACAF Champions League/Cup
- ^ Appearance in Campeones Cup
- ^ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
- ^ Appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup play-in, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, three appearances in Leagues Cup
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played November 20, 2018[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Source: US Soccer
Honors
[edit | edit source]Toronto FC[23]
- MLS Cup: 2017[24]
- Supporters' Shield: 2017
- Canadian Championship: 2016, 2017, 2018
- Eastern Conference (Playoffs): 2016, 2017, 2019[25]
LA Galaxy
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External links
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- Mark Delgado at Los Angeles FC
- Mark Delgado at U.S. Soccer (archived)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- American men's soccer players
- American people of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Chivas USA players
- Sportspeople from Glendora, California
- Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California
- Toronto FC players
- Toronto FC II players
- USL Championship players
- United States men's international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Major League Soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- LA Galaxy players
- Los Angeles FC players
- 21st-century American sportsmen