Marco Libra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Libra Alvarado | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021– | Bologna | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Venezuela U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Venezuela | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 2026 | |||
Marco Libra Alvarado (born 21 March 2008) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bologna youth teams in Italy. He holds both Venezuelan and Italian nationality. He is an international with the Venezuela national team.
Club career
[edit]Libra was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and began playing football in his home country before moving to Italy to join the youth academy of Bologna in 2021.[1] He quickly established himself in the Bologna youth ranks, and in the 2024 season, aged 16, was named captain of the club's under-17 side.[2] His performances earned him promotion to the under-18 squad and a debut in the UEFA Youth League, in which he appeared once for a total of 81 minutes.[2]
International career
[edit]Libra was born in Venezuela to an Italian father and a Venezuelan mother, and chose to represent Venezuela internationally.[2] With the Venezuela under-17 national team, he featured at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Qatar, playing four matches in the group stage and round of sixteen.[3]
In May 2026, head coach Oswaldo Vizcarrondo called Libra up to the senior Venezuela squad for friendly matches against Turkey and Iraq.[4] He made his senior debut on 6 June 2026, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute in a 2–1 defeat to Turkey.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Marco Libra Alvarado called up by Venezuela". Bologna F.C. 1909. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Mora, Carlos (23 December 2024). "¿Quién es Marco Libra? El prospecto Vinotinto que se luce en el fútbol italiano". Meridiano. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "La Vinotinto Sub-17 ofrece un rayo de esperanza al país". FIFA. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Mora, Carlos (23 May 2026). "Conoce a Marco Libra: El joven Vinotinto que Vizcarrondo llamó a la Absoluta". Meridiano. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Marco Libra Alvarado called up by Venezuela". Bologna F.C. 1909. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- 2008 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Caracas
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- Venezuela men's youth international footballers
- Italian men's footballers
- Venezuelan people of Italian descent
- Italian people of Venezuelan descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bologna FC 1909 players