Marky Delgado

Marco Antonio "Mark" Delgado (born May 16, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Delgado grew up watching his two older brothers soccer games and watching Liga MX games on television with his father. 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. Delgado grew up playing in the Pomona United Youth Soccer League and when he was 14, switched to the Cosmos West Academy. The next year, he joined U.S. Soccer's U-17 residency program, spending two semesters before returning home.

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. After attending the Generation Adidas Cup with the Chivas academy, he was invited to the first team training. At age 16, he was playing with the Chivas U19 team and training with the MLS squad.

Chivas USA

Delgado was signed by Chivas USA as a Home Grown Player on April 2, 2012. 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.

Toronto FC

After the folding of Chivas USA in November 2014, Delgado was selected by Toronto FC in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft.

He made his debut for Toronto FC in May 2015 in the 2015 Canadian Championship. 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.

Delgado was again named to the MLS Team of the Week on August 1 and August 22, 2016. On October 18, 2016, Delgado re-signed with Toronto FC on a multi-year deal.

Delgado was born in the United States to Mexican parents, making him eligible to represent Mexico as well as the United States. 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. Delgado has represented the United States at the under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels. On January 8, 2018, Delgado received a call-up for the senior team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He made his USMNT 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.

Club

As of match played November 21, 2021

International

As of match played November 20, 2018

Toronto

• MLS Cup: 2017
• Supporters' Shield: 2017
• Canadian Championship: 2016, 2017, 2018
• Eastern Conference (Playoffs): 2016, 2017, 2019