Óscar Marcos

Óscar Marcos
Personal information
Full name Óscar Marcos Santamaría
Date of birth (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006
Place of birth Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Celta B
Number 10
Youth career
Caldas
2014–2024 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Celta B 62 (12)
2025– Celta 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Spain U16 2 (0)
2023 Spain U17 1 (1)
2024 Spain U18 3 (0)
2024–2025 Spain U19 14 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025

Óscar Marcos Santamaría (born 19 February 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for RC Celta Fortuna.

Club career

Born in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia, Marcos joined the youth academy of La Liga side Celta at the age of eight.[1] Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he was promoted to the club's reserve team.[2]

Marcos made his first team debut on 30 October 2025, coming on as a half-time substitute for fellow youth graduate Yoel Lago and scoring the opener in a 2–0 away win over Puerto de Vega CF, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[3]

International career

Marcos is a Spain youth international. During the summer of 2025, he played for the Spain national under-19 football team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[4]

Style of play

Marcos plays as a midfielder or winger. Spanish news website El Desmarque wrote in 2025 that "in addition to playing as a striker... [he] can also play as a false nine, thus expanding his options on the pitch".[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Óscar Marcos, el gran nombre propio del Celta Fortuna en el 2025" [Óscar Marcos, the big name for Celta Fortuna in 2025] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Óscar Marcos debutó con el Celta Fortuna ante el Osasuna Promesas" [Óscar Marcos debuted with Celta Fortuna against Osasuna Promesas] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Óscar Marcos, un debut con estrella" [Óscar Marcos, a stellar debut] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Óscar Marcos at WorldFootball.net
  5. ↑ "Óscar Marcos, el joven talento que pule el Celta: asoma en los planes de Claudio Giráldez" [Óscar Marcos, the young talent Celta is honing: emerging in Claudio Giráldez's plans] (in Spanish). ElDEsmarque. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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