Marcel DeBellis (born 17 April 1991) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the Category Manager of Beler Holdings Inc (BHI).[1]
 DeBellis training with the Richmond Kickers in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel DeBellis | ||
| Date of birth | April 17, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Oakville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Erin Mills | |||
| 2008–2010 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Trento | ||
| 2011–2012 | Vicenza | ||
| 2012–2013 | Bellaria | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ascoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Ottawa Fury | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Ottawa Fury Academy (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 7 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Professional
editOttawa Fury
editDeBellis was the first goalkeeper signing for the Ottawa Fury in January 2014.[2] After spending the majority of his first two years in Ottawa as a backup to Romuald Peiser,[3] he made his professional debut in October 2015 against the Atlanta Silverbacks.[4] In July 2016, DeBellis made his first start of the 2016 NASL season against Rayo OKC after Peiser picked up a red card in the previous week's game against the New York Cosmos.[5] In December 2016, the Fury announced that de Bellis would not return to the team as the club moved to USL in 2017.[6] He played a match for their academy team in the third-tier Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.
Richmond Kickers
editDeBellis signed with the Richmond Kickers of the United Soccer League for the 2017 season.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played October 14, 2017[8]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ottawa Fury | NASL | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ottawa Fury Academy | PLSQ | 2015 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Richmond Kickers | USL | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Noor, Hibah (13 January 2014). "It is important for BHI to help showcase and promote local Canadian companies such as Iconic to the fullest. We truly believe this is just the start for us in the liquor category spearheaded by our new Category Manager Marcel DeBellis". Duty Free Mag. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Baines, Tim (13 January 2014). "Ottawa Fury sign first goalie". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Backup keeper Marcel DeBellis waiting to shine in Fury net". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ Chris Hofley. "Fury keeper Marcel DeBellis set to make NASL debut vs. Silverbacks". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ Gord Holder. "Ottawa Fury FC backup goalkeeper Marcel DeBellis gets rare start against Rayo OKC". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ Ottawa Fury FC Staff (December 13, 2016). "Fury FC would like to thank non-returning players". Ottawa Fury FC.
- ^ Richmond Kickers (December 16, 2016). "Kickers sign Marcel DeBellis". Richmond Kickers. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Soccerway. "Marcel De Bellis profile".
External links
edit- Ottawa Fury profile
- Marcel DeBellis at Soccerway
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