Marvin Anieboh

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Anieboh and the second or maternal family name is Pallaruelo.

Marvin José Anieboh Pallaruelo (born 26 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda Federación club SS Reyes. Born in Spain, he represents Equatorial Guinea internationally.

Marvin Anieboh

Anieboh with Equatorial Guinea in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Marvin José Anieboh Pallaruelo
Date of birth	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team	SS Reyes
Youth career
2011–2013	Alcorcón
2013–2014	Getafe
2014–2016	Fuenlabrada
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Fuenlabrada B	18	(2)
2017–2018	→ Los Yébenes SB (loan)	32	(2)
2018–2019	Carabanchel	29	(0)
2019–2020	Alcorcón B	15	(1)
2019	Alcorcón	0	(0)
2020–2022	Cacereño	41	(1)
2022	Vélez	0	(0)
2022	→ Utsiktens BK (loan)	7	(0)
2023	Montijo	16	(0)
2023–2024	Illescas	21	(1)
2024–2025	Don Benito	8	(0)
2025–	SS Reyes	0	(0)
International career‡
2015	Equatorial Guinea U20
2019–	Equatorial Guinea	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024

Early life

Anieboh was born in Madrid to a Nigerian Igbo father and an Equatorial Guinean mother.^[1] He is of Spanish descent through his maternal grandfather and of Bubi descent through his maternal grandmother.

Club career

After representing AD Alcorcón, Getafe CF and CF Fuenlabrada as a youth, Anieboh made his senior debut for the latter's B-team during the 2016–17 season, in the regional leagues. On 24 June 2017, he was loaned to Tercera División side CD Los Yébenes San Bruno for one year.^[2]

On 22 August 2018, Anieboh signed for fellow fourth division side RCD Carabanchel.^[3] Ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, he signed for another reserve team, AD Alcorcón B also in division four.

Anieboh made his first team debut for Alkor on 17 December 2019, starting in a 0–1 away loss against CP Cacereño, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[4]

International career

Due to his background, Anieboh was eligible to play internationally for Spain, Nigeria or Equatorial Guinea. After representing the latter's under–20s in 2015,^[5] he received his first senior call in October 2016 for a friendly match against Lebanon,^[6] but he did not play.

Anieboh returned to the Equatorial Guinean squad in 2019 and made his debut on 19 November that year, in a 0–1 loss to Tunisia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J.