{{short description|French footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Damien Marcq | image = Damien-marcq.jpg | upright = | caption = Marcq in 2010 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | height = 1.83 m | position = Defender, midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1996–2006 | youthclubs1 = Boulogne | years1 = 2006–2010 | clubs1 = Boulogne | caps1 = 97 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2010–2013 | clubs2 = Caen | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = → Dijon (loan) | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = → Sedan (loan) | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2013–2017 | clubs5 = Charleroi | caps5 = 96 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = Gent | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2018–2021 | clubs7 = Zulte Waregem | caps7 = 63 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = Union SG | caps8 = 28 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2022–2024 | clubs9 = Charleroi | caps9 = 39 | goals9 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam1 = France U21 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 08:25, 28 July 2024 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Damien Marcq''' (born 8 December 1988) is a French professional footballer who most recently played for Belgian club Charleroi. He can play in the defending position, as well as in the midfield.
==Club career== Marcq spent his entire youth career at his hometown club Boulogne which he joined in 1996. He came up through the ranks of the youth system and joined the club's first team in 2006, while they were playing in third tier Championnat National. He made his club debut during the 2006–07 Championnat National season appearing as a late match substitute in a 1–0 victory over Louhans-Cuiseaux.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foot-national.com/fiche-match-football-6866.html |title=Louhans – Boulogne 0 – 1 Match Report |access-date=29 May 2009 |archive-date=7 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080707083034/http://www.foot-national.com/fiche-match-football-6866.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He would make eleven more appearances contributing to Boulogne's promotion to Ligue 2 for the 2006–07 season. Boulogne spent two seasons in Ligue 2 making 63 league appearances before earning promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2009–10 season. On 10 September 2009, Marcq signed a two-year contract extension.
On 28 June 2010, Marcq completed a transfer to newly promoted Ligue 1 club Caen having agreed to a three-year contract while Caen paid Boulogne a transfer fee of €2 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marcq à Caen lundi |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2010/20100628_000637_marcq-a-caen-lundi.html |language=French |work=France Football |date=27 June 2010 |accessdate=27 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629114106/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2010/20100628_000637_marcq-a-caen-lundi.html |archivedate=29 June 2010 }}</ref>
In June 2012, Marcq joined Sedan on loan.<ref>{{cite news |title= Marcq file en prêt à Sedan |url=http://news.maxifoot.fr/info-160283_120619/football.php |publisher=Maxifoot |date=19 June 2012 |accessdate=20 June 2012 | language = French }}</ref>
With his three-year contract with Caen expiring, Marcq signed a two-year contract with Belgian Pro League side Charleroi in June 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Français Damien Marcq signe à Charleroi | url = http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/belgique/jupilerproleague/detail_le-francais-damien-marcq-signe-a-charleroi?id=8028548 |language=French |work=RTBF Sport |date=27 June 2013 |accessdate=31 July 2013}}</ref>
On 7 July 2021, he joined Union SG on a one-year contract with an optional second year.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Union SG|url=https://rusg.brussels/en/articles-en/welcome-damien-marcq|title=Welcome Damien Marcq !|date=7 July 2021|accessdate=14 October 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027191759/https://rusg.brussels/en/articles-en/welcome-damien-marcq|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 14 July 2022, Marcq returned to Charleroi on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Charleroi|url=https://www.sporting-charleroi.be/news/damien-marcq-est-de-retour-au-sporting/|title=DAMIEN MARCQ EST DE RETOUR AU SPORTING !|date=14 July 2022|access-date=18 August 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
==International career== On 25 May 2009, Marcq was called up, for the first time, to the France under-21 team that participated in the Toulon Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usbco.com/filinfos.html |title=Damien MARCQ retenu en Espoir !! |access-date=29 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309195118/http://www.usbco.com/filinfos.html |archive-date=9 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his under-21 debut in the tournament in the squad's final group stage match against Chile.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122193626/http://lfp.fr/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=115622 LFP Profile] * {{Worldfootball.net|damien-marcq|new_id=pe134754}} * {{FFF player|8952-marcq-damien}} * {{FFF male player|1956813648|archive=}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcq, Damien}} Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:Footballers from Boulogne-sur-Mer Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:French men's footballers Category:France men's under-21 international footballers Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Championnat National 2 players Category:Championnat National 3 players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:US Boulogne players Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players Category:Dijon FCO players Category:CS Sedan Ardennes players Category:KAA Gent players Category:Royal Charleroi SC players Category:SV Zulte Waregem players Category:Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Category:French expatriate men's footballers Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:21st-century French sportsmen