Marcel Ivan Arcenal Ouano (born March 6, 2000) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a forward for Philippines Football League club Loyola.
Collegiate career
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Ouano played for the football team of his college, National University in the UAAP.[2][3]
Club career
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Azkals Development Team
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In 2020, he joined the Azkals Development Team, a guest team in the Philippines Football League mainly composed of the Philippines international youth players.[4][5] He made his league debut for ADT in a 1–0 defeat against the defending champions United City.[6]
United City
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After his 2-year stint with ADT, Ouano joined United City.[7][8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Maharlika Manila in the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[9][10] A week later, he scored his second goal in a 4–0 win against his former club ADT.[11]
On 15 April 2022, Ouano made his AFC Champions League debut in a 0–1 defeat against Jeonnam Dragons, coming in as a substitute replacing Ricardo Sendra at the 83rd minute of the match.[12]
International career
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Philippines U17
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In 2016, Ouano was included in the 23-man squad for the 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[13] He made his debut for the Philippines U16 in a 1–0 defeat against Singapore U17.[14]
Philippines U19
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In 2017, Ouano was called up to represent the Philippines U19 in the 2017 AFF U-19 Youth Championship. He made his debut for the Philippines U19 in a 3–2 defeat against Brunei U19.[15]
Philippines U23
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Ouano was named in the reserves list of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.[16][17][18] In 2021, Ouano was included in the 23-man squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against South Korea, Singapore and Timor Leste.[19] He made his debut for the Philippines U23 in a 1–0 defeat against Singapore U23, coming in as a substitute replacing Mark Winhoffer at the 59th minute.[20] Ouano scored his first and second goal for the Philippines U23 in a 2–2 draw against Timor Leste U23 in the 2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship held in Cambodia.[21][22][23]