Alen Marcina

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Alen Marcina
Personal information
Date of birth	July 30, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	?, Canada
Height	1.79 m
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Puerto Rico Islanders
Number	22
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
??–?? 2002–03 2004–05 ??–?? 2006–2006 2006–2007 2007-present	Barry University Ottawa Wizards PAOK Herfølge Boldklub Puerto Rico Islanders New Zealand Knights Puerto Rico Islanders	?? (?) 10 (9) ?? (?) 2 (0) 27 (13) 8 (2) ? (?)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 24, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Alen Marcina (born July 30, 1979) is a Canadian footballer currently playing as a striker for the Puerto Rico Islanders.

Marcina played college soccer with Barry University before joining the Ottawa Wizards for the 2002-03 CPSL season, where he scored 9 goals in just 10 matches. When the Wizards had their license revoked by the CPSL, Marcina tried his luck in Europe and managed to land a contract with Greek giants PAOK in January, 2004. However, he never made it into PAOK's first team, and the next couple of years saw him play at a lesser level with ÍA of Iceland, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 of Germany and Herfølge Boldklub of Denmark.

He signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2006 season of the second tier league of American football, the USL First Division, which is a level below Major League Soccer. Marcina scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for the Islanders before moving to the New Zealand Knights in November, 2006. He netted his first goal for the Knights against the Newcastle Jets and also scored in the 3-1 win over the Queensland Roar. He is currently a member of the Canadian national team and missed New Zealand's round 21 match against Perth Glory at North Harbour Stadium due to a call up to a Canadian national team training camp.