Marcinho (footballer, born 1986)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Gregório. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Marcio de Souza Gregório Júnior (born 14 May 1986), commonly known as Marcinho, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Marcinho

Personal information
Full name	Marcio de Souza Gregório Júnior
Date of birth	(1986-05-14) 14 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1992–2004	Volta Redonda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Volta Redonda
2008	Brasiliense	5	(9)
2009	Noroeste	0	(0)
2009	Corinthians	14	(2)
2010	Brasiliense	0	(0)
2010	Gyeongnam	8	(2)
2011	Botafogo-SP	0	(2)
2011	Bragantino	28	(1)
2012	Itumbiara	2	(0)
2012	Guaratinguetá	24	(2)
2013–2014	CSKA Sofia	29	(7)
2014–2016	Ufa	56	(8)
2017	Gaziantepspor	12	(1)
2017–2018	NorthEast United FC	15	(4)
2018–2019	Criciúma	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He played for a few Brazilian clubs and South Korean side Gyeongnam FC.^[1]

On 9 January 2013, Marcinho joined CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria. He signed a one-and-a-half-year contract and took the number 9 shirt.^[2] He made his A Group debut on 31 March, in a 3–0 home win over Minyor Pernik and scored his first goal on 6 April, in a 4–3 away victory over Botev Vratsa.^[3] On 27 April 2013, Marcinho netted an equalizing goal with a volley in The Eternal Derby against Levski Sofia, which was eventually lost by a score of 1–2.^[4]

On 23 January 2017, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Gaziantepspor.^[5] He left the club again in May 2017.^[6]

NorthEast United

In August 2017, Marcinho signed with Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United, becoming the club's first foreign signing in 2017.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2017^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		State League		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brasiliense	2008	Série B	5	9	0	0	–		–		0	0	5	9
Noroeste	2009	Paulista	0	0	0	0	–		–		11	2	11	2
Corinthians	2009	Série A	14	2	0	0	–		–		0	0	14	2
Brasiliense	2011	Brasiliense	0	0	2	1	–		–		0	0	2	1
Gyeongnam	2011	K League Classic	3	0	1	0	–		–		–		4	0
Botafogo-SP	2011	Paulista	0	0	0	0	–		–		7	0	7	0
Bragantino	2011	Série B	28	1	0	0	–		–		0	0	28	1
Itumbiara	2012	Goiano	0	0	0	0	–		–		16	3	16	3
Guaratinguetá	2012	Série B	24	2	0	0	–		–		0	0	24	2
CSKA Sofia	2012–13	A Group	7	3	1	0	–		–		–		8	3
	2013–14		22	4	4	2	–		–		–		26	6
	Total		29	7	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	9
Ufa	2014–15	Russian Premier League	28	6	0	0	–		–		–		28	6
	2015–16		17	1	3	0	–		–		–		20	1
	2016–17		11	0	2	1	–		–		–		13	1
	Total		56	7	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	61	8
Gaziantepspor	2016–17	Süper Lig	11	1	0	0	–		–		–		11	1
	Total		11	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	1
NorthEast United FC	2017–18	Indian Super League	15	4	0	0	–		–		–		15	4
	Total		15	4	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	4
Career total		209	28	13	4	-	-	-	-	34	5	256	37

References

1. "Marcinho Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
2. "Марсиньо подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). Sportni.bg. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
3. "Márcio de Souza Gregório Júnior match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
4. "Levski Sofia vs. CSKA Sofia matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
5. "MARCIO DE SOUZA GREGORIO GAZİANTEPSPORDA" (in Turkish). Gaziantepspor. 21 January 2017.
6. İşte Gaziantepspor'da, karşılaşmada oynamayacak isimler!‚ ajansbesiktas.com, 26 May 2017
7. "NorthEast United FC have FINALLY signed a foreign player!". Super Power Football. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
8. "Marcinho". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

External links

• Marcinho at Soccerway
• Marcinho – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)