Marcão (footballer, born 1994)

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Marcos Vinicius Amaral Alves (born 17 June 1994), known as Marcão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for TFF First League club Kocaelispor on loan from Saudi Pro League club Al Ahli.

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Marcão playing for Hebei China Fortune in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Marcos Vinicius Amaral Alves
Date of birth (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Tietê, Brazil
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kocaelispor
(on loan from Al Ahli)
Number 10
Youth career
2006 São Paulo
2011–2012 Ituano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Ituano 42 (10)
2015Guarani de Palhoça (loan) 7 (0)
2016Bragantino (loan) 2 (0)
2017Gyeongnam FC (loan) 12 (7)
2017–2018 Gyeongnam FC 51 (41)
2019–2021 Hebei China Fortune 46 (23)
2021–2022 Wuhan Three Towns 45 (38)
2023– Al Ahli 11 (1)
2023Wuhan Three Towns (loan) 7 (3)
2024Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 11 (6)
2024–Kocaelispor (loan) 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024
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Early life

Born in Tietê of São Paulo, he joined São Paulo FC youth team at the age of 12. However, Marcão, who was not interested in football, quit the sport after six months and turned to basketball. At the age of 17, he joined the Ituano FC Open Test and started playing football again.[1]

Gyeongnam FC

Marcão joined Gyeongnam FC on one-year loan on 20 December 2016.[2] He eventually made a full transfer to Gyeongnam on a three-year deal on 17 May 2017.[3] He scored 22 goals in the league and helped his team win the K League Challenge on 14 October, and confirmed the promotion to K League 1 the following year. In the K League Challenge awards ceremony after the end of the season, he won the season's best 11, MVP and top score.[1] he made his first K league 1 debut with his first hat-trick in the first match against Sangju Sangmu FC on 4 March 2018.

Hebei China Fortune

On 21 February 2019, Marcão transferred to Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.[4]

Wuhan Three Towns

On 19 July 2021, Marcão joined China League One club Wuhan Three Towns.

Al Ahli

In January 2023, Marcão transferred to Saudi First Division League club Al Ahli.[5]

On 27 July 2023, Marcão returned to Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns on loan.[6]

On 9 February 2024, Marcão joined Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük on loan until the end of the season.[7]

On 30 July 2024, Marcão TFF First League club Kocaelispor on a one-year loan.[8]

Career statistics

As of 30 August 2024[9]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ituano 2013 11319[c]73010
2014 Série D 7150121
2015 1015[c]8168
2016 Série D 95101196
Total 1662641034157725
Guarani de Palhoça (loan) 2015 7070
Bragantino (loan) 2016 Série B 2020
Gyeongnam FC (loan) 2017 K League 2 12700127
Gyeongnam FC 2017 2015112116
2018 K League 1 3126003126
Total 5141115242
Hebei China Fortune 2019 CSL 2611102711
2020 1711001711
2021 310031
Total 4623104723
Wuhan Three Towns 2021 China League One 1911112012
2022 CSL 2627002627
Total 4538114639
Al-Ahli 2022–23 SFDL 11100111
Wuhan Three Towns (loan) 2023 CSL 73002194
Fatih Karagümrük 2023-24 Süper Lig 1163100149
Kocaelispor 2024-25 TFF First League 31000031
Career total 190119334733616266152
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Honours

Ituano

Gyeongnam

Wuhan Three Towns

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References

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