![]() Marcão playing for Hebei China Fortune in 2019. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcos Vinicius Amaral Alves | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 1994 | ||
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) |
2015 | → Guarani de Palhoça (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2016 | → Bragantino (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017 | → Gyeongnam 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) |
2023 | → Wuhan Three Towns (loan) | 7 | (3) |
2024 | → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 11 | (6) |
2024– | → Kocaelispor (loan) | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 |
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.
Career
[edit]Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 21 February 2019, Marcão transferred to Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.[4]
Wuhan Three Towns
[edit]On 19 July 2021, Marcão joined China League One club Wuhan Three Towns.
Al Ahli
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 26 September 2023[9]
Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ituano | 2013 | — | 11 | 3 | — | 19[c] | 7 | 30 | 10 | |||
2014 | Série D | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2015 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15[c] | 8 | 16 | 8 | ||||
2016 | Série D | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
Total | 16 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 77 | 25 | ||
Guarani de Palhoça (loan) | 2015 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Bragantino (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Gyeongnam FC (loan) | 2017 | K League 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 7 | ||
Gyeongnam FC | 2017 | K League 2 | 20 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 16 | ||
2018 | K League 1 | 31 | 26 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 26 | |||
Total | 51 | 41 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 52 | 42 | ||||
Hebei China Fortune | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 11 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 11 | ||
2020 | 17 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 11 | ||||
2021 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
Total | 46 | 23 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 47 | 23 | ||||
Wuhan Three Towns | 2021 | China League One | 19 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 12 | ||
2022 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 27 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 27 | |||
Total | 45 | 38 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 46 | 39 | ||||
Al-Ahli | 2022–23 | Saudi First Division League | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
Wuhan Three Towns (loan) | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | ||
Career total | 175 | 112 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 246 | 143 |
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Catarinense
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Korean FA Cup, Chinese FA Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Paulista
Honours
[edit]Ituano
Gyeongnam
Wuhan Three Towns
Individual
- K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2017[10]
- K League 2 Top scorer: 2017[10]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2017[10]
- K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2018[11]
- K League 1 Top scorer: 2018[11]
- K League 1 Best XI: 2018[11]
- Chinese Super League top scorer: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b [집중분석]'7개팀 러브콜' 경남 말컹, 실력·성품 '물건'이다 (in Korean).
- ^ 경남FC, 외국인 공격수 말컹-브루노 영입 “빅 앤 스몰 조합”
- ^ '임대 스타' 말컹, 경남에 완전이적…계약기간 3년
- ^ "말컹, 中 허베이 이적..구단 합의+메디컬 테스트 완료(Korean: Marcão will transfer to Chinese Super League team Hebei China Fortune. Agreement of the 2 football clubs+finished his medical test.)".
- ^ "官方:武汉三镇外援马尔康加盟沙特甲球队吉达国民" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "官宣|马尔康租借回归武汉三镇足球俱乐部" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük'e Brezilyalı forvet" (in Turkish). beIN Sports. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "https://www.gebzehurses.com/kocaelisporun-yeni-transferi-marcao-65950-haberi".
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- ^ "Marcão - Career statistics".
- ^ a b c "[K리그 어워즈] 챌린지는 경남 천하! MVP 말컹-감독상 김종부 (챌린지 종합)" (in Korean). InterFootball. 20 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "'특급 골잡이' 말컹, 프로축구 사상 첫 1·2부 MVP 석권" (in Korean). Yonhap. 3 December 2018.
External links
[edit]- Marcão at Soccerway
- Marcão – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)