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Marcão (footballer, born 1994)

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Marcão
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

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

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Early life

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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

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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

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

Wuhan Three Towns

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

Al Ahli

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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

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As of 30 August 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Other Total
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 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 CSL 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 CSL 26 27 0 0 26 27
Total 45 38 1 1 46 39
Al-Ahli 2022–23 SFDL 11 1 0 0 11 1
Wuhan Three Towns (loan) 2023 CSL 7 3 0 0 2 1 9 4
Fatih Karagümrük 2023-24 Süper Lig 11 6 3 1 0 0 14 9
Kocaelispor 2024-25 TFF First League 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Career total 190 119 33 4 7 3 36 16 266 152

Honours

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Ituano

Gyeongnam

Wuhan Three Towns

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b [집중분석]'7개팀 러브콜' 경남 말컹, 실력·성품 '물건'이다 (in Korean).
  2. ^ 경남FC, 외국인 공격수 말컹-브루노 영입 “빅 앤 스몰 조합”
  3. ^ '임대 스타' 말컹, 경남에 완전이적…계약기간 3년
  4. ^ "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.)".
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük'e Brezilyalı forvet" (in Turkish). beIN Sports. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ "https://www.gebzehurses.com/kocaelisporun-yeni-transferi-marcao-65950-haberi". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. ^ "Marcão - Career statistics".
  10. ^ a b c "[K리그 어워즈] 챌린지는 경남 천하! MVP 말컹-감독상 김종부 (챌린지 종합)" (in Korean). InterFootball. 20 November 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "'특급 골잡이' 말컹, 프로축구 사상 첫 1·2부 MVP 석권" (in Korean). Yonhap. 3 December 2018.
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