Marquinhos
Marquinhos (real name Marcos Aoás Corrêa, born 14 May 1994 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a defender for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in France.
.jpg) Marquinhos celebrating his gold medal with Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Aoás Corrêa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1994 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | centre-back, right-back, defensive-midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Corinthians | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Roma (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2013 | Roma | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– | Paris Saint-Germain | 277 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013– | Brazil | 82 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:24, 26 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:28, 18 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Aoás and the second is Corrêa.
The Guardian newspaper think that he is one of the 10 best young football players in the world.[2]
He was bought by his current club from A.S. Roma for €32 million in 2013.[3]
Marquinhos Media
Marquinhos (in white, number 5) in a UEFA Champions League match against Chelsea in March 2016
Rio de Janeiro - Brasil vence Alemanha e conquista primeiro ouro olímpico do futebol (Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil)
Marquinhos (right) has been likened to Thiago Silva (left), who was his club and international teammate.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ↑ staff, Observer Sport (19 January 2014). "Europe's top youngsters and stars of the future - Observer Sport staff" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Marquinhos seals PSG switch". ESPNFC.com.
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