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 | ||
| 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.
Marquinhos (top left) celebrating PSG's win in the 2014 Coupe de la Ligue Final
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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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