Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo (born 24 December 1994), known as Marcos Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Marabá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Corinthians | |||
| Bahia | |||
| 2010–2012 | Náutico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Náutico | 62 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Cruzeiro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Cruzeiro | 38 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Botafogo | 43 | (7) |
| 2019 | Chapecoense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Botafogo-SP (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Náutico | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Santa Cruz | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Visakha | 23 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 4 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMarcos Vinícius was born in Marabá, Pará, and after short spells at Corinthians and Bahia, joined Náutico in 2010, aged 15.[1] He subsequently graduated with the latter and made his professional debut on 14 September 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lenon in a 1–2 away loss against Bragantino for the Série B championship.[2]
Marcos Vinícius made his Série A debut on 29 May 2013, again from the bench in a 0–3 home loss against Vitória.[3] He scored his first goal in the category on 2 June, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Portuguesa.[4]
On 10 November 2014 Marcos Vinícius was loaned to Cruzeiro until December 2015, with a buyout clause.[5] On 4 April of the following year, after only appearing with the side in Campeonato Mineiro, Raposa bought 50% of his rights.[6]
Honours
editClub
edit- Botafogo
References
edit- ^ Santo de casa: solução para a camisa 10 do Cruzeiro pode estar na Toca II (Home saint: solution for Cruzeiro's '10' could be in Toca II); Globo Esporte, 27 March 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Ficha Técnica: Bragantino 2 x 1 Náutico (Match report: Bragantino 2–1 Náutico); Gazeta Esportiva, 13 September 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Vitória arrasa o Náutico nos Aflitos com dois gols do primo de Messi (Vitória crushes Náutico at Aflitos with two goals from Messi's cousin); Globo Esporte, 29 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Gol no fim evita derrota do Náutico para a Lusa no adeus dos Aflitos (Goal in the end avoids Náutico's defeat to Lusa in Aflitos' farewell); Globo Esporte, 2 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Cruzeiro confirma acerto com Marcos Vinícius, revelação do Náutico (Cruzeiro confirms deal with Marcos Vinícius, Náutico's newcomer); O Tempo, 10 November 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Cruzeiro compra de 50% dos direitos econômicos do meia Marcos Vinícius (Cruzeiro buys 50% of midfielder Marcos Vinícius' federative rights); Globo Esporte, 4 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
External links
edit- Marcos Vinícius at Sambafoot (archived)
- Marcos Vinícius at Soccerway