Marco (footballer, born 2000)
.jpg) Marco with Portuguesa in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Gabriel de Oliveira Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
São Bento (on loan from Portuguesa) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015 | São José-SP | ||
| 2016–2017 | Osasco FC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Portuguesa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Portuguesa | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Volta Redonda (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | → São Bento (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 19 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Marco Gabriel de Oliveira Santos (born 16 November 2000), simply known as Marco, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a central defender or a left back for São Bento, on loan from Portuguesa.
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Marco joined Portuguesa's youth setup in 2019, after representing Osasco FC and São José-SP. He made his senior debut for the side on 25 November 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Maikinho in a 2–0 home win over Guarani, for the year's Copa Paulista.[1]
Marco was promoted to the main squad for the 2021 season, and made his first appearance as a starter on 5 July 2021, providing an assist for Caíque's opener in a 2–0 Série D home win over São Bento; he was later praised by manager Fernando Marchiori.[2] He was a backup option during the 2022 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, as his side achieved promotion as champions.
Marco scored his first senior goal on 10 September 2022, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Desportivo Brasil.[3] On 26 December, he was loaned to Série C side Volta Redonda until the end of 2023;[4] he also renewed his contract with Lusa until 2024.[5]
On 30 November 2023, Marco's loan with Voltaço was renewed for a further year.[6] Back to Portuguesa for the 2024 Copa Paulista, he suffered a knee injury in the latter stages of the competition, and renewed his contract until February 2026 on 22 March 2025.[7]
On 19 May 2025, after fully recovering, Marco was loaned to São Bento for the Copa Paulista.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 15 November 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portuguesa | 2020 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Série D | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8[a] | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 11[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Volta Redonda (loan) | 2023 | Série C | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| São Bento (loan) | 2025 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 53 | 1 | ||
Honours
Portuguesa
- Copa Paulista: 2020
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2022
References
- ^ "Portuguesa supera Guarani e termina primeira fase com melhor campanha" [Portuguesa overcome Guarani and end the first phase with the best campaign] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Marco comenta estreia como titular e agradece oportunidade" [Marco talks about debut as a starter and thanks opportunity] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Com gol de Marco, Lusa vence o Desportivo Brasil e fica em vantagem" [With a goal from Marco, Lusa defeat Desportivo Brasila and get an advantage] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Volta Redonda contrata por empréstimo zagueiro Marco, da Portuguesa-SP" [Volta Redonda sign on loan the stopper Marco, from Portuguesa-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Portuguesa empresta o jovem Marco para o Volta Redonda-RJ" [Portuguesa loan youngster Marco to Volta Redonda-RJ] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Portuguesa faz novo empréstimo de Marco para o Volta Redonda" [Portuguesa make a new loan of Marco to Volta Redonda] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Lesionados, Marco e Franco têm contrato renovado pela Portuguesa" [Injured, Marco and Franco have their contract renewed by Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Portuguesa empresta o zagueiro Marco ao São Bento para a Copa Paulista" [Portuguesa loan stopper Marco to São Bento for the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Marco at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2023.