Marcão (footballer, born 1996)

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Marcão
Marcão 2021.jpg
Marcão with Galatasaray in 2021
Personal information
Full name Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira
Date of birth (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Londrina, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Galatasaray
Number 45
Youth career
Avaí
2014–2015 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Avaí 0 (0)
2015–2018 Atlético Paranaense 14 (0)
2015Guaratinguetá (loan) 8 (0)
2016Ferroviária (loan) 14 (0)
2017Atlético Goianiense (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2018Rio Ave (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2019 G.D. Chaves 17 (2)
2019– Galatasaray 80 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2021

Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira (born 5 June 1996), commonly known as Marcão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Turkish club Galatasaray.

Club career[]

Avaí[]

Marcão was born in Londrina, Paraná, Marcão started his career with Avaí. He made his senior debut on 12 April 2014 at the age of 17, starting in a 1–4 Campeonato Catarinense away loss against Chapecoense.

Atlético Paranaense[]

Marcão subsequently moved to Atlético Paranaense, and made his debut for the club on 5 February 2015 by starting in a 1–3 loss at Rio Branco for the Campeonato Paranaense championship.[1]

Guaratinguetá (loan)[]

On 31 July he was loaned to Série C club Guaratinguetá, after a partnership between both clubs was established.[2]

Ferroviária (loan)[]

On 15 December 2015 Marcão was loaned to Ferroviária, along with other Atlético teammates.[3] After being a regular starter he returned to Furacão, now being definitely assigned to the first team.[4]

Marcão made his Série A debut on 26 June 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Nikão in a 2–0 home win against Grêmio.[5]

Galatasaray[]

2018-2019 Season[]

On 14 January 2019, Marcão moved to Turkish side Galatasaray on a three and a half year contract for an initial fee of €4 million.[6] He played his first official match with Galatasaray in the 18th week of the 2018-19 season, in the Ankaragücü match, which was played at Türk Telekom Stadium and Galatasaray won 6-0. Marcao, who started the match in the starting 11, remained on the field for 90 minutes.[7]

After being included in the team, he played for 90 minutes in all 10 league matches. He could not play in the Fenerbahçe derby, the 28th week of the league, due to a card penalty.

With the Benfica match he played on 14 February 2019, he made his first UEFA Europa League match of his career. He finished the year with 21 matches, 15 of which were in the Super League. When the season was completed, he won his first Super League and Turkish Cup championship with Galatasaray.

2019-2020 Season[]

He started the 2019-20 football year with the Denizlispor match in the first week. In the 34th and 43rd times of the match, he was repeatedly banned from the game by receiving a yellow card. He could not find the opportunity to play in the second week due to his penalty. While he played for 90 minutes in the next 7 matches, he missed the 10th week Çaykur Rizespor match again due to his penalty. He played in the UEFA Champions League for the first time with the Club Brugge match on 18 September 2019.

He stayed on the field for 90 minutes in all 6 matches played by Galatasaray football team in the Champions League. He finished the season with a total of 39 matches, 28 of which were league games. In addition, he won the TFF Super Cup for the first time in his career with the Akhisar Belediyespor match played on 7 August 2019 and Galatasaray won 3-1. A centre-back, Marcao wore only Galatasaray jersey in the super league.

2020-2021 Season[]

While Galatasaray lost the league championship with goal difference, Marcao became the most stable player of the Yellow-Red team in the Super League throughout the season. The Brazilian football player stayed on the field for 3 thousand 325 minutes in 37 matches, all of them in the first 11.[8]

2021-2022 Season[]

On 22 May 2021, Galatasaray extended Marcao's contract for 2 more years. The club announced the official announcement.[9] During the game against Giresunspor on 16 August 2021, he was sent off for headbutting and punching his teammate Kerem Aktürkoğlu.[10]

Personal life[]

His older brother Dionatan was also a professional footballer before he died of a heart attack at the age of 25.[11] Marcão is married and has two children.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 19 June 2021[13][14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Avaí 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Athletico Paranaense 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 18 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
Guaratinguetá (loan) 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 8 0
Ferroviária (loan) 2016 Campeonato Paulista 14 0 4 0 18 0
Total 14 0 4 0 18 0
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rio Ave (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 20 0 0 0 4 1 24 1
Total 20 0 0 0 4 1 24 1
GD Chaves 2018–19 Primeira Liga 17 2 2 0 4 1 23 3
Total 17 2 2 0 4 1 23 3
Galatasaray 2018–19 Süper Lig 15 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
2019–20 Süper Lig 28 0 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 39 0
2020–21 Süper Lig 37 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 42 1
2021–22 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 80 0 10 0 1 0 11 1 0 0 102 1
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Includes the Copa do Brasil, the Taça de Portugal, and the Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Taça da Liga, and the Turkish Super Cup
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Galatasaray

References[]

  1. ^ "Sub-23: Zagueiro Marcão estreou na equipe profissional atleticana" [Under-23s: Stopper Marcão debuted in Atlético's first team] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Atlético Paranaense firma parceria com o Guaratinguetá" [Atlético Paranaense strike a partnership with Guaratinguetá] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Ferroviária contrata Wanderson, Marcão, Renan e Matheus Rossetto" [Ferroviária sign Wanderson, Marcão, Renan and Matheus Rossetto] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Zagueiro Marcão retorna de empréstimo e integra o time principal atleticano" [Stopper Marcão returns from loan and joins the first team atleticano] (in Portuguese). Depois do Apito. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Atlético-PR domina, derrota o Grêmio e mantém invencibilidade na Arena" [Atlético-PR dominate, defeat Grêmio and maintain unbeaten status at the Arena] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ^ Marcos Do Nascimento Teixeira Transferinin Detayları Hakkında in Turkish
  7. ^ "Marcao formaya kavuştu". milliyet.com.tr. 20 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Galatasaray'da en istikrarlı futbolcu Marcao". fanatik.com.tr. May 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Marcao Teixeira ile yeni sözleşme imzalandı". galatasaray.org. May 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Galatasaray's Marcao red-carded for punching team-mate | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  11. ^ "Galatasaray star's tribute to tragic Stoke City defender Dionatan Teixeira". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Galatasaraylı Marcao ikinci kez baba oldu". fotomac.com.tr. 10 November 2019.
  13. ^ "MARCOS DO NASCIMENTO TEIXEIRA". Turkish Football Federation. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Marcao". Mackolik.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  15. ^ "MARCÃO". sofoot.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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