Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira

Marcão
Personal information
Full name Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira
Date of birth (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996
Place of birth Londrina, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Atlético Paranaense
Number 45
Youth career
Avaí
2014–2015 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Avaí 0 (0)
2015– Atlético Paranaense 12 (0)
2015Guaratinguetá (loan) 8 (0)
2016Ferroviária (loan) 14 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.


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

Club career

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.

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

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]

References

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