Marcão (footballer, born 1996)

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.

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)
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 13 (0)
2015 → Guaratinguetá (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → Ferroviária (loan) 14 (0)
2017 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Rio Ave (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2019 G.D. Chaves 17 (2)
2019– Galatasaray 58 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2021

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]

Galatasaray

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]

Personal life

His older brother Dionatan was also a professional footballer before he died of a heart attack at the age of 25.[7]

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. "Galatasaray star's tribute to tragic Stoke City defender Dionatan Teixeira". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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