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 Portuguesa.
| 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 | 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 19 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
Career statistics
- As of 19 April 2024[7]
| 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 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 22 | 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 | |||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||
Honours
Portuguesa
- Copa Paulista: 2020
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2022