Fernando Marçal de Oliveira (born 19 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a left wing-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club

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Career

After playing for Grêmio and

Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of ...

in Brazil, Marçal headed to Portugal. In 2010, he signed for Torreense in the

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. He made 40 appearances for the club before signing for Nacional in Primeira Liga. After amassing over 80 appearances at Nacional, his performances attracted the interest of

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champions Benfica, who subsequently signed him on a five-year contract. On 20 August 2015, Marçal was loaned out to Turkish side

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for a season. On 16 June 2017, he signed for French club Olympique Lyonnais for €4.5 million after a stint with rival club

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, where he made seven assists in 31 league appearances. On 6 September 2020, Marçal moved to English side

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for a fee of €2 million on a two-year deal. Marçal made his full debut for Wolves on 14 September 2020 in a Premier League game away to

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. In May 2022, Wolves manager Bruno Lage confirmed Marçal's departure at the end of the 2021–22 season. On 16 June 2022, he signed for Brazilian club

on a contract until the end of the 2023 season, with an option for a further season. Marçal was handed the number 21 jersey at the club.

Career statistics

Honours

Benfica *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese football match played since 1979 between the winners of the Portuguese League (Primeira Liga) and Portuguese ...

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Lyon * Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20

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* * 1989 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football defenders Brazilian footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Guaratinguetá Futebol players S.C.U. Torreense players C.D. Nacional players S.L. Benfica footballers Gaziantepspor footballers En Avant Guingamp players Olympique Lyonnais players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players Ligue 1 players Süper Lig players Premier League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub