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

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who plays as a

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for

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

club

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Career

After playing for Grêmio and

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

Torreense Sport Clube União Torreense is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its association football section, founded in Torres Vedras in 1917, as Sport União Torreense. History It participated six times in the Portuguese Liga (last in 1991–92 ...

in the

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. He made 40 appearances for the club before signing for

Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a ...

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

. After amassing over 80 appearances at Nacional, his performances attracted the interest of

2014–15 Primeira Liga The 2014–15 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 15 August 2014 and concluded on 23 May 2015. ...

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

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matc ...

for a season. On 16 June 2017, he signed for French club

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...

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. Marçal made his debut against Santos, in a 2-0 defeat on 20 July 2022, a game valid for the Brazilian Championship. The first goal with the Botafogo shirt was in the 3-1 victory against Fortaleza, at Arena Castelão, in the Brazilian Championship. On 20 April 2024 Botafogo announced another injury to Marçal's right calf. In a statement, the club gave a minimum return forecast of four weeks.

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 association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Lyon *

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

runner-up: 2019–20 Botafogo *

Taça Rio Taça Rio ( English: Rio Cup) is an annual football tournament attached to Campeonato Carioca, the state football league in the Rio de Janeiro state. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. It has had ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcal, Fernando 1989 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football defenders Brazilian men's footballers Grêmio FBPA 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 men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Copa Libertadores–winning players