Márcio Augusto da Silva Barbosa (born 16 May 1995), commonly known as Marcinho, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for Kawasaki Frontale.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Marcinho represented Coritiba's youth setup before being spotted by scouts of Novo Hamburgo in 2015. He made his senior debut for the latter on 1 February 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 Campeonato Gaúcho home draw against

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. Marcinho scored his first senior goal on 4 February 2015, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 away defeat of Juventude. He finished the tournament with three goals in 14 appearances.

Internacional

Loans to Ypiranga and Brasil de Pelotas

In the middle of 2015, Marcinho joined

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and was assigned to the under-20 squad. On 30 August 2016, he was loaned to Ypiranga-RS until the end of the year's Série C. On 19 January 2017, Marcinho was loaned to Série B side

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for one year. A regular starter, he contributed with five league goals in 32 appearances.

2018 season

On 22 December 2017, Marcinho renewed his contract until 2020 and returned to his parent club for the ensuing campaign. He made his first team debut for the club the following 21 January, starting in a 3–0 away defeat of former side Novo Hamburgo. After the arrivals of Jonathan Álvez and

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, Marcinho, who was already a backup option, was not utilized by manager Odair Hellmann.

Loan to Fortaleza

On 22 May 2018, Marcinho was loaned to

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in the second division, until the end of the campaign. He contributed with three goals in 25 appearances as his side returned to the top tier after a 13-year absence, and announced his departure from the club on 2 January 2019. On 7 February 2019, however, Marcinho rejoined the club on loan until the end of the year. On 13 August 2021, Kawasaki Frontale announced the signing of Marcinho.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Fortaleza *

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Kawasaki Frontale *

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Individual

* J.League Best XI: 2022

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcinho 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Chinese Super League players Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players Sport Club Internacional players Ypiranga Futebol Clube players Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Kawasaki Frontale players Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China