Marcos Ferreira Xavier ( az, Markos Ferrera Xave; born 18 February 1982) is a

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whose last known club was São Gonçalo in the Campeonato Carioca Third Division.

Career

Marcos transferred to

FK Karvan Karvan FK ( az, Karvan İdman Klubu) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh, that participated in the Azerbaijan First Division. It was the first Azerbaijan club to pass the first qualification stage in the UEFA Cup. History Foo ...

from Corinthians Alagoano in summer 2005. In the 2007 winter transfer window Marcos moved to Neftchi Baku on loan till the end of the season.

International career

After taking Azerbaijani citizenship in 2007, Marcos made his debut for

on 7 March 2007 in a 1–0 victory over

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in the Alma TV Cup. His second, and last appearance for Azerbaijan, came four days later against

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, also in the Alma TV Cup.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Player profileBrazilian FA Database
1982 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani footballers Azerbaijan international footballers Association football midfielders Brazilian emigrants to Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Premier League players Neftçi PFK players {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub