Marcos Guilherme de Almeida Santos Matos (born 5 August 1995), known as Marcos Guilherme, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for Japanese club

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Club career

Atlético Paranaense

Born in

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, Marcos Guilherme joined

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

's youth setup in 2008, aged 13. He made his senior debuts with the club's reserves in

2013 Campeonato Paranaense The 2013 Campeonato Paranaense de Futebol Profissional da 1ª Divisão was the 98th season of Paraná's top professional football league. The competition began on January 20 and ended on May 12. Coritiba won the championship for the 37th time, wh ...

, scoring his first senior goal on 14 March, in a 2–0 home win against Nacional-PR. Marcos Guilherme was promoted to the main squad in 2014, and made his Série A debut on 20 April 2014, starting in a 1–0 home win against Grêmio. He scored his first goal on 10 May, netting the first of a 1–2 away loss against

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. On 5 September 2014, Marcos Guilherme extended his link with ''Furacão'' until 2018. He finished his debut year as the club's top scorer and player with most caps, with 11 goals in 54 matches.

Dinamo Zagreb (loan)

In January 2017, Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb announced that Marcos Guillherme signed for the club on loan until the end of the season. He contributed with 11 league appearances, and helped the side to reach the Final of the Croatian Football Cup, where they lost to

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São Paulo (loan)

On 20 July 2017, Marcos Guilherme joined

on loan until the end of 2018. He made his debut for the club nine days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Petros and scoring twice in a 4–3 away win against

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. Marcos Guilherme became a regular starter for the club, featuring in every match of the 2017 campaign after his arrival, but left the club on 3 June 2018 after São Paulo could not reach an agreement with Atlético for a permanent transfer.

Al-Wehda

On 9 June 2018, Marcos Guilherme signed for

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club Al-Wehda. A regular starter in his first season, he was only sparingly used in his second before leaving.

Internacional

On 12 January 2020, Marcos Guilherme agreed to a two-year deal with

Santos (loan)

On 27 May 2021, Marcos Guilherme moved to Santos on a loan deal until June 2022. A regular starter under managers

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and

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, he often played outside of his main position before losing his starting spot after the arrival of new manager

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Return to São Paulo

On 21 June 2022, after terminating his contract with Internacional, Marcos Guilherme agreed to return to São Paulo.

Khimki

On 9 February 2023, Guilherme signed a year-and-a-half contract with

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club

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. Following Khimki's relegation, he left the club in June 2023.

International career

Marcos Guilherme was called up by

Alexandre Gallo Alexandre Tadeu Gallo (born 29 May 1967), known as Alexandre Gallo or just Gallo, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of Londrina. Career Gallo started his career ...

to Brazil under-20 team for the

2015 South American Youth Football Championship The 2015 South American Youth Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 "Juventud de América" Uruguay 2015, pt, Campeonato Sulamericano Sub-20 "Juventude da América" Uruguai 2015, region=BR) was the 27th edition of the biennia ...

. He finished the competition being his side's top scorer, with four goals under his name.

Career statistics

Honours

Atlético Paranaense * Campeonato Paranaense:

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References

External links

Atlético Paranaense profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guilherme, Marcos 1995 births Footballers from São Paulo (state) Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football wingers Club Athletico Paranaense players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players São Paulo FC players Al Wehda FC players Sport Club Internacional players Santos FC players FC Khimki players V-Varen Nagasaki players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Saudi Pro League players Russian Premier League players J2 League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan