Marcos Paulo Costa do Nascimento (born 1 February 2001), known as Marcos Paulo, is a professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

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. Born in Brazil, he represents Portugal at international level.

Club career

Fluminense

Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Paulo began his career at Fluminense, and had a

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of €45 million at the age of 17. He was first called up to the first team for their

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game away to Santos on 27 October 2018, as several players were rested ahead of a

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game against Uruguay's

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; he was unused in the 3–0 loss. Marcos Paulo made his professional debut on 30 January 2019 in the

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, playing the last ten minutes of a 3–0 win over Madureira at the

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, in place of Bruno Silva. On 18 May he played his first game in the national league, entering at the same point in a 4–1 home win over Cruzeiro. In the

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, Marcos Paulo played seven games as ''Flu'' reached the quarter-finals. He scored his first goals on 30 July in the last 1 second leg 3–1 home win over Uruguay's Peñarol (5–2 aggregate). He scored four goals in 24 games in the domestic league that year, all towards the end of the campaign, starting with the equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with Chapecoense on 26 October; he said after the game that to not win it was a disappointment. On 1 March 2020, Marcos Paulo scored twice in a 5–1 home win over Madureira in the first game of the Carioca season.

Atlético Madrid

On 5 July 2021, Marcos Paulo was announced by

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club

, joining in a free transfer and signing a five-year contract. On 24 August 2021, he joined

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side Famalicão on a season-long loan deal. On 1 September 2022, Marcos Paulo was loaned to

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side

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, for one year. On 28 December 2022, Marcos Paulo officially returned to Brazil, joining

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club

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on loan until the end of the 2023 season.

International career

Marcos Paulo is eligible to represent Portugal through his maternal grandfather, born in Vila Cova, Vila Real. He made his international debut for Portugal under-18 on 17 April 2019 as a 52nd-minute substitute for

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in a 1–1 home draw with

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. In the following days he scored in wins over

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(two in a 3–1 victory) and

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as his team won the Porto International Tournament. Marcos Paulo's first involvement with the under-19 team was at the

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. He played the first two games of a group-stage elimination, and scored in a 3–2 win over reigning champions

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Career statistics

Club

;Notes

Honours

São Paulo *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulo, Marcos 2001 births Living people Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Footballers from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Portuguese men's footballers Brazilian men's footballers Black Portuguese sportspeople Portuguese people of Brazilian descent Sportspeople of Brazilian descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Sportspeople of Portuguese descent Portugal men's youth international footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Segunda División players Fluminense FC players Atlético Madrid footballers F.C. Famalicão players CD Mirandés footballers São Paulo FC players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain