Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo (born 24 December 1994), known as Marcos Vinícius, is a Brazilian

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who plays as an

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Club career

Marcos Vinícius was born in

Marabá, Pará Marabá is a municipality in the state of Pará, Brazil. Its greatest geographic reference is the confluence of two large rivers near the historic city center, the Itacaiunas River and the Tocantins River, forming a "Y" if seen from space. It bas ...

, and after short spells at

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and

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, joined Náutico in 2010, aged 15. He subsequently graduated with the latter and made his professional debut on 14 September 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lenon in a 1–2 away loss against

Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino, commonly known as Bragantino, is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista S ...

for the Série B championship. Marcos Vinícius made his Série A debut on 29 May 2013, again from the bench in a 0–3 home loss against Vitória. He scored his first goal in the category on 2 June, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Portuguesa. On 10 November 2014 Marcos Vinícius was loaned to Cruzeiro until December 2015, with a buyout clause. On 4 April of the following year, after only appearing with the side in

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

, ''Raposa'' bought 50% of his rights.Cruzeiro compra de 50% dos direitos econômicos do meia Marcos Vinícius (Cruzeiro buys 50% of midfielder Marcos Vinícius' federative rights)
Globo Esporte, 4 April 2015

Honours

Club

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Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinicius, Marcos 1994 births Living people Footballers from Pará Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Esporte Clube Bahia players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Visakha FC players Cambodian Premier League players People from Marabá