Marcos Vinicius Carvalho dos Reis (born 15 May 2001), commonly known as Marcão, is a Brazilian
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Atlético Goianiense, on loan from
Centro Oeste.
Career
Born in
Betim,
Minas Gerais, Marcão began his career with
América Mineiro
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, and subsequently represented the youth sides of
Resende and
Betim Futebol
Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located at around . The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 larg ...
before moving to Emirati side
Al-Taawon
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The club play t ...
in January 2022.
In July 2023, Marcão returned to his home country and joined
Centro Oeste. He was included in
Goiânia's squad for the 2024 season in December, and was an undisputed starter for the club in the
Campeonato Goiano.
On 10 April 2024, Marcão signed for
Série A side
Atlético Goianiense. He made his debut in the category on 11 July, starting in a 3–1 away loss to
Palmeiras.
Career statistics
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
People from Betim
Footballers from Minas Gerais
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
UAE First Division League players
Al-Taawon (UAE) Club players
Goiânia Esporte Clube players
Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates