Marcos Robson Cipriano (born 2 February 1999) , simply known as Marquinhos Cipriano, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for Omonia as a

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Club career

A native of

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, Cipriano joined the youth academy of

Desportivo Brasil Desportivo Brasil Participações Ltda., commonly referred to as Desportivo Brasil, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Porto Feliz, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of t ...

at the age of 14 after an unsuccessful trial with

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

. While playing for Desportivo Brasil, he was scouted by Grêmio, Santos,

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and

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; although he wanted to play for his favourite club

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. In September 2015, he was bought by São Paulo Futebol Clube for $1 million. His contract termination fee was set at $120 million. Soon after joining the club, São Paulo rejected a $7 million offer from Spanish club

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to secure his services. He emerged as the top scorer of the U-17

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of 2016 with 21 goals and was subsequently promoted to the under-20 team. On 16 January 2018, Cipriano was called to the senior team for a match against São Bento in the Paulista. He made his debut in the match, coming as a substitute for Júnior Tavares in the 2–0 defeat. On 10 July 2018, Cipriano moved abroad and joined Ukrainian club

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

on a five-year deal. He previously signed a pre-season contract with the club in January 2018.

Personal life

Cipriano has a twin brother named Mateus who is a volleyball player. He also has a sister named Monique.

International career

Cipriano has been capped by Brazil at under-20 level, representing the team at

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Shakhtar Donetsk *

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

:Winner (1): 2018–19 *

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:Winner (1): 2018–19

References

External links

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Marquinhos Cipriano
at FC Shakhtar Donetsk website {{DEFAULTSORT:Cipriano, Marquinhos 1999 births Living people Men's association football forwards Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian twins People from Catanduva Brazil men's youth international footballers Desportivo Brasil players São Paulo FC players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Sion players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Avaí FC players Ukrainian Premier League players Swiss Super League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Footballers from São Paulo (state)