Mariano Ferreira Filho (born 23 June 1986), simply known as Mariano, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for

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as a

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. He rose to prominence at

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, where he made 165 appearances across three years, and was named in the Bola de Prata and

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teams when they won the

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. He then moved to Europe and represented

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and

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, winning the

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with the second.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Mariano graduated with Guarani's youth setup. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 November 2004, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 away win against

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. In December 2006 Mariano left ''Bugre'', and signed for

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. In May of the following year he had his rights purchased by Tombense, being immediately loaned to Cruzeiro until December 2008. Despite appearing in 18 games, Mariano was released by Cruzeiro, and subsequently returned to Ipatinga. On 2 July 2008 he moved to cross-town rivals

, on loan until the end of the year.

Fluminense

In 2009 Mariano joined

, on loan. He scored his first professional goal on 24 May, but in a 1–4 home loss against Santos, and finished his first season at the club with 20 appearances and two goals. An important unit for ''Flu'' during his spell, Mariano was bought outright on 5 January 2010, and continued to appear regularly over the course of two campaigns. In 2010, after scoring a career-best three goals, he was elected the tournament's best right back, as his side was also crowned champions.

Bordeaux

On 29 December 2011 Mariano signed a -year contract with French

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club

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. He made his debut for the club on 14 January 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against

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. Mariano scored his first goal for the club on 6 January 2013, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win against LB Châteauroux, for the season's

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. His first league goal came on 21 April, in a 2–2 draw at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. ''Les Girondins'' won the cup final on 31 May, with Mariano playing the full 90 minutes of the 3–2 victory against

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and receiving the first yellow card for a foul on

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Sevilla

On 17 July 2015

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reached an agreement with Bordeaux for the transfer of Mariano, with the player signing a three-year deal. He made his debut on 11 August in the

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, coming on in the 80th minute for Kévin Gameiro in a 5–4 extra-time loss to fellow Spaniards

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. Mariano made ten more European appearances as the

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ns went on to win the

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– scoring his sole goal to cap off a 5–2 aggregate win over

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in the semi-finals – including the entirety of the 3–1 victory over

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in the

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Galatasaray

On 17 July 2017, Mariano signed a three-year deal at Galatasaray S.K. for a fee of up to €4.5 million with an annual wage of €2.3 million. He was encouraged to make the move by

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, former Brazil international goalkeeper who played for the

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-based club. On 14 August, he and compatriot defender Maicon made their debuts in the

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in a 4–1 home win over

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. He made 26 total appearances as his club won the title in his first season, and scored twice including a 20-metre strike to open a 2–0 win over İstanbul Başakşehir at the

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on 15 April 2018.

Return to Atlético Mineiro

On 29 July 2020, Mariano joined

on a free transfer, returning to the club twelve years after his first spell and reuniting with his former coach at Sevilla

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International career

In September 2010, amidst good form for Fluminense, Mariano was called up for the first time to the Brazil national team by coach

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, for friendlies the following month. Still uncapped, he was recalled by Tite in March 2017 for a

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against

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, when

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was suspended for accumulation of yellow cards.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Fluminense *

Bordeaux *

: 2012–13 Sevilla *

: 2015–16 Galatasaray *

: 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2019 Atlético Mineiro *

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* Campeonato Mineiro:

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Individual

* Bola de Prata: 2010, 2021 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

Squad of the Season: 2015–16 *

Team of the Season: 2017–18

References

External links

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