Márcio Salomão Brazão Rosa (born 23 February 1997) is a Cape Verdean

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who plays as a

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for the Portuguese club

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Professional career

Rosa began playing football at the age of 8 with ''Escola de Preparação Integral de Futebol'' in Cape Verde. He moved to the Portuguese club Chaves in 2015, and after a year in the youth academy joined

on loan in 2016.

International career

Rosa was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team in May 2018 for two international friendlies. He made his debut in a 0-0 (4-3) penalty shootout win over

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on 3 June 2018. He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16..

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* * 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Praia Cape Verdean footballers Cape Verde men's international footballers Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players G.D. Chaves players C.D.C. Montalegre players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Men's association football goalkeepers Cape Verdean expatriate footballers Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub