Marcos André de Sousa Mendonça (born 20 October 1996), known as Marcos André, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker for Spanish club

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid (), is a Spanish professional List of football clubs in Spain, football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León that will compete from the 2025–26 season in the . The club ...

Club career

Celta

Born in São Luís but raised in

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in the state of

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, Marcos André represented Sobradinho,

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and

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as a youth. In March 2015, he went on a trial at

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side

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

, signing a two-year contract in July and being initially assigned to the reserves. In October 2015, Marcos André was loaned to

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side

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until the end of the season. The following 31 August, he moved to fellow fourth division side UD Logroñés B also in a temporary deal; during the campaign, he also featured regularly for the main squad in

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. On 17 July 2017, Marcos André's loan was renewed for two years, now definitely assigned to the first team. He was a regular starter for the club, scoring 11 goals in 2017–18 and ten goals in 2018–19 as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs.

Valladolid

On 23 July 2019, Marcos André agreed to a four-year deal with

, being assigned to the B-team in the third division. On 30 August, he was loaned to

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side

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División ...

for one year. Marcos André made his professional debut on 31 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mario Barco in a 2–0 away loss against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

. He scored his first goal in the second division on 29 September, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

, and ended the season with 12 goals to his name. Upon returning from loan, Marcos André was assigned to the first team in

, and made his debut in the category on 3 October 2020 by starting in a 2–1 home loss against

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. In his second appearance on 8 November, he scored his team's second in a 2–1 home success over

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Valencia

On 25 August 2021, after Valladolid's relegation, Marcos André moved to

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in the top tier, on a five-year deal. Used mainly as a substitute in his first season, he scored his first goal on 25 September in the fourth minute of added time to earn a draw at home to Athletic; the following 16 January in the last 16 of the

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, he scored the only goal in the first minute at third-tier

CD Atlético Baleares Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Palma de Mallorca, Palma, the capital of the Mallorca, island of Mallorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Foun ...

Valladolid return

On 29 August 2023, Marcos André returned to Valladolid on a five-year contract, with the club in the second division.

Career statistics

Honors

Mirandés *

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: 2018–19

References

External links

Profile
at the Valencia CF website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcos Andre 1996 births Living people Footballers from São Luís, Maranhão Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RC Celta Fortuna players UD Logroñés B players UD Logroñés players Real Valladolid Promesas players CD Mirandés footballers Real Valladolid players Valencia CF players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen