Octávio Merlo Manteca (born 29 December 1993), simply known as Octávio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for

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as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Octávio kicked off his career with

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and made his debut in

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. In the following season, though he started a match against Resende, he failed to make an impact. He was loaned out to

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in 2014 till the end of the year. At the end of the season he returned to his parent club, scoring 4 goals in total 9 appearances for the club. Italian club

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took the Brazilian footballer on loan for the 2014–15 season. He returned to Botafogo side for the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B. After, he renewed his contract until 2017. In June 2016, he was loaned out to

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, from

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until the end of the season. Octávio signed a 2-year during contract for Belgian side Beerschot-Wilrijk in the summer of 2017. He left the club in August 2018, and in January 2019, he joined Perilima. Octávio moved to

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n club Beroe on 30 January 2020. After parting ways with Beroe in May 2021, Octávio remained in Bulgaria, signing a one-year contract with newly promoted

in August 2021.

References

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