Marquinhos

Brazilian association football player

Marquinhos (real name Marcos Aoás Corrêa, born 14 May 1994 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a defender for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in France.

Marquinhos
Marquinhos celebrating his gold medal with Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Marcos Aoás Corrêa[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) centre-back, right-back, defensive-midfielder
Club information
Current team
Paris Saint-Germain
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2011 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Corinthians 14 (0)
2012–2013Roma (loan) 16 (0)
2013 Roma 10 (0)
2013– Paris Saint-Germain 277 (24)
National team
2011 Brazil U17 14 (0)
2014 Brazil U20 5 (0)
2016 Brazil U23 6 (1)
2013– Brazil 82 (7)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Winner 2019 Brazil
Runner-up 2021 Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:24, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:28, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Aoás and the second is Corrêa.

The Guardian newspaper think that he is one of the 10 best young football players in the world.[2]

He was bought by his current club from A.S. Roma for €32 million in 2013.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. staff, Observer Sport (19 January 2014). "Europe's top youngsters and stars of the future - Observer Sport staff" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. "Marquinhos seals PSG switch". ESPNFC.com.