Fernando Marçal

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Marçal and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.

Fernando Marçal de Oliveira (born 19 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.

Marçal

Marçal with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Marçal de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Number	21
Youth career
2005–2008	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Guaratinguetá	3	(0)
2010–2011	Torreense	40	(3)
2011–2015	Nacional	97	(2)
2015–2017	Benfica	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Gaziantepspor (loan)	21	(0)
2016–2017	→ Guingamp (loan)	31	(0)
2017–2020	Lyon	42	(0)
2019-2020	Lyon B	2	(0)
2020–2022	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31	(0)
2022–	Botafogo	50	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:36, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

After playing for Grêmio and Guaratinguetá in Brazil, Marçal headed to Portugal. In 2010, he signed for Torreense in the Portuguese Second Division. He made 40 appearances for the club before signing for Nacional in Primeira Liga. After amassing over 80 appearances at Nacional, his performances attracted the interest of 2014–15 Primeira Liga champions Benfica, who subsequently signed him on a five-year contract.^[2][3]

On 20 August 2015, Marçal was loaned out to Turkish side Gaziantepspor for a season.^[4]

On 16 June 2017, he signed for French club Olympique Lyonnais for €4.5 million after a stint with rival club Guingamp, where he made seven assists in 31 league appearances.^[5]

On 6 September 2020, Marçal moved to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of €2 million on a two-year deal.^[6][7] Marçal made his full debut for Wolves on 14 September 2020 in a Premier League game away to Sheffield United.^[8]

In May 2022, Wolves manager Bruno Lage confirmed Marçal's departure at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[9] On 16 June 2022, he signed for Brazilian club Botafogo on a contract until the end of the 2023 season, with an option for a further season.^[10] Marçal was handed the number 21 jersey at the club.^[11]

Marçal made his debut against Santos, in a 2–0 defeat on 20 July 2022, a game valid for the Brazilian Championship.^[12]

The first goal with the Botafogo shirt was in the 3–1 victory against Fortaleza, at Arena Castelão, in the Brazilian Championship.^[13]

On 20 April 2024, Botafogo announced another injury to Marçal's right calf. In a statement, the club gave a minimum return forecast of four weeks.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2023^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guaratinguetá	2010	Série B	0	0	3[c]	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Torreense	2010–11	Segunda Divisão	28	2	—		2	0	0	0	—		—		30	2
	2011–12	Segunda Divisão	12	1	—		2	0	0	0	—		—		14	1
	Total		40	3	—		4	0	0	0	—		—		44	3
Nacional	2011–12	Primeira Liga	14	0	—		1	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2012–13	Primeira Liga	27	0	—		1	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	2013–14	Primeira Liga	27	2	—		0	0	1	0	—		—		28	2
	2014–15	Primeira Liga	29	0	—		5	0	1	0	2[d]	0	—		37	0
	Total		97	2	—		7	0	3	0	2	0	—		109	2
Benfica	2015–16	Primeira Liga	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17	Primeira Liga	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gaziantepspor (loan)	2015–16	Süper Lig	21	0	—		2	1	—		—		—		23	1
Guingamp (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 1	31	0	—		4	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
Lyon	2017–18	Ligue 1	18	0	—		4	0	0	0	6[d]	0	—		28	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	12	0	—		4	0	2	0	3[e]	0	—		21	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	11	0	—		5	0	2	0	7[e]	0	—		25	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	1	0	—		0	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		42	0	—		13	0	4	0	16	0	—		75	0
Lyon B	2018–19	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		—		1	0
	2019–20	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		2	0	—		—		—		—		—		2	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2020–21	Premier League	13	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2021–22	Premier League	18	0	—		1	0	0	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		31	0	—		1	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
Botafogo	2022	Série A	18	1	—		—		—		—		—		18	1
	2023	Série A	22	0	10[f]	1	4	0	—		6	0	—		42	1
	Total		40	1	10	1	4	0	—		6	0	—		60	2
Career total			304	6	10	1	31	1	7	0	24	0	0	0	383	8

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga, Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista Série A2
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearances in Campeonato Carioca

Honours

Benfica

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016^{[citation needed]}

Lyon

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20^[16]

Botafogo

• Série A: 2024
• Copa Libertadores: 2024
• Taça Rio: 2023, 2024