Lázaro (footballer, born 2002)

Lázaro Vinícius Marques (born 12 March 2002), simply known as Lázaro, is Brazilian professional footballer who plays as forward for Segunda División club Almería.

Lázaro

Personal information
Full name	Lázaro Vinícius Marques[1]
Date of birth	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Almería
Number	7
Youth career
2010–2021	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Flamengo	45	(6)
2022–	Almería	48	(6)
2024	→ Palmeiras (loan)	25	(2)
International career‡
2017–2019	Brazil U17	5	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:02, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Flamengo

Born in Belo Horizonte, Lázaro began his career with Flamengo and made his professional debut for the club on 27 September 2020 against Palmeiras. He came on as a 79th minute substitute for Lincoln as Flamengo drew the match 1–1.^[2]

Lázaro scored his first professional goals on 27 January 2022, netting a brace in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca home win over Portuguesa-RJ. His first goal in the top tier came on 21 July, as he scored his team's fourth in a 4–0 home routing of Juventude.

Almería

On 1 September 2022, Lázaro moved abroad and joined La Liga club Almería on a six-year contract,^[3] for a rumoured €7 million fee, with Flamengo keeping 30% of a future transfer.^[4]

International career

Lázaro made his debut for Brazil at the under-17 level on 12 March 2017 against the United States U17.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 10 January 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	2020	Série A	2	0	—		1	0	1[a]	0	—		4	0
	2021		7	0	4[b]	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2022		21	4	11[b]	2	5	1	7[a]	1	1[c]	0	45	8
	Total		30	4	15	2	8	1	8	1	1	0	62	8
Almería	2022–23	La Liga	19	6	—		1	0	—		—		20	6
	2023–24		14	0	—		2	0	—		—		16	0
	2024–25	Segunda División	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		33	6	—		3	0	—		—		36	6
Palmeiras (loan)	2024	Série A	18	2	7[d]	0	4	0	6[a]	1	—		35	3
Career total			81	12	22	2	15	1	14	2	1	0	133	17

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
3. Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil.
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.

Honours

Flamengo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2020
• Campeonato Carioca: 2021

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 2024

Brazil U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2019