Márcio Araújo (footballer, born 1984)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.

Márcio Rodrigues Araújo (born 11 June 1984) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He previously played for big Brazilian clubs such as Flamengo, Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro.

Márcio Araújo

Personal information
Full name	Márcio Rodrigues Araújo
Date of birth	(1984-06-11) 11 June 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	São Luís, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2001–2002	Mogi Mirim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Corinthians Alagoano	2	(0)
2003–2009	Atlético Mineiro	187	(10)
2005	→ Guarani (loan)	14	(0)
2007	→ Kashiwa Reysol (loan)	9	(0)
2010–2013	Palmeiras	248	(7)
2014–2017	Flamengo	209	(3)
2018–2019	Chapecoense	103	(1)
2020	CSA	14	(0)
2020–2021	Sport Recife	14	(0)
2021	Sampaio Corrêa	12	(0)
2022	IAPE
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2021

Career

Flamengo

On 20 February 2014 Araujo completed his transfer to Flamengo.^[2][3] On 13 April 2014 he scored his first goal for his new club surrounded with much controversy, it was the title winning goal for the 2014 Rio State League on the injury time against Vasco da Gama, although he was clearly offside, and the referee bad call has been very criticised by Vasco da Gama.^[4]

On 4 May 2014 Araujo scored his first Série A goal in a match against his former club Palmeiras, Flamengo won 4–2.^[5]

On 28 December 2016 Araújo extended his contract with Flamengo for another year until December 2017.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2019.^[7]

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
Atlético Mineiro	2003	Série A	10	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
	2004		26	0	3	0	0	0	1[a]	0	—		30	0
	2005		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2006	Série B	8	1	3	0	2	0	—		—		13	1
	2007	Série A	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2008		35	2	3	0	4	0	2[a]	0	—		44	2
	2009		26	2	13	1	2	0	—		—		41	3
	Total		105	5	25	1	8	0	3	0	—		141	6
Guarani (loan)	2005[8]	Série B	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
Kashiwa Reysol (loan)	2007	J League 1	5	0	—		—		—		4[b]	0	9	0
Palmeiras	2010	Série A	33	2	16	0	7	0	8[a]	0	—		64	2
	2011		35	0	20	1	7	0	1[a]	0	—		63	1
	2012		28	1	19	0	10	0	3[a]	0	—		60	1
	2013	Série B	35	0	16	3	2	0	8[c]	0	—		61	3
	Total		131	3	71	4	26	0	20	0	—		248	7
Flamengo	2014	Série A	32	2	9	1	6	0	—		—		47	3
	2015		33	0	16	0	7	0	—		—		56	0
	2016		36	0	9	0	0	0	3[a]	0	3[d]	0	51	0
	2017		27	0	10	0	5	0	6[c]	0	4[d]	0	55	0
	Total		128	2	44	1	18	0	9	0	7	0	209	3
Chapecoense	2018	Série A	30	0	12	0	4	0	2[c]	2	—		48	0
	2019		33	0	11	1	6	0	2[a]	0	—		52	1
	Total		63	0	33	1	10	0	2	0	—		100	1
Career total			446	10	173	7	62	0	34	0	11	0	721	17

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2006
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2007

Palmeiras

• Copa do Brasil: 2012
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2013

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2014, 2017