Marcão (footballer, born 1991)

Marcos Antonio Almeida Silva (born 14 January 1991), commonly known as Marcão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Goiás.^[1]

Marcão

Personal information
Full name	Marcos Antonio Almeida Silva
Date of birth	(1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Riacho de Santana, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Goiás
Number	77
Youth career
0000–2009	Atlético Paranaense
2010–2011	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Nacional-MG	26	(0)
2013	→ Araxá (loan)	5	(0)
2014	Boa Esporte	5	(0)
2015	Criciúma	19	(0)
2016	Linense	8	(0)
2016	Brasil de Pelotas	18	(0)
2017	Botafogo-SP	13	(0)
2017	Atético Goianiense	22	(0)
2018	Linense	11	(1)
2018	Cuiabá	12	(0)
2018	Sport Recife	15	(0)
2019	Emirates Club	13	(2)
2019–2021	Sport Recife	85	(3)
2022	Cuiabá	26	(0)
2023–2024	Hanoi	17	(1)
2024–	Goiás	62	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025

Club career

Marcão started his career playing with Nacional. He made his professional debut during the 2012 season.^[2]

On 1 February 2023, Marcão signed for V.League 1 club Hanoi and was given the number 77 shirt.^[3] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 1–1 away league draw with Viettel FC four days later. Marcão scored his first goal for Hanoi in a 2–2 away league draw against Hong Linh Ha Tinh on 22 July 2023.

Career Statistics

As of match played 2 February 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nacional-MG	2012	Série D	0	0	8[b]	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2013	—			8[b]	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2014	—			10[b]	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Araxá (loan)	2013	Série D	5	0	0	0	—		—		—		5	0
Boa Esporte	2014	Série B	5	0	0	0	—		—		—		5	0
Criciúma	2015	Série B	19	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
Linense	2016	Série D	0	0	8[c]	0	2	0	—		—		10	0
Brasil de Pelotas	2016	Série B	18	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
Botafogo-SP	2017	Série C	0	0	13[c]	0	—		—		—		13	0
Atlético Goianiense	2017	Série A	22	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
Linense	2018	Série D	0	0	11[c]	1	—		—		—		11	0
Cuiabá	2018	Série C	12	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
Sport Recife	2018	Série A	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
Emirates Club	2018-19	UAE Pro League	13	2	—		0	0	—		0	0	13	2
Sport Recife	2019	Série B	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
	2020	Série A	26	2	1[d]	0	0	0	—		0	0	27	2
	2021	Série A	34	1	9[d]	0	1	0	—		5[e]	0	49	1
	Total		70	3	10	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	86	3
Cuiabá	2022	Série A	26	0	0	0	1	0	3[f]	0	0	0	30	0
Hanoi	2023	V.League 1	15	1	—		0	0	—		—		15	1
	2023-24	V.League 1	4	0	—		0	0	4[g]	0	—		8	0
	Total		19	1	—		0	0	4	0	0	0	23	1
Goiás	2024	Série B	34	7	0	0	3	0	—		0	0	37	7
	2025	Série B	0	0	5[h]	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total		34	7	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	42	7
Career total			258	13	73	1	11	0	7	0	5	0	354	14

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, UAE President's Cup, Vietnamese Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano
5. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
6. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
7. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
8. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano