Marlon (footballer, born September 1997)

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

Marlon Douglas de Sales Silva (born 15 September 1997), known simply as Marlon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Série B club Paysandu, on loan from Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

Marlon

Personal information
Full name	Marlon Douglas de Sales Silva
Date of birth	(1997-09-15) September 15, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Toritama, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger[1]
Team information
Current team	Paysandu (on loan from Gil Vicente)
Number	20
Youth career
	Porto PE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2021	Porto PE	25	(3)
2017–2018	→ Flamengo Arcoverde (loan)	17	(3)
2018	→ Sport Recife (loan)	0	(0)
2019	→ Central (loan)	6	(2)
2020	→ Oeste (loan)	21	(0)
2020–2021	→ Paysandu (loan)	30	(6)
2021–2023	Paysandu	23	(10)
2023–	Gil Vicente	23	(0)
2024	→ Guarani (loan)	0	(0)
2025	Paysandu
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:33, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Professional career

Marlon began his senior career with Porto PE in 2014. He spent his early career on various loan, with stints at Flamengo Arcoverde, Sport Recife, Central and Oeste.^[2]

On 12 November 2020, he moved to Paysandu on loan.^[3] Paysandu ended his loan and officially transferred him to the club on 9 February 2021.^[4] In total at Paysandu he had 53 appearances with 16 goals and 3 assists in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

On 19 January 2023, he moved to Portugal with the Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente on a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[5]

On 17 January 2024, Gil Vicente sent Marlon on loan to Série B club Guarani until the end of the year.^[6]

Honour

Paysandu

• Campeonato Paraense: 2021
• Copa Verde: 2022, 2025