Marlon Freitas

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

Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas (born 27 March 1995), known as Magic Freitas^[1], is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo and Brazil.

Marlon Freitas

Marlon Freitas in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas
Date of birth	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Magé, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Number	17
Youth career
2013–2015	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Fluminense	19	(1)
2015	→ Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan)	31	(8)
2017	→ ŠTK Šamorín (loan)	16	(3)
2018	→ Criciúma (loan)	24	(1)
2019	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	48	(3)
2020–2022	Atlético Goianiense	128	(12)
2023–	Botafogo	122	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:05, 15 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:06, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Fluminense

Marlon was born in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, and joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2013. On 17 March 2015, he moved to Fort Lauderdale Strikers on a season-long loan deal.^[2]

Marlon made his senior debut on 4 April 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against New York Cosmos. He scored his first goal late in the month, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away success over Ottawa Fury.^[3] He returned to Fluminense in December 2015, after scoring eight goals in 31 appearances.^[4]

Upon returning, Marlon featured as an unused substitute for Flu during the 2016 season, before joining affiliate club ŠTK Šamorín on loan on 4 January 2017.^[5] He returned to his parent club in July,^[6] and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 9 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Bahia.^[7]

Marlon scored his first goal for Fluminense on 26 July 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 Copa Sudamericana away success over Universidad Católica del Ecuador.^[8] Despite featuring more regularly for the side in the remainder of the 2017 season, he lost space in the 2018 campaign, and was subsequently loaned to Série B side Criciúma on 30 May 2018.^[9]

On 2 January 2019, Botafogo-SP announced the signing of Marlon on loan for the season.^[10] An immediate starter, he only missed one match in the 2019 Série B due to suspension.

Atlético Goianiense

Ahead of the 2020 season, Marlon signed a permanent contract with Atlético Goianiense, newly promoted to the top tier.^[11] On 22 October of that year, after becoming an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until the end of 2022.^[12]

Botafogo

He signed a contract with Botafogo in 2023.

Career statistics

As of 15 December 2024^[13]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	NASL	31	8	—		0	0	—		—		31	8
ŠTK Šamorín	2016–17	2. Liga	16	3	—		—		—		—		16	3
Fluminense	2017	Série A	16	0	—		—		3[a]	1	1[b]	0	20	1
	2018		0	0	3	1	3	0	—		—		6	1
	Subtotal		16	0	3	1	3	0	3	1	1	0	26	2
Criciúma	2018	Série B	24	1	—		—		—		—		24	1
Botafogo-SP	2019	Série B	37	3	11	0	—		—		—		48	3
Atlético Goianiense	2020	Série A	31	0	13	1	6	1	—		—		50	2
	2021		26	3	7	0	4	0	6[a]	0	—		43	3
	2022		36	4	15	4	8	1	11[a]	1	—		70	10
	Subtotal		93	7	35	5	18	2	17	1	—		163	15
Botafogo	2023	Série A	36	2	12	0	1	0	9	1	—		58	3
	2024		32	0	13	2	3	0	16	0	—		64	2
	Subtotal		68	2	25	2	4	0	25	1	—		122	5
Career total			223	22	58	6	24	2	45	3	1	0	351	33

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours

Atlético Goianiense

• Campeonato Goiano: 2020, 2022^[14]

Botafogo

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

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2024^[15]
• Bola de Prata: 2024^[16]
• Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2024^[17]
• South American Team of the Year: 2024^[18]