Marx Lenin

Marx Lenin dos Santos Gonçalves (born 11 April 2000), better known as Marx Lenin, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Amazonas.

Marx Lenin

Personal information
Full name	Marx Lenin dos Santos Gonçalves
Date of birth	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Amazonas
Youth career
2015–2020	Flamengo
2019	→ Avaí (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Akron Tolyatti
2024–	Amazonas
2024	→ Galícia (loan)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2024

Career

Due to his unusual name, a mixture of the names of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, he caught the public's attention even in Flamengo's youth categories.^[1] He played alongside Vinícius Júnior during the period,^[2] but was not used in the professional team, being traded to Akron Tolyatti in Russia.^[3][4] In March 2024, he returned to Brazil to play for Amazonas FC.^[5]

Honours

Flamengo (youth)

• Campeonato Carioca Sub-20: 2018, 2019
• Torneio Otávio Pinto Guimarães: 2018