Fernando Marçal

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

Marçal
Marçal with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Fernando Marçal de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Botafogo
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2008 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Guaratinguetá 3 (0)
2010–2011 Torreense 40 (3)
2011–2015 Nacional 97 (2)
2015–2017 Benfica 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Gaziantepspor (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2017 → Guingamp (loan) 31 (0)
2017–2020 Lyon 42 (0)
2019 Lyon B 2 (0)
2020–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 (0)
2022– Botafogo 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:36, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Fernando Marçal de Oliveira (born 19 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.

Career

After playing for Grêmio and Guaratinguetá in Brazil, Marçal headed to Portugal. In 2010, he signed for Torreense in the Portuguese Second Division. He made 40 appearances for the club before signing for Nacional in Primeira Liga. After amassing over 80 appearances at Nacional, his performances attracted the interest of 2014–15 Primeira Liga champions Benfica, who subsequently signed him on a five-year contract.[2][3]

On 20 August 2015, Marçal was loaned out to Turkish side Gaziantepspor for a season.[4]

On 16 June 2017, he signed for French club Olympique Lyonnais for €4.5 million after a stint with rival club Guingamp, where he made seven assists in 31 league appearances.[5]

On 6 September 2020, Marçal moved to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of €2 million on a two-year deal.[6][7] Marçal made his full debut for Wolves on 14 September 2020 in a Premier League game away to Sheffield United.[8]

In May 2022, Wolves manager Bruno Lage confirmed Marçal's departure at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9] On 16 June 2022, he signed for Brazilian club Botafogo on a contract until the end of the 2023 season, with an option for a further season.[10] Marçal was handed the number 21 jersey at the club.[11]

Marçal made his debut against Santos, in a 2-0 defeat on July 20, 2022, a game valid for the Brazilian Championship.[12]

The first goal with the Botafogo shirt was in the 3-1 victory against Fortaleza, at Arena Castelão, in the Brazilian Championship.[13]

On April 20, 2024, Botafogo announced another injury to Marçal's right calf. In a statement, the club gave a minimum return forecast of four weeks.[14]

Career statistics

As of 21 March 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guaratinguetá 2010 Série B 0 0 3[a] 0 — — — — 3 0
Torreense 2010–11 Segunda Divisão 28 2 — 2 0 0 0 — — 30 2
2011–12 Segunda Divisão 12 1 — 2 0 0 0 — — 14 1
Total 40 3 — 4 0 0 0 — — 44 3
Nacional 2011–12 Primeira Liga 14 0 — 1 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2012–13 Primeira Liga 27 0 — 1 0 1 0 — — 29 0
2013–14 Primeira Liga 27 2 — 0 0 1 0 — — 28 2
2014–15 Primeira Liga 29 0 — 5 0 1 0 2[b] 0 — 37 0
Total 97 2 — 7 0 3 0 2 0 — 109 2
Benfica 2015–16 Primeira Liga 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Primeira Liga 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gaziantepspor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 21 0 — 2 1 0 0 — — 23 1
Guingamp (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 31 0 — 4 0 0 0 — — 35 0
Lyon 2017–18 Ligue 1 18 0 — 4 0 0 0 6[b] 0 — 28 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 12 0 — 4 0 2 0 3[c] 0 — 21 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 11 0 — 5 0 2 0 7[c] 0 — 25 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 42 0 — 13 0 4 0 116 0 — 75 0
Lyon B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 1 0 — — — — — 1 0
2019–20 Championnat National 2 1 0 — — — — — 1 0
Total 2 0 — — — — — 2 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2020–21 Premier League 13 0 — 0 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2021–22 Premier League 18 0 — 1 0 0 0 — — 19 0
Total 31 0 — 1 0 0 0 — — 32 0
Botafogo 2022 Série A 18 1 — — — — — 18 1
2023 Série A 0 0 7[d] 1 2 0 — 0 0 — 9 1
Total 18 1 7 1 2 0 — 0 0 — 27 2
Career total 282 6 10 1 27 1 7 0 18 0 0 0 344 8
  1. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca

Honours

Benfica

Lyon

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Benfica: Marçal assinou por cinco épocas e volta na pré-época". Maisfutebol. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ Ruela, João (27 June 2015). "Conheça os 10 novos reforços do Benfica" [Meet the 10 new Benfica players] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Abola.pt". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Lyon sign full-back Fernando Marcal from Benfica for €4.5 million". ESPN. 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Transfer of Fernando Marçal to Wolverhampton Wanderers". Olympique Lyonnais. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Champions League semi-finalist Marçal joins Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 6 September 2020.
  8. ^ Rose, Gary (14 September 2020). "Sheffield United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Nuno praises special Wolves". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ Spiers, Tim (20 May 2022). "Wolves: Lage confirms Marcal to leave but wants Ruddy and Gibbs-White in squad next season". The Athletic. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Botafogo anuncia contratação do lateral-esquerdo Fernando Marçal" [Botafogo announces signing of left-back Fernando Marçal]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ^ "MARÇAL CHEGOU" [MARÇAL ARRIVED] (in Portuguese). Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  12. ^ Redação (21 July 2022). "Botafogo se impõe na Vila, mas falha no ataque e perde para o Santos pelo Brasileiro". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  13. ^ Redação (4 September 2022). "COM DOIS DE EDUARDO, BOTAFOGO VENCE FORTALEZA E RESPIRA NO BRASILEIRO". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  14. ^ Redação (20 April 2024). "Marçal tem lesão muscular na panturrilha e fica fora do Botafogo por um mês". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  15. ^ Fernando Marçal at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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