Marcinho (footballer, born 1986)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Gregório. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Marcinho
Personal information
Full name Marcio de Souza Gregório Júnior
Date of birth (1986-05-14) 14 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1992–2004 Volta Redonda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Volta Redonda
2008 Brasiliense 5 (9)
2009 Noroeste 0 (0)
2009 Corinthians 14 (2)
2010 Brasiliense 0 (0)
2010 Gyeongnam 8 (2)
2011 Botafogo-SP 0 (2)
2011 Bragantino 28 (1)
2012 Itumbiara 2 (0)
2012 Guaratinguetá 24 (2)
2013–2014 CSKA Sofia 29 (7)
2014–2016 Ufa 56 (8)
2017 Gaziantepspor 12 (1)
2017–2018 NorthEast United FC 15 (4)
2018–2019 Criciúma 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcio de Souza Gregório Júnior (born 14 May 1986), commonly known as Marcinho, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

He played for a few Brazilian clubs and South Korean side Gyeongnam FC.[1]

On 9 January 2013, Marcinho joined CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria. He signed a one-and-a-half-year contract and took the number 9 shirt.[2] He made his A Group debut on 31 March, in a 3–0 home win over Minyor Pernik and scored his first goal on 6 April, in a 4–3 away victory over Botev Vratsa.[3] On 27 April 2013, Marcinho netted an equalizing goal with a volley in The Eternal Derby against Levski Sofia, which was eventually lost by a score of 1–2.[4]

On 23 January 2017, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Gaziantepspor.[5] He left the club again in May 2017.[6]

NorthEast United

In August 2017, Marcinho signed with Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United, becoming the club's first foreign signing in 2017.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2017[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental State League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brasiliense 2008 Série B 5 9 0 0 – – 0 0 5 9
Noroeste 2009 Paulista 0 0 0 0 – – 11 2 11 2
Corinthians 2009 Série A 14 2 0 0 – – 0 0 14 2
Brasiliense 2011 Brasiliense 0 0 2 1 – – 0 0 2 1
Gyeongnam 2011 K League Classic 3 0 1 0 – – – 4 0
Botafogo-SP 2011 Paulista 0 0 0 0 – – 7 0 7 0
Bragantino 2011 Série B 28 1 0 0 – – 0 0 28 1
Itumbiara 2012 Goiano 0 0 0 0 – – 16 3 16 3
Guaratinguetá 2012 Série B 24 2 0 0 – – 0 0 24 2
CSKA Sofia 2012–13 A Group 7 3 1 0 – – – 8 3
2013–14 22 4 4 2 – – – 26 6
Total 29 7 5 2 - - - - - - 34 9
Ufa 2014–15 Russian Premier League 28 6 0 0 – – – 28 6
2015–16 17 1 3 0 – – – 20 1
2016–17 11 0 2 1 – – – 13 1
Total 56 7 5 1 - - - - - - 61 8
Gaziantepspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 11 1 0 0 – – – 11 1
Total 11 1 0 0 - - - - - - 11 1
NorthEast United FC 2017–18 Indian Super League 15 4 0 0 – – – 15 4
Total 15 4 0 0 - - - - - - 15 4
Career total 209 28 13 4 - - - - 34 5 256 37

References

  1. ^ "Marcinho Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ "Марсиньо подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). Sportni.bg. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Márcio de Souza Gregório Júnior match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Levski Sofia vs. CSKA Sofia matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. ^ "MARCIO DE SOUZA GREGORIO GAZİANTEPSPORDA" (in Turkish). Gaziantepspor. 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ İşte Gaziantepspor'da, karşılaşmada oynamayacak isimler!‚ ajansbesiktas.com, 26 May 2017
  7. ^ "NorthEast United FC have FINALLY signed a foreign player!". Super Power Football. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Marcinho". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.


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