João Marcos (footballer, born 2000)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Candido.
João Marcos
Personal information
Full name João Marcos Lima Candido
Date of birth (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Araguaína, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Alverca
Number 89
Youth career
2015–2017 Vila Nova
2017–2020 Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Goiás 4 (1)
2021–2022 Al Wahda 6 (1)
2022 → Al Dhafra (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2024 Santa Clara 19 (1)
2023 → B-SAD (loan) 15 (5)
2024 → Leixões (loan) 13 (1)
2024– Alverca 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

João Marcos Lima Candido (born 11 May 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for F.C. Alverca.[1]

Club career

João Marcos is a youth product of Vila Nova and Goiás. He was promoted to the senior team of Goiás in 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Goiás in a 2–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A loss to Grêmio on 30 November 2020, scoring his side's only goal.[3] He moved to the United Arab Emirates with Al Wahda ahead of the 2021-22 season.[4] He joined Al Dhafra on loan in January 2022 for the second half of the season.[5] On 14 August 2022, he transferred to the Primeira Liga sided Santa Clara signing a 3-year contract.[6]

On 31 January 2023, João Marcos was loaned to B-SAD until the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]

On 21 January 2024, Santa Clara sent João Marcos on loan until the end of the season to fellow Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goiás 2020 Série A 4 1 0 0 — — — 4 1
Al Wahda 2020–21 UAE Pro League 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
2021–22 UAE Pro League 13 1 4 1 — — — 19 2
Total 15 1 4 1 — — — 21 2
Santa Clara 2022–23 Primeira Liga 4 0 1 0 3 0 — — 8 0
Career total 23 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 3

References

  1. ^ João Marcos at Soccerway
  2. ^ Pasquetto, Wendell (1 November 2020). "Conheça João Marcos, liberado pelo Vila Nova e destaque no Goiás sub-20".
  3. ^ "ASSISTA: João Marcos diminui para o Goiás contra o Grêmio". www.uol.com.br.
  4. ^ "Após sair do Goiás, João Marcos acerta com novo clube em 2021 | Esmeraldino.com". 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ Pimenta, Victor (23 January 2022). "Ex-atacante do Goiás, João Marcos marca em estreia pelo Al-Dhafra; goiano também deixa o seu em goleada em Portugal". O Hoje.com.
  6. ^ "Cria do Goiás deixa clube do Oriente Médio e assina com o Santa Clara". Torcedores - Notícias Esportivas. 15 August 2022.
  7. ^ "DUPLO EMPRÉSTIMO" [Double Loan] (in Portuguese). Santa Clara. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. ^ "João Lima cedido" [João Lima loaned] (in European Portuguese). C.D. Santa Clara. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Leixões anuncia três reforços em dia de jogo" [Leixões announces three reinforcements on match day]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.