Lázaro (footballer, born 2002)

Lázaro
Personal information
Full name Lázaro Vinícius Marques[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Almería
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2021 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Flamengo 45 (6)
2022– Almería 33 (6)
2024 → Palmeiras (loan) 25 (2)
International career‡
2017–2019 Brazil U17 5 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:02, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

Lázaro Vinícius Marques (born 12 March 2002), simply known as Lázaro, is Brazilian professional footballer who plays as forward for Segunda División club Almería.

Club career

Flamengo

Born in Belo Horizonte, Lázaro began his career with Flamengo and made his professional debut for the club on 27 September 2020 against Palmeiras. He came on as a 79th minute substitute for Lincoln as Flamengo drew the match 1–1.[2]

Lázaro scored his first professional goals on 27 January 2022, netting a brace in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca home win over Portuguesa-RJ. His first goal in the top tier came on 21 July, as he scored his team's fourth in a 4–0 home routing of Juventude.

Almería

On 1 September 2022, Lázaro moved abroad and joined La Liga club Almería on a six-year contract,[3] for a rumoured €7 million fee, with Flamengo keeping 30% of a future transfer.[4]

International career

Lázaro made his debut for Brazil at the under-17 level on 12 March 2017 against the United States U17.[5]

Career statistics

As of 10 January 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2020 Série A 2 0 — 1 0 1[a] 0 — 4 0
2021 7 0 4[b] 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2022 21 4 11[b] 2 5 1 7[a] 1 1[c] 0 45 8
Total 30 4 15 2 8 1 8 1 1 0 62 8
Almería 2022–23 La Liga 19 6 — 1 0 — — 20 6
2023–24 14 0 — 2 0 — — 16 0
2024–25 Segunda División 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 33 6 — 3 0 — — 36 6
Palmeiras (loan) 2024 Série A 18 2 7[d] 0 4 0 6[a] 1 — 35 3
Career total 81 12 22 2 15 1 14 2 1 0 133 17
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil.
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.

Honours

Flamengo

Palmeiras

Brazil U17

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil - List of Players" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Palmeiras 1–1 Flamengo". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Lázaro Vinicius, another Brazilian talent joins UD Almería". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Lázaro se despede do Flamengo, assina com o Almería e vestirá a camisa 10" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "United States U17 1–1 Brazil U17". Soccerway.
  6. ^ Lázaro at Soccerway