Brazilian footballer
Marcus Vinícius da Silva de Oliveira (born 29 March 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Polish regional league club Arka Gdynia II.[1]
Career
Club
In February 2010, he joined Orkan Rumia on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[2]
In the summer 2010, he was loaned to GKS Bełchatów on a one-year deal.[3] He returned to Orkan one year later.[4]
He joined Arka Gdynia in 2012 on a free transfer, winning promotion to Ekstraklasa as 2015–16 I liga champions. He also won the 2016–17 Polish Cup and both the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Polish Super Cup with the club.
On 3 July 2023, at the age of 39, he announced his departure from Arka. He made a total of 259 appearances for the club and is the leading goalscorer in their history, with 63 goals.[5]
On 18 July that year, Vinícius joined regional league side Wierzyca Pelplin.[6] He contributed to the club's group win and promotion to IV liga Pomerania by scoring 11 goals in 28 league appearances.[7]
In the summer of 2024, he returned to Arka Gdynia, joining their reserve team in the regional league.[8]
Other ventures
He is a co-chairman of Energa Checz Marcus Gdynia, a women's football club he co-founded in 2019 with his father-in-law.[9][10]
In April 2024, he successfully ran for a seat on the Gdynia city council in the 2024 Polish local elections, receiving 5,45% of all votes in his constituency.[11]
Personal life
In March 2017, he obtained Polish citizenship.[12]
Honours
Arka Gdynia
Wierzyca Pelplin
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