Marlon (footballer, born 1994)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is do Nascimento.
Marlon
Personal information
Full name Marlon Matheus Lopes do Nascimento
Date of birth (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Angra dos Reis, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 América Mineiro
Number 6
Youth career
Bonsucesso
2014 Ituano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bonsucesso 32 (0)
2014 Ituano 0 (0)
2015–2016 America-RJ 23 (0)
2016–2017 Luverdense 4 (0)
2017–2018 America-RJ 33 (1)
2019 Cabofriense 6 (0)
2019 Portuguesa-RJ 0 (0)
2020 Madureira 9 (1)
2020–2021 Sampaio Corrêa 25 (0)
2021 → América Mineiro (loan) 26 (1)
2022– América Mineiro 36 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Marlon Matheus Lopes do Nascimento (born 13 February 1994), simply known as Marlon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as left back for América Mineiro.

Club career

Marlon was born in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, and finished his formation with Bonsucesso. He made his senior debut with the club on 16 September 2012 by starting in a 0–1 Copa Rio away loss against Angra dos Reis, and scored his first goal on 24 October in a 2–4 loss at Bangu.[1]

In 2014, Marlon moved to Ituano, but appeared mainly for the under-20 squad. He joined America-RJ for the 2015 campaign, before signing for Luverdense in April of the following year.[2] He then moved back to América in April 2017, after being rarely used by LEC.[3]

For the 2019 campaign, Marlon represented Cabofriense[4] and Portuguesa-RJ. He agreed to a contract with Madureira on 5 December of that year,[5] before being one of the 11 additions of Sampaio Corrêa for the 2020 Série B on 8 July 2020.[6]

On 28 April 2021, Marlon was loaned to Série A side América Mineiro until May 2022.[7] He made his top tier debut on 30 May, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Athletico Paranaense.

On 30 November 2021, Marlon signed a permanent deal with Coelho until the end of 2024, effective as of the following 1 January.[8]

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2023[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bonsucesso 2012[1] Carioca — 0 0 — — 13[a] 1 13 1
2013[10][11] Carioca Série B — 19 0 — — 7[a] 0 26 0
2014 Carioca — 13 0 — — — 13 0
Total — 32 0 — — 20 1 52 1
Ituano 2014 Série D 0 0 — — — — 0 0
America-RJ 2015 Carioca Série B — 8 0 — — 8[a] 0 16 0
2016 Carioca — 15 0 — — — 15 0
Total — 23 0 — — 8 0 31 0
Luverdense 2016 Série B 2 0 — — — — 2 0
2017 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 3 0
Total 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 1 0 5 0
America-RJ 2017 Carioca Série B1 — 16 1 — — — 16 1
2018 Carioca — 17 0 — — 4[a] 0 21 0
Total — 33 1 — — 4 0 37 1
Cabofriense 2019 Carioca — 6 0 — — — 6 0
Portuguesa-RJ 2019 Série D 0 0 — — — 4[a] 0 4 0
Madureira 2020 Carioca — 9 1 — — — 9 1
Sampaio Corrêa 2020 Série B 21 0 1 0 — — — 22 0
2021 0 0 3 0 1 0 — 8[c] 0 12 0
Total 21 0 4 0 1 0 — 8 0 34 0
América Mineiro 2021 Série A 23 1 3 0 — — — 26 1
2022 29 0 4 0 4 0 8[d] 1 — 45 1
2023 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 52 1 10 0 4 0 8 1 — 74 2
Career total 75 1 119 2 5 0 8 1 41 1 248 5
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

America-RJ

Luverdense

Sampaio Corrêa

References

  1. ^ a b "BONSUCESSO FUTEBOL CLUBE" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Marlon minimiza estreia no LEC com derrota e diz que objetivo é o acesso" [Marlon plays down debut at LEC with defeat and says that goal is the promotion] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Lateral-esquerdo Marlon retorna ao America: "Já me deu muitas alegrias"" [Left-back Marlon returns to America: "They gave me many joys"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Cabofriense anuncia a contratação de Marlon para a lateral esquerda da equipe" [Cabofriense announce the signing of Marlon for the left back of the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FutRio. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Madureira apresenta os reforços Lucas Mota, Magdiel e Marlon" [Madureira present the additions Lucas Mota, Magdiel and Marlon] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Com onze contratados, Sampaio apresenta elenco para retorno da temporada 2020" [With eleven signings, Sampaio present squad for the return of the 2020 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Com temporada 2020 de destaque, lateral Marlon é contratado pelo América" [With a 2020 season of spotlight, full-back Marlon is signed by América] (in Brazilian Portuguese). América FC. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ "América adquire lateral Marlon e segue firme no planejamento para 2022" [América acquire full-back Marlon and remain strong in the planning for 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). América FC. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  9. ^ Marlon at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  10. ^ "BONSUCESSO FC" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  11. ^ "BONSUCESSO FC" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 19 May 2021.