Marx Lenin

Marx Lenin
Personal information
Full name Marx Lenin dos Santos Gonçalves
Date of birth (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Amazonas
Youth career
2015–2020 Flamengo
2019 → Avaí (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Akron Tolyatti
2024– Amazonas
2024 → Galícia (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2024

Marx Lenin dos Santos Gonçalves (born 11 April 2000), better known as Marx Lenin, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Amazonas.

Career

Due to his unusual name, a mixture of the names of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, he caught the public's attention even in Flamengo's youth categories.[1] He played alongside Vinícius Júnior during the period,[2] but was not used in the professional team, being traded to Akron Tolyatti in Russia.[3][4] In March 2024, he returned to Brazil to play for Amazonas FC.[5]

Honours

Flamengo (youth)
  • Campeonato Carioca Sub-20: 2018, 2019
  • Torneio Otávio Pinto Guimarães: 2018

References

  1. ^ "Flamengo - Vinícius Jr. como amigo e estudado na escola: quem é Marx Lenin, dono do nome mais curioso da Copinha". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Zero política, febre nas redes e futuro no futebol: Marx Lenin, a promessa do Fla". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Ex-Flamengo, 'revolucionário' Marx Lenin é anunciado pelo Akron Tolyatti, da Rússia". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Revelado pelo Flamengo, Marx Lênin fecha com time da primeira divisão da Rússia". Esporte Fera (in Portuguese). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Marx Lênin é o novo reforço do Amazonas". A Critica (in Portuguese). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.