Marquinhos

Player

Birthday May 14, 1994

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace São Paulo, Brazil

Age 29 years old

Nationality Brazil

Height 1.83 m

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1932

In the 32nd minute, he gave away a penalty kick by fouling Claudio Beauvue, but Salvatore Sirigu saved the penalty shot from Mustapha Yatabaré.

His first goal of the season came in a 2–0 win at Caen on 24 September, heading in Javier Pastore's corner.

1994

Marcos Aoás Corrêa (born 14 May 1994), also known as Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, which he captains, and the Brazil national team, which he vice-captains.

2002

Marquinhos joined Corinthians at the age of eight in 2002.

2012

Marquinhos began his career at Corinthians, and after winning the 2012 Copa Libertadores he moved to Roma for an eventual fee of €3 million.

He was a regular in his only season as Roma reached the Coppa Italia final.

After winning the state junior cup, he was first included in a senior matchday squad on 29 January 2012, remaining an unused substitute in their 1–0 home win over Linense in the Campeonato Paulista.

He made his professional debut in the competition on 18 February, playing the full 90 minutes of a victory by the same score at São Caetano.

He made eight appearances across the season, as the Timão topped the table in the regular season but were defeated by Ponte Preta in the play-offs quarter-finals.

After the conclusion of the state championship, Marquinhos made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut on 20 May 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 loss to Fluminense at the Paulo Machado de Carvalho Stadium; both teams were resting players in the first game of the season due to concentration on the Copa Libertadores.

He played six games in the national championship, and was an unused substitute as the club won the 2012 Copa Libertadores Finals against Boca Juniors.

In July 2012, Marquinhos was signed by Italian club Roma from Corinthians.

The transfer was initially a one-year loan for a fee of €1.5 million, rising to €3 million after he made eight first-team appearances of at least 45 minutes each.

At Roma, he played under the name "Marcos" printed on his jersey to avoid confusion with teammate Marquinho.

Marquinhos made his debut on 16 September in a 2–3 loss against Bologna at the Stadio Olimpico, sent on by manager Zdeněk Zeman to replace Iván Piris for the match's final 15 minutes.

By October, Zeman decided to partner Marquinhos for his speed alongside former Corinthians teammate and fellow Brazilian Leandro Castán in central defence, demoting former starter Nicolás Burdisso to the substitutes' bench.

He given a straight red card in a 4–2 victory over Milan on 22 December when he was judged to have denied Stephan El Shaarawy a clear goalscoring opportunity.

Marquinhos played 26 Serie A games in his only season, and four in the Coppa Italia.

This included the full 90 minutes of the final on 26 May, playing at right back as Roma lost 0–1 to Rome rivals Lazio.

2013

In July 2013, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain for €31.4 million on a five-year contract, one of the highest fees for a player under the age of 20.

Marquinhos made his full international debut for Brazil in 2013, and was part of their under-21 side which won the 2014 Toulon Tournament.

On 19 July 2013, Marquinhos signed a five-year deal with French side Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of €31.45 million.

According to BBC Sport, this was then the highest transfer fee for a teenager, although Sky Sports report it as then the fifth-highest such transfer, and France's Le 10 Sport record it as the third-highest.

French news channel BFM TV described the transfer as the fifth most expensive of all time for a defender, after those of Rio Ferdinand, Thiago Silva, Lilian Thuram and Dani Alves.

Marquinhos' transfer was threatened by anomalies in his medical exam, and he missed the team's pre-season visit to Sweden.

His mother said that he had caught a virus, with PSG denying claims circulated by Le Parisien that he had hepatitis.

On his official debut for the club on 17 September, Marquinhos scored his first professional goal to confirm a 4–1 win against Olympiacos at the Karaiskakis Stadium in the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.

Five days later, Marquinhos made his Ligue 1 debut as a starter in a 1–1 draw against Monaco.

His first league goal for the club came on 28 September, the first in a 2–0 win over Toulouse.

On 2 October, he scored the second goal in a 3–0 Champions League group victory against Benfica.

Marquinhos, who was playing due to injury to Thiago Silva, expressed surprise at his goalscoring form at the start of his PSG career.

2014

Marquinhos played less frequently after the acquisition of compatriot David Luiz in 2014, returning to an integral role after the latter was sold in 2016.

Marquinhos scored the last goal of PSG's 6–1 aggregate win over Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 of the Champions League on 12 March 2014, and was an unused substitute as they won the Coupe de la Ligue final against Lyon on 19 April.

On 10 May, he scored the opening goal of a 3–1 win over Lille, which put by-then league champions PSG to a record league points tally of 86 with a game left to play.

Marquinhos began the 2014–15 season on 2 August in the Trophée des Champions, playing the whole 90 minutes as PSG won 2–0 against Guingamp at the Workers Stadium in Beijing.

2015

He also represented the nation at the 2015 Copa América and the following year's Copa América Centenario, and won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.

2018

He subsequently took part at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the 2019 Copa América, the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 World Cup, winning the 2019 title.

2020

Marquinhos was part of PSG's team that reached the 2020 UEFA Champions League final.

After Thiago Silva's departure in August 2020, Marquinhos took up the role of captain.

His trophy cabinet with PSG includes eight Ligue 1 titles and twelve domestic cups, and he ranks second for all-time appearances for the club.