Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo (born 24 December 1994), known as Marcos Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo | ||
Date of birth | (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Marabá, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Visakha | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Corinthians | |||
Bahia | |||
2010–2012 | Náutico | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Náutico | 62 | (7) |
2014–2015 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Cruzeiro | 38 | (3) |
2017–2020 | Botafogo | 43 | (7) |
2019 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Náutico | 5 | (0) |
2021 | Santa Cruz | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Visakha | 18 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 4 July 2021 (UTC) |
Marcos Vinícius was born in Marabá, Pará, and after short spells at Corinthians and Bahia, joined Náutico in 2010, aged 15.[1] He subsequently graduated with the latter and made his professional debut on 14 September 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lenon in a 1–2 away loss against Bragantino for the Série B championship.[2]
Marcos Vinícius made his Série A debut on 29 May 2013, again from the bench in a 0–3 home loss against Vitória.[3] He scored his first goal in the category on 2 June, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Portuguesa.[4]
On 10 November 2014 Marcos Vinícius was loaned to Cruzeiro until December 2015, with a buyout clause.[5] On 4 April of the following year, after only appearing with the side in Campeonato Mineiro, Raposa bought 50% of his rights.[6]