Marlos Romero Bonfim (Ukrainian: Марлос Ромеро Бонфим; born 7 June 1988), or simply Marlos, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Athletico Paranaense.
![]() Marlos with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marlos Romero Bonfim | ||
Date of birth | (1988-06-07) 7 June 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Athletico Paranaense | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2005 | Coritiba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Coritiba | 34 | (3) |
2009–2011 | São Paulo | 59 | (5) |
2011 | Rentistas | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → São Paulo (loan) | 26 | (4) |
2012–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | 54 | (9) |
2014–2021 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 179 | (59) |
2022– | Athletico Paranaense | 1 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2021 | Ukraine | 27 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2021 |
Marlos was born in São José dos Pinhais. In July 2014, he signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]
In 2016–17, Marlos was recognized as a player of the month of the Ukrainian Premier League on three occasions (November 2016,[3] May 2017,[4] and July 2017[5]) becoming the most-titled by the award.
On 20 October 2017, there surfaced information that Marlos was paid one million dollars, which was said to be a bonus for extending his contract (four years).[6] Supposedly, this was done to solve the problem regarding the limit of foreign players allowed on the Shakhtar squad.[6] The same day, Shakhtar Donetsk issued its official press release denying the pay out.[7]
In the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League he scored 18 league goals only to yield the top scorer of the season title to his teammate Facundo Ferreyra with 21 tallies.[citation needed]
On 31 December 2021, Marlos left Shakhtar Donetsk following the expiration of his contract.[8]
On 1 February 2022, Marlos signed for Athletico Paranaense.[9]
On 30 September 2017, FFU announced that Marlos was called up to play for Ukraine in the upcoming games of the World Cup qualification against Kosovo and Croatia.[10] Marlos made his debut for Ukraine on 6 October 2017, replacing Artem Kravets in the second half of a 2–0 away win against Kosovo in Shkodër (Albania) as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He is the second Brazilian-born to play for Ukraine after Edmar Halovskyi who represented Ukraine in 2011–2014.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coritiba | 2008 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
2009 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
São Paulo | 2009 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
2010 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 54 | 5 | |
2011 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 54 | 7 | |
Total | 85 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 135 | 13 | ||
Metalist Kharkiv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
Total | 53 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 13 | ||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 |
2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 12 | |
2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 22 | |
2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |
2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 | |
Total | 143 | 55 | 20 | 4 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 224 | 69 | ||
Career total | 315 | 76 | 31 | 6 | 85 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 468 | 98 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ukraine | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 8 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 1 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 27 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 September 2019 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Coritiba
Shakhtar Donetsk
Individual
Club Athletico Paranaense – current squad | |
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Ukraine squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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Ukrainian Footballer of the Year | |
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Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR (and predecessors) |
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Sportyvna Hazeta (Komsomolskoye Znamia) |
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Molod Ukrayiny |
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Ukrainskiy Football (newspaper) |
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Ukrainskiy Football (website) | |
Kyiv Institute of Physical Culture (MVP of Ukrainian clubs) |
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Football Federation of Ukraine (MVP of the Vyshcha Liha) |
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Komanda (MVP of the UPL) |
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Komanda1 (MVP of the UPL) | |
Best player of the UPL season |
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Football Stars of Ukraine |
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