Marcos Vinícius (footballer, born 1994)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Jesus and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.

Marcos Vinícius

Personal information
Full name	Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo
Date of birth	(1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Marabá, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
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)
2022–2023	Visakha	23	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo (born 24 December 1994), known as Marcos Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

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]

Honours

Club

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2018

References

1. Santo de casa: solução para a camisa 10 do Cruzeiro pode estar na Toca II (Home saint: solution for Cruzeiro's '10' could be in Toca II); Globo Esporte, 27 March 2015 (in Portuguese)
2. Ficha Técnica: Bragantino 2 x 1 Náutico (Match report: Bragantino 2–1 Náutico); Gazeta Esportiva, 13 September 2011 (in Portuguese)
3. Vitória arrasa o Náutico nos Aflitos com dois gols do primo de Messi (Vitória crushes Náutico at Aflitos with two goals from Messi's cousin); Globo Esporte, 29 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
4. Gol no fim evita derrota do Náutico para a Lusa no adeus dos Aflitos (Goal in the end avoids Náutico's defeat to Lusa in Aflitos' farewell); Globo Esporte, 2 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
5. Cruzeiro confirma acerto com Marcos Vinícius, revelação do Náutico (Cruzeiro confirms deal with Marcos Vinícius, Náutico's newcomer); O Tempo, 10 November 2014 (in Portuguese)
6. Cruzeiro compra de 50% dos direitos econômicos do meia Marcos Vinícius (Cruzeiro buys 50% of midfielder Marcos Vinícius' federative rights); Globo Esporte, 4 April 2015 (in Portuguese)

External links

• Marcos Vinícius at Sambafoot (archived)
• Marcos Vinícius at Soccerway