Marco (footballer, born 2000)

Marco
Marco with Portuguesa in 2021
Personal information
Full name Marco Gabriel de Oliveira Santos
Date of birth (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Sertãozinho
Youth career
2015 São José-SP
2016–2017 Osasco FC
2019–2020 Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2026 Portuguesa 8 (0)
2023–2024 → Volta Redonda (loan) 15 (0)
2025 → São Bento (loan) 0 (0)
2026 → Sertãozinho (loan) 6 (1)
2026– Sertãozinho 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:57, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Marco Gabriel de Oliveira Santos (born 16 November 2000), simply known as Marco, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a central defender or a left back for Sertãozinho.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Marco joined Portuguesa's youth setup in 2019, after representing Osasco FC and São José-SP. He made his senior debut for the side on 25 November 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Maikinho in a 2–0 home win over Guarani, for the year's Copa Paulista.[1]

Marco was promoted to the main squad for the 2021 season, and made his first appearance as a starter on 5 July 2021, providing an assist for Caíque's opener in a 2–0 Série D home win over São Bento; he was later praised by manager Fernando Marchiori.[2] He was a backup option during the 2022 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, as his side achieved promotion as champions.

Marco scored his first senior goal on 10 September 2022, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Desportivo Brasil.[3] On 26 December, he was loaned to Série C side Volta Redonda until the end of 2023;[4] he also renewed his contract with Lusa until 2024.[5]

On 30 November 2023, Marco's loan with Voltaço was renewed for a further year.[6] Back to Portuguesa for the 2024 Copa Paulista, he suffered a knee injury in the latter stages of the competition, and renewed his contract until February 2026 on 22 March 2025.[7]

On 19 May 2025, after fully recovering, Marco was loaned to São Bento for the Copa Paulista.[8] On 19 December, he moved to Sertãozinho also in a temporary deal.

Career statistics

As of 9 March 2026[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portuguesa 2020 Paulista A2 ————1[a]010
2021 Série D 80———5[a]0130
2022 Paulista A2 —00——8[a]181
2024 Paulista ————11[a]0110
Total 8000——251331
Volta Redonda (loan) 2023 Série C 607030—2[b]0180
2024 002000——20
Total 609030—20200
São Bento (loan) 2025 Paulista A2 ————4[a]242
Sertãozinho 2026 Paulista A2 —101———101
Career total 1401913000313674
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Rio

Honours

Portuguesa

References

  1. ↑ "Portuguesa supera Guarani e termina primeira fase com melhor campanha" [Portuguesa overcome Guarani and end the first phase with the best campaign] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Marco comenta estreia como titular e agradece oportunidade" [Marco talks about debut as a starter and thanks opportunity] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Com gol de Marco, Lusa vence o Desportivo Brasil e fica em vantagem" [With a goal from Marco, Lusa defeat Desportivo Brasila and get an advantage] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Volta Redonda contrata por empréstimo zagueiro Marco, da Portuguesa-SP" [Volta Redonda sign on loan the stopper Marco, from Portuguesa-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Portuguesa empresta o jovem Marco para o Volta Redonda-RJ" [Portuguesa loan youngster Marco to Volta Redonda-RJ] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Portuguesa faz novo empréstimo de Marco para o Volta Redonda" [Portuguesa make a new loan of Marco to Volta Redonda] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lesionados, Marco e Franco têm contrato renovado pela Portuguesa" [Injured, Marco and Franco have their contract renewed by Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Portuguesa empresta o zagueiro Marco ao São Bento para a Copa Paulista" [Portuguesa loan stopper Marco to São Bento for the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Marco at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2023.


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