Marlon (footballer, born 2005)

Marlon
Personal information
Full name Marlon Yan Cavalcanti da Silva
Date of birth (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Ituano
Youth career
Retrô
2021 → São Paulo (loan)
2021–2023 Red Bull Bragantino
2023–2025 Ituano
2024–2025 → Internacional (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Ituano 19 (0)
2024–2025 → Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:41, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Marlon Yan Cavalcanti da Silva (born 19 June 2005), known as Marlinho or just Marlon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ituano.[1]

Career

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Marlon began his career with hometown side Retrô.[2] In May 2021, he was loaned to São Paulo, but moved to Red Bull Bragantino shortly after.

In 2023, Marlon joined Ituano and was initially a member of the under-20 squad.[3] Promoted to the first team in January 2024,[4] he signed a professional contract with the club shortly after, and made his senior debut on 21 January, coming on as a half-time substitute for Marcelo Mineiro in a 2–0 Campeonato Paulista away loss to São Bernardo.[5]

Career statistics

As of 28 May 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ituano 2024 Série B 7010000——170
Internacional 2024 Série A 00———8[a]282
2025 00000000—00
Total 000000008282
Career total 70100000082252
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF

References

  1. ↑ "Marlinho". ESPN. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Joia do Retrô desperta interesse de grandes clubes do Brasil" [Retrô's pearl attracts interest from big clubs from Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Copa do Brasil: Promessa do Ituano é esperança na competição" [Copa do Brasil: Ituano prospect is the hope in the competition] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ituano tem o objetivo de se classificar pelo terceiro ano seguido no Paulista" [Ituano have the goal of qualifying for the third consecutive year in the Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ituano FC. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "São Bernardo estreia no Paulistão com vitória sobre Ituano no Primeiro de Maio" [São Bernardo debut in the Paulistão with a win over Ituano at the Primeiro de Maio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Marlon at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2024.