Glekson Marrone Pires Santos

Marrone
Personal information
Full nameGlekson Marrone Pires Santos
Date of birth15 September 1992
Place of birthOuro Preto do Oeste, Brazil
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Avaí
Youth career
Avaí
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Avaí30(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Glekson Marrone Pires Santos (born 15 September 1992), known as Marrone, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Ouro Preto do Oeste, Rondônia, Marrone graduated with Avaí's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 24 November 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Criciúma for the Série B championship.[1]

After rejecting a loan deal to Marcílio Dias, Marrone was made a starter by manager Geninho in 2014, being successfully converted to a left back.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 10 September 2014, netting the third in a 4–1 away win against Bragantino.[3]

Marrone appeared in 23 matches and scored two goals during the campaign, also winning promotion to Série A.

References

  1. ↑ Criciúma empata com o Avaí na Ressacada e fica com o vice (Criciúma draws with Avaí at Ressacada and ends up being second); Globo Esporte, 24 November 2012 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Criado como volante na base do Avaí, Marrone diz saber aproveitar a lateral (Groomed as a defensive midfielder in Avaí's youth setup, Marrone claims to know how to take advantage of the full-back); Clic RBS, 30 September 2014 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Cirúrgico no primeiro tempo, Avaí atropela Bragantino na Série B: 4 a 1 (Clinical in the first half, Avaí thrashes Bragantino in Série B: 4–1); Globo Esporte, 9 September 2014 (Portuguese)

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