Marcos Guilherme

Marcos Guilherme
Personal information
Full nameMarcos Guilherme de Almeida Santos Matos
Date of birth5 August 1995
Place of birthItararé, Brazil
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Atlético Paranaense
Number10
Youth career
Itararé
2008–2013Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–Atlético Paranaense36(3)
National team‡
2015–Brazil U205(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2015

Marcos Guilherme de Almeida Santos Matos (born 5 August 1995), known as Marcos Guilherme, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Paranaense as an attacking midfielder .

Club career

Born in Itararé, São Paulo, Marcos Guilherme joined Atlético Paranaense's youth setup in 2008, aged 13. He made his senior debuts with the club's reserves in 2013 Campeonato Paranaense, scoring his first senior goal on 14 March, in a 2–0 home win against Nacional-PR.[1]

Marcos Guilherme was definitely promoted to the main squad in 2014, and made his Série A debut on 20 April 2014, starting in a 1–0 home win against Grêmio.[2] He scored his first goal on 10 May, netting the first of a 1–2 away loss against Internacional.[3]

On 5 September Marcos Guilherme extended his link with Furacão until 2018.[4] He finished his debut year as the club's top scorer and player with most caps, with 11 goals in 54 matches.[5]

International career

After an impressive year, Marcos Guilherme was called up by Alexandre Gallo to Brazil under-20 team for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship. He finished the competition being his side's top scorer, with four goals under his name.

References

  1. ↑ "Ficha Técnica: Atlético-PR 2x0 Nacional" [Match report: Atlético-PR 2–0 Nacional] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Atlético-PR marca, segura pressão do Grêmio e vence no Orlando Scarpelli" [Atlético-PR scores, holds off Grêmio's pressure and wins at Orlando Scarpelli] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Inter vira sobre Atlético-PR e assume liderança provisória no Brasileirão" [Inter gets comeback over Atlético-PR and takes Brasileirão's provisionary leadership] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Atlético-PR renova até 2018 com Marcos Guilherme e mais dois" [Atlético-PR renews until 2018 with Marcos Guilherme and two more] (in Portuguese). Terra. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Artilheiro do Furacão na temporada, Marcos Guilherme valoriza experiência adquirida em 2014" [Furacão top scorer in the season, Marcos Guilherme praises experience gained in 2014] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense's official website. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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