Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo

Marcos Vinícius
Personal information
Full nameMarcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo
Date of birth26 December 1994
Place of birthMarabá, Brazil
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Cruzeiro
Number34
Youth career
Corinthians
Bahia
2010–2012Náutico
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2015Náutico33(1)
2014–2015→ Cruzeiro (loan)0(0)
2015–Cruzeiro0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo (born 24 December 1994), known as Marcos Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cruzeiro 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]

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 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Ficha Técnica: Bragantino 2 x 1 Náutico (Match report: Bragantino 2–1 Náutico); Gazeta Esportiva, 13 September 2011 (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 (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 (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 (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 (Portuguese)

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