Marlon (footballer, born 1997)

Marlon Douglas de Sales Silva (born 15 September 1997), known simply as Marlon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Série B club Guarani, on loan from Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

Marlon
Personal information
Full name Marlon Douglas de Sales Silva
Date of birth (1997-09-15) September 15, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Toritama, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
Guarani
(on loan from Gil Vicente)
Number 8
Youth career
Porto PE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Porto PE 25 (3)
2017–2018Flamengo Arcoverde (loan) 17 (3)
2018Sport Recife (loan) 0 (0)
2019Central (loan) 6 (2)
2020Oeste (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021Paysandu (loan) 30 (6)
2021–2023 Paysandu 23 (10)
2023– Gil Vicente 23 (0)
2024–Guarani (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Professional career

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Marlon began his senior career with Porto PE in 2014. He spent his early career on various loan, with stints at Flamengo Arcoverde, Sport Recife, Central and Oeste.[2]

On 12 November 2020, he moved to Paysandu on loan.[3] Paysandu ended his loan and officially transferred him to the club on 9 February 2021.[4] In total at Paysandu he had 53 appearances with 16 goals and 3 assists in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

On 19 January 2023, he moved to Portugal with the Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[5]

On 17 January 2024, Gil Vicente sent Marlon on loan to Série B club Guarani until the end of the year.[6]

Honour

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Paysandu

References

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  1. ^ "Meia-atacante é o mais novo bicolor". Paysandu Sport Club | O Maior Campeão da Amazônia | Site Oficial. January 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "De volta onde foi revelado, Marlon acredita em Porto forte na busca pelo acesso no PE". ge. August 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Paysandu oficializa contratação de meia-atacante para a sequência da Série C". ge. November 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Marlon tem contrato renovado e parte dos seus direitos econômicos adquiridos pelo clube". Paysandu Sport Club | O Maior Campeão da Amazônia | Site Oficial. January 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Gil Vicente com novo reforço para a frente de ataque". SAPO Desporto.
  6. ^ "Marlon é o novo contratado do Guarani" [Marlon is Guarani's new signing] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani FC. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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