Marquinho (footballer, born 1986)

Marquinho

200px Marquinho with Roma in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Marco Antonio de Mattos Filho
Date of birth	(1986-07-03) July 3, 1986
Place of birth	Passo Fundo, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Left wingback
Team information
Current team	Udinese)
Youth career
1998	Gaúcho-RS
1999	Juventude
2000	Internacional
2000	Grêmio
2001	Vasco
2001–2006	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Palmeiras	1	(0)
2007	Botafogo	5	(0)
2008	Figueirense	26	(5)
2009–2011	Fluminense	95	(9)
2012–2015	Roma	52	(7)
2014	→ Verona (loan)	15	(2)
2014–2015	→ Ittihad (loan)	26	(9)
2015–	Udinese	10	(0)
2016	→Al-Ahli (loan)	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Marco Antonio de Mattos Filho or simply Marquinho (born July 3, 1986 in Passo Fundo), is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Al-Ahli on loan from Serie A club Udinese.

Career

Brazil

Marquinho started in football at Gaúcho, playing for other Rio Grande do Sul-based youth clubs until he was transferred to Vasco da Gama and later to Palmeiras. During his time at Palmeiras, he was promoted to the first team in 2007 after his manager threatened not to renew Marquinho's contract since he acted only in Palmeiras B without first team opportunities.

His first game in the first team was on January 18, 2007 in a 4–2 win at Campeonato Paulista. He also played at Brasileirão against Goiás in August 2007 before moving to Botafogo. In 2008, after being discharged from the Rio de Janeiro club, he was signed by Figueirense, being a member of the starting eleven and moving to Fluminense the following year. At the end of 2009, after a long battle against relegation, Marquinho scored in the 1-1 away draw against Coritiba in the last league match, a result that kept Fluminense at Série A and relegated Coritiba to Série B. In 2010, he was part of the team that led Fluminense to win the national title after 26 years.

Roma

Marquinho moved to Roma on 31 January 2012 on a six-month loan. He made his debut on 19 February against Parma and scored his first goal on 1 April in a 5–2 win against Novara. He scored a goal against Udinese on 11 April 2012, and one more against Napoli two weeks later. At the end of a very impressive spell at Roma, they officially signed the midfielder for a reportedly €3 million from Fluminense.

He scored his first goal of the season against Inter on 2 September 2012 in a 3–1 victory. He scored his second goal of the season in a 4–2 loss against Cagliari. He finished the season with 26 appearances and 4 goals.

On 31 January 2014, Marquinho moved to league rivals Hellas Verona on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.

Al-Ittihad

On 2 July 2014, the Jeddah-based team Ittihad FC announced the signing of Marquinho on a season long loan from A.S. Roma for undisclosed fee. He performs very well with Ittihad FC and scored 8 goals in 14 league matches. On May 15, 2015 following the derby match against Al-Ahli, Marquinho left Saudi Arabia.

Honours

Figueirense

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2008

Fluminense

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 2010

Roma

• Coppa Italia: 2012–13 Runner-up

Al-Ahli Saudi FC

• Saudi Professional League: 2015–16
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2015-16 Runner-up
• King Cup: 2016