Marcos Domingos Dias (born 30 November 2001) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Early life

He played in the youth system of

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, where he won the 2018 Under-17 Club World Cup and the 2019 U20 Paulistão. In March 2020, Dias joined the youth system of

CR Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (; English: Vasco da Gama Club of Rowing), commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Va ...

, playing with the U20 side, on an initial one year contract. In February 2021, he entended his contract through August 2022 with a €40 million release clause, and in December 2021, he once again extended his contract with Vasco through 2023. With the U20s, he scored 21 goals in 87 games and won the U20 Copa de Brasil, U20 Carioca and Supercopa de Brasil in 2020.

Club career

In January 2022, he joined

on loan through December, although his arrival to the club was delayed until April due to visa issues. The deal includes a 50% mandatory obligigation to buy if Dias meets some performance targets. He made his debut on 1 May against

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. He scored his first goal on 14 May against

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. In October 2022, New England II reached an agreement to purchase him outright for the 2023 season.

Personal

Dias has a daughter born in August 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dias, Marcos 2001 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers SE Palmeiras players CR Vasco da Gama players New England Revolution II players MLS Next Pro players Men's association football wingers 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate men's footballers