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who plays as an

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or a winger for

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Club career

Fluminense

Marcos Júnior started his youth career in Fluminese. He was promoted to the first team in 2012 and with 16 matches played in the league competition he was part of the Fluminese team that went on to win the Brazil Serie A trophy that year. Marcos Júnior scored on his league debut against

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on 21 April 2012.

EC Vitória

On 1 June 2014, Fluminense loaned Marcos Júnior out to

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until 31 December 2014. He made his league debut against Chapecoense on 17 August 2014.

Yokohama F. Marinos

On 4 January 2019, Marcos Júnior signed with Yokohama F. Marinos in the J. League Division 1. On 23 February 2019, he made his debut against

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. On 10 March 2019, he scored his first goal for the club against

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, scoring in the 23rd minute. The 15 goals he scored in his first season in the

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was enough to crown him the highest goal-scorer in the league, along with Teruto Nakagawa. and was vital for Yokohama F. Marinos as they clinched the

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. He was also named in the

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

On 11 August 2023, it was announced that Marcos Júnior departs Marinos to join 3-time J1 Champions,

. He scored on his league debut against Kawasaki Frontale on 19 August 2023, scoring in the 60th minute.

Personal life

Marcos Júnior is a big fan of the

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franchise, and sometimes performs a Kamehameha after scoring a goal.

Career statistics

Honours

Fluminense *

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Yokohama F. Marinos *

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Individual *

Team of the year:

* J.League Top Scorer:

: 2019

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Junior, Marcos 1993 births Living people Footballers from the Federal District (Brazil) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Brazil men's youth international footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players J1 League players Fluminense FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Yokohama F. Marinos players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan