Marcus Plínio Diniz Paixão (born 1 August 1987), commonly known as Marcus Diniz, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Club career

Diniz started his career at Caxias Futebol Clube, of the Itararé quarter. He spent nine years there before transferring to the youth system of

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. He then moved to Vitória, eventually returning to Caxias in 2004.

AC Milan

He signed with

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in late 2004 and has been a featured player in Milan's

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. Milan decided to loan him to

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club

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to get some first team experience.

Livorno

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season he was transferred at

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, on a co-ownership deal, for €300,000. In January he was sent on loan to

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Return to AC Milan and loans

In June 2009, AC Milan re-acquired Diniz back from Livorno, in exchange for Romano Perticone, though letting them keep the Brazilian on loan. Both players' 50% registration rights was valued €2.5 million and the loan cost Livorno €150,000. At the start of the 2010–11 season, Diniz joined

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on a new loan spell, for €750,000, which however was interrupted after only one month and the player was sent on another loan to Belgian side

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. For the 2011–12 season, he was loaned out again, this time to

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club

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, where he made 26 league appearances and scored one goal. The following season, he joined

side

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on a new loan deal, which was extended for a further season a year later. For the 2014–15 season, Diniz stayed at Lecce for a third consecutive season on loan.

Padova

For the 2015–16 season, he joined to

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club

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, signing a two-year contract.

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