Marcos André

Marcos André de Sousa Mendonça (born 20 October 1996), known as Marcos André, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Valladolid.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Mendonça.
Marcos André
Personal information
Full name Marcos André de Sousa Mendonça
Date of birth (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996
Place of birth Coroatá, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Valladolid
Youth career
2014 Sobradinho
2015 Araguaína
2015 Guaratinguetá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Celta B 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Órdenes (loan) 23 (5)
2016–2017 → Logroñés B (loan) 13 (6)
2017–2019 → Logroñés (loan) 84 (23)
2019–2020 Valladolid B 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Mirandés (loan) 38 (12)
2020–2021 Valladolid 24 (5)
2021–2023 Valencia 46 (2)
2023– Valladolid 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2023

Club career

Celta

Born in São Luís but raised in Coroatá in the state of Maranhão,[1] Marcos André represented Sobradinho, Araguaína and Guaratinguetá as a youth.[2] In March 2015, he went on a trial at La Liga side RC Celta de Vigo, signing a two-year contract in July and being initially assigned to the reserves.[3]

In October 2015, Marcos André was loaned to Tercera División side SD Órdenes until the end of the season.[4] The following 31 August, he moved to fellow fourth division side UD Logroñés B also in a temporary deal;[5] during the campaign, he also featured regularly for the main squad in Segunda División B.

On 17 July 2017, Marcos André's loan was renewed for two years, now definitely assigned to the first team.[6] He was a regular starter for the club, scoring 11 goals in 2017–18 and ten goals in 2018–19 as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs.

Valladolid

On 23 July 2019, Marcos André agreed to a four-year deal with Real Valladolid, being assigned to the B-team in the third division.[7] On 30 August, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for one year.[8]

Marcos André made his professional debut on 31 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mario Barco in a 2–0 away loss against CD Numancia.[9] He scored his first goal in the second division on 29 September, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña,[10] and ended the season with 12 goals to his name.[11]

Upon returning from loan, Marcos André was assigned to the first team in La Liga, and made his debut in the category on 3 October 2020 by starting in a 2–1 home loss against SD Eibar.[12] In his second appearance on 8 November, he scored his team's second in a 2–1 home success over Athletic Bilbao.[13]

Valencia

On 25 August 2021, after Valladolid's relegation, Marcos André moved to Valencia CF in the top tier, on a five-year deal.[14] Used mainly as a substitute in his first season, he scored his first goal on 25 September in the fourth minute of added time to earn a draw at home to Athletic;[15] the following 16 January in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey, he scored the only goal in the first minute at third-tier CD Atlético Baleares.[16]

Valladolid return

On 29 August 2023, Marcos André returned to Valladolid on a five-year contract, with the club in the second division.[17]

Career statistics
As of 25 August 2023[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Órdenes (loan) 2015–16 Tercera División 23500—235
Logroñés B (loan) 2016–17 Tercera División 13600—136
Logroñés (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B 18200—182
2017–18 351131—3812
2018–19 351032—3812
Total 882363009426
Real Valladolid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 1000—10
Mirandés (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 381270—4512
Real Valladolid 2020–21 La Liga 23400—234
2021–22 Segunda División 1100—11
Total 24500—245
Valencia 2021–22 La Liga 29162—353
2022–23 La Liga 17120—191
Total 46282—544
Career total 233532150025458

    References
    1. "Jogador Marcos André recebe título de cidadão coroataense" [Player Marcos André receives title of coroatense citizen] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coroatá Online. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    2. "Marcos André, o Coroataense que está se destacando no futebol da Espanha" [Marcos André, the Coroatense who is being a spotlight in Spanish football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coroatá de Verdade. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    3. "El central Ralph Silva, nueva incorporación del Celta B" [Stopper Ralph Silva, new addition of Celta B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    4. "Los brasileños Ralph Silva y Marcos André, cedidos a la SD Órdenes de Tercera División" [Brazilians Ralph Silva and Marcos André, loaned to SD Órdenes of Tercera División] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    5. "Ralph Silva y Marcos André, dos jugadores brasileños para el Promesas" [Ralph Silva and Marcos André, two Brazilian players for Promesas] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    6. "Marcos André llega cedido a la UD Logroñés para las próximas dos temporadas" [Marcos André arrives on loan at UD Logroñés for the following two seasons] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    7. "El Real Valladolid incorpora al delantero Marcos André" [Real Valladolid sign the forward Marcos André] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    8. "Marcos André, cedido al Mirándes" [Marcos André, loaned to Mirandés] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    9. "A la tercera fue la vencida para los sorianos" [The third was the charm for the sorianos] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    10. "El Dépor toca fondo" [Dépor sink deep] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
    11. "Marcos André se ha ganado una gran oportunidad" [Marcos André has won a great opportunity] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
    12. "Victoria con cabeza" [Win with the head] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
    13. "El Valladolid logra su primera victoria ante el Athletic" [Valladolid get their first win against Athletic] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
    14. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | MARCOS ANDRÉ". Valencia CF. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    15. Álvarez, Fernando (25 September 2021). "Mestalla no se rinde ni ante Marcelino" [Mestalla does not surrender to Marcelino either] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
    16. "0–1. Un gol de Marco André en el primer minuto da el pase al Valencia" [0–1. A goal by Marco André in the first minute puts Valencia through] (in Spanish). EFE. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
    17. "Marcos André, dinamita para el ataque" [Marcos André, power for the attack] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
    18. Marcos André at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
    19. "Marcos de Sousa". SofaScore. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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