Marlon (footballer, born September 1995)

Marlon Santos da Silva Barbosa (born 7 September 1995), known as Marlon or Marlon Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fluminense, on loan from Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.

This article is about the centre-back. For the forward, see Marlon (footballer, born April 1995).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Barbosa.
Marlon
Personal information
Full name Marlon Santos da Silva Barbosa[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Fluminense (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2014 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Fluminense 62 (0)
2016–2017 → Barcelona B (loan) 22 (0)
2016–2017 → Barcelona (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 Barcelona 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Nice (loan) 23 (0)
2018–2021 Sassuolo 65 (1)
2021– Shakhtar Donetsk 12 (0)
2022–2023 → Monza (loan) 28 (0)
2023– → Fluminense (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Brazil U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:01, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2015

Club career

Fluminense

Marlon joined the Fluminense academy at the age of 14;[3] after progressing through the youth ranks, in 2014 he made his debut for Fluminense at the age of 18, in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, versus São Paulo in a 5–2 victory.[4] Marlon ended his first season with 20 league appearances, and played twice in the Copa Sudamericana.[3]

Having missed the first part of the 2015 season due to international duty with Brazil U20, Marlon returned for the second half where he played as a starter for Fluminense.[3] He played 24 games in the league.[3]

Barcelona

On 8 June 2016, Marlon signed for Barcelona on a season-long loan.[5] He played as a starter for their B team, helping them gain promotion from the Segunda División B (third division) to the Segunda División (second division) with 27 appearances between the regular season and the promotion play-offs.[3]

Marlon made his debut for the first team on 23 November 2016, in a Champions League group stage game against Celtic, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Gerard Piqué.[6] Marlon's La Liga debut came against Las Palmas on 14 May 2017.[3] After impressing on loan, Barcelona activated Marlon's loan clause from Fluminense for €5 million on a four-year contract.[7]

Nice (loan)

In August 2017, Nice signed Marlon on loan.[8] He made his debut in Ligue 1 against Monaco in a 4–0 win,[9] and played a total of 23 league games.[3] Marlon's loan ended early at the end of the 2017–18 season as manager Patrick Vieira announced that Marlon would no longer form part of his squad.[10]

Sassuolo

On 16 August 2018, Marlon signed for Serie A club Sassuolo for an initial fee of €6 million with a buy-back clause in Barcelona's favour.[11] Upon 50 games played Sassuolo would owe Barcelona another €6 million.[12] Marlon made his debut on matchday 2 against Cagliari; he was sent out for a second yellow card in added time.[3] Nevertheless, he impressed head coach Roberto De Zerbi who fielded him for 15 consecutive games as a starter without subbing him off.[3] He made 18 appearances in the 2018–19 Serie A season, scoring once against Bologna on 28 October.[3]

The following two seasons (2019–20 and 2020–21), Marlon played 47 total games in the league.[3]

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 22 June 2021, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of Marlon on a five-year contract,[13] where he reunited with former Sassuolo coach De Zerbi.[3] He played 12 league games, and helped Shakhtar win the 2021 Ukrainian Super Cup.[3]

Monza (loan)

On 5 August 2022, Marlon returned to Serie A, signing for newly-promoted side Monza for one year.[14] He made his debut on 8 August, in a 3–2 Coppa Italia win against Frosinone.[15]

International career

Marlon represented Brazil internationally at the under-20 level at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, helping his side reach the final which they lost after extra time against Serbia.[3] He also played at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship.[3]

Style of play

Marlon is a centre-back who can play in a back three, either on the left or the right.[3] He is known for his physicality, stamina and heading, and can set up the game from the back with his passing.[3] Serhiy Palkin, CEO of Shakhtar, defined Marlon as "one of the best defenders in Europe technically".[3]

Personal life

Marlon and his girlfriend Maria have two sons, Pedro and João Miguel Santos.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 November 2022[16]
Club Season League League State league National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2014 Série A 20000——2[lower-alpha 3]0—220
2015 Série A 24010[lower-alpha 4]060———400
2016 Série A 107[lower-alpha 4]0————80
Total 45017060002000700
Barcelona B (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División 220—00——5[lower-alpha 5]0270
Barcelona (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 20—00—1[lower-alpha 6]0—30
Nice (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 230—00103[lower-alpha 7]0—270
Sassuolo 2018–19 Serie A 181—00———181
2019–20 Serie A 230—00———230
2020–21 Serie A 240—10———250
Total 6510010000000661
Shakhtar Donetsk 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 120—00—9[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 8]0220
Monza (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 110—10———120
Career total 18011708010150602271
  1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, Coppa Italia, Ukrainian Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  5. Appearances in promotion play-offs
  6. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  7. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup

Honours

Fluminense

Barcelona

Shakhtar Donetsk

Brazil U20

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 25 de junio de 2017, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 25 June 2017, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "Statistiche Giocatori" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. Perego, Massimiliano (10 July 2022). "Marlon completa il tridente difensivo del Monza – Scheda e curiosità sul tecnico e possente difensore brasiliano". Monza-News (in Italian). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. Janeiro, Por GloboEsporte comRio de. "Marlon lidera Flu em desarmes e mostra personalidade contra o Grêmio". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. Sport (25 June 2016). "El Barcelona cierra la cesión de Marlon Santos". sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  6. "Celtic-Barcelona game report". UEFA. 23 November 2016.
  7. "Marlon Santos to continue at FC Barcelona". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. "Marlon loaned to OGC Nice". OGC Nice (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. "Les notes des joueurs niçois après le derby Nice-Monaco". 9 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. "Marlon Santos' Nice loan from Barcelona ends early". Sky Sports. 14 June 2018.
  11. "Calciomercato: il Sassuolo ingaggia Marlon dal Barcellona F.C." (in Italian). sassuolocalcio.it. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  12. "Agreement with US Sassuolo Calcio for the transfer of Marlon Santos". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  13. "Marlon is Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com/. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. "Marlon è del Monza - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  15. Panza, Filippo (7 August 2022). "Coppa Italia, il Monza riparte da Gytkjaer e batte 3–2 il Frosinone!". MBNews (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  16. Marlon at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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