| Marcos Paulo | |
| Full Name: | Marcos Paulo Costa do Nascimento |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | São Gonçalo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Winger, forward |
| Currentclub: | Atlético Madrid |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fluminense |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Fluminense |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Atlético Madrid |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Famalicão (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Mirandés (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → São Paulo (loan) |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 02:04, 13 November 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:57, 30 November 2019 (UTC) |
Marcos Paulo Costa do Nascimento (born 1 February 2001), known as Marcos Paulo, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Atlético Madrid. Born in Brazil, he represents Portugal at international level.[1]
Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Paulo began his career at Fluminense, and had a release clause of €45 million at the age of 17. He was first called up to the first team for their Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game away to Santos on 27 October 2018, as several players were rested ahead of a Copa Sudamericana game against Uruguay's Nacional;[2] he was unused in the 3–0 loss.
Marcos Paulo made his professional debut on 30 January 2019 in the Campeonato Carioca, playing the last ten minutes of a 3–0 win over Madureira at the Maracanã Stadium, in place of Bruno Silva.[3] On 18 May he played his first game in the national league, entering at the same point in a 4–1 home win over Cruzeiro.[4]
In the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, Marcos Paulo played seven games as Flu reached the quarter-finals. He scored his first goals on 30 July in the last 1 second leg 3–1 home win over Uruguay's Peñarol (5–2 aggregate).[5] He scored four goals in 24 games in the domestic league that year, all towards the end of the campaign, starting with the equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with Chapecoense on 26 October; he said after the game that to not win it was a disappointment.[6]
On 1 March 2020, Marcos Paulo scored twice in a 5–1 home win over Madureira in the first game of the Carioca season.[7]
On 5 July 2021, Marcos Paulo was announced by La Liga club Atlético Madrid, joining in a free transfer and signing a five-year contract.[8] On 24 August 2021, he joined Primeira Liga side Famalicão on a season-long loan deal.[9]
On 1 September 2022, Marcos Paulo was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés, for one year.[10]
On 28 December 2022, Marcos Paulo officially returned to Brazil, joining Brazilian Série A club São Paulo on loan until the end of the 2023 season.
Marcos Paulo is eligible to represent Portugal through his maternal grandfather, born in Vila Cova, Vila Real.[11] He made his international debut for Portugal under-18 on 17 April 2019 as a 52nd-minute substitute for Tiago Araújo in a 1–1 home draw with France.[12] In the following days he scored in wins over Mexico (two in a 3–1 victory)[13] and Denmark as his team won the Porto International Tournament.[14]
Marcos Paulo's first involvement with the under-19 team was at the 2019 Toulon Tournament. He played the first two games of a group-stage elimination, and scored in a 3–2 win over reigning champions England in Salon-de-Provence.[15]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fluminense | 2019 | Série A | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2020 | Série A | 24 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 | |||
| Total | 48 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 77 | 14 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| São Paulo (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 141 | 20 | |||
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