| Marcus Vinícius | |
| Fullname: | Marcus Vinícius da Silva de Oliveira |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Belford Roxo, Brazil |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Arka Gdynia II |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
| Years1: | 2007 |
| Clubs1: | Olaria |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Clubs2: | Angra dos Reis |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | Piast Choszczno |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Clubs4: | Czarni Żagań |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | Zdrój Ciechocinek |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 16 |
| Years6: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs6: | Orkan Rumia |
| Caps6: | 39 |
| Goals6: | 13 |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs7: | → GKS Bełchatów (loan) |
| Caps7: | 20 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2012–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Arka Gdynia |
| Caps8: | 228 |
| Goals8: | 50 |
| Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Wierzyca Pelplin |
| Caps9: | 28 |
| Goals9: | 11 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Arka Gdynia II |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 12 August 2024 |
Marcus Vinícius da Silva de Oliveira (born 29 March 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Polish regional league club Arka Gdynia II.[1]
In February 2010, he joined Orkan Rumia on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[2] In the summer 2010, he was loaned to GKS Bełchatów on a one-year deal.[3] He returned to Orkan one year later.[4]
He joined Arka Gdynia in 2012 on a free transfer, winning promotion to Ekstraklasa as 2015–16 I liga champions. He also won the 2016–17 Polish Cup and both the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Polish Super Cup with the club.
On 3 July 2023, at the age of 39, he announced his departure from Arka. He made a total of 259 appearances for the club and is the leading goalscorer in their history, with 63 goals.[5]
On 18 July that year, Vinícius joined regional league side Wierzyca Pelplin.[6] He contributed to the club's group win and promotion to IV liga Pomerania by scoring 11 goals in 28 league appearances.
In the summer of 2024, he returned to Arka Gdynia, joining their reserve team in the regional league.[7]
He is a co-chairman of Energa Checz Marcus Gdynia, a women's football club he co-founded in 2019 with his father-in-law.[8] [9]
In April 2024, he successfully ran for a seat on the Gdynia city council in the 2024 Polish local elections, receiving 5,45% of all votes in his constituency.[10]
In March 2017, he obtained Polish citizenship.[11]
Arka Gdynia
Wierzyca Pelplin