| Marlon Freitas | |
| Fullname: | Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Magé, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Botafogo |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fluminense |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Fluminense |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → ŠTK Šamorín (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Criciúma (loan) |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Botafogo-SP (loan) |
| Caps5: | 48 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Atlético Goianiense |
| Caps6: | 128 |
| Goals6: | 12 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Botafogo |
| Caps7: | 92 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 19:05, 15 March 2023 (UTC) |
Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas (born 27 March 1995), known as Marlon Freitas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo.
Marlon was born in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, and joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2013. On 17 March 2015, he moved to Fort Lauderdale Strikers on a season-long loan deal.[1]
Marlon made his senior debut on 4 April 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against New York Cosmos. He scored his first goal late in the month, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away success over Ottawa Fury.[2] He returned to Fluminense in December 2015, after scoring eight goals in 31 appearances.[3]
Upon returning, Marlon featured as an unused substitute for Flu during the 2016 season, before joining affiliate club ŠTK Šamorín on loan on 4 January 2017.[4] He returned to his parent club in July,[5] and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 9 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Bahia.[6]
Marlon scored his first goal for Fluminense on 26 July 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 Copa Sudamericana away success over Universidad Católica del Ecuador.[7] Despite featuring more regularly for the side in the remainder of the 2017 season, he lost space in the 2018 campaign, and was subsequently loaned to Série B side Criciúma on 30 May 2018.[8]
On 2 January 2019, Botafogo-SP announced the signing of Marlon on loan for the season.[9] An immediate starter, he only missed one match in the 2019 Série B due to suspension.
Ahead of the 2020 season, Marlon signed a permanent contract with Atlético Goianiense, newly promoted to the top tier.[10] On 22 October of that year, after becoming an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until the end of 2022.[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2015 | NASL | 31 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
| ŠTK Šamorín | 2016–17 | 2. Liga | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||||
| Fluminense | 2017 | Série A | 16 | 0 | — | — | 3[12] | 1 | 1[13] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Subtotal | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| Criciúma | 2018 | Série B | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Botafogo-SP | 2019 | Série B | 37 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 48 | 3 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2020 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 70 | 10 | ||||
| Subtotal | 93 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 163 | 15 | ||||
| Botafogo | 2023 | Série A | 36 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 58 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Subtotal | 42 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 94 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 197 | 22 | 58 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 32 | |||
Atlético Goianiense