Gustavo Marques
Brazilian footballer (born 2001)
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Gustavo Marques Alves dos Santos (born 9 October 2001), known as Gustavo Marques, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Red Bull Bragantino.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Marques Alves dos Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Bragantino | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | América Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | América Mineiro | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Luverdense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Torreense (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Benfica B (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Benfica (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Benfica B | 32 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2026– | Red Bull Bragantino | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Gustavo Marques joined América Mineiro's youth setup in 2017. On 4 December 2020, he was loaned to Luverdense until the following February.[3]
Upon returning, Gustavo Marques was assigned back to the under-20s, but was promoted to the first team in December 2021.[4] He made his senior debut on 25 January 2022, starting in a 1–2 Campeonato Mineiro away loss against Caldense.[5]
On 10 March 2022, Gustavo Marques renewed his contract until December 2024.[6] He scored his first senior goal thirteen days later, netting his team's only in a 1–3 loss at Tombense.[7]
Gustavo Marques made his Série A debut on 29 May 2022, coming on as a half-time substitute for Iago Maidana in a 1–1 away draw against Corinthians.[8] In August, however, he was loaned to Portuguese side Torreense, for one year.[9]
On 18 July 2023, Gustavo Marques moved to Benfica and was initially assigned to the B-team, also on loan.[10] On 5 July of the following year, after already playing for the first team and being an undisputed starter for the B's, he signed a permanent deal.[11]
On 8 July 2025, Gustavo Marques returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Red Bull Bragantino.[12] On 5 March 2026, he was suspended for 12 games in state-level competitions and fined R$ 30,000 ($5,700) over sexist remarks he made against a female referee in a match the previous month.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 December 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| América Mineiro | 2022 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Luverdense (loan) | 2020 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Torreense (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Benfica B (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Benfica (loan) | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 42 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
- Appearances in Campeonato Mato-Grossense
Honours
Individual
- Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: January 2024[14]