Marcos Júnior
Brazilian footballer (born 1993)
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Marcos Júnior Lima dos Santos (born 19 January 1993), known as Marcos Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marcos Júnior Lima dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Gama, Federal District, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Fluminense | 139 | (17) |
| 2014 | → Vitória (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 135 | (37) |
| 2023– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2013 | Brazil U20 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:55 | |||
Club career
Fluminense
Marcos Júnior started his youth career in Fluminese. He was promoted to the first team in 2012 and with 16 matches played in the league competition he was part of the Fluminese team that went on to win the Brazil Serie A trophy that year.[1] Marcos Júnior scored on his league debut against Macaé on 21 April 2012.[2]
EC Vitória
On 1 June 2014, Fluminense loaned Marcos Júnior out to EC Vitória until 31 December 2014.[3] He made his league debut against Chapecoense on 17 August 2014.[4]
Yokohama F. Marinos
On 4 January 2019, Marcos Júnior signed with Yokohama F. Marinos in the J. League Division 1.[5] On 23 February 2019, he made his debut against Gamba Osaka.[6] On 10 March 2019, he scored his first goal for the club against Kawasaki Frontale, scoring in the 23rd minute.[7]
The 15 goals he scored in his first season in the J1 League was enough to crown him the highest goal-scorer in the league, along with Teruto Nakagawa.[8] and was vital for Yokohama F. Marinos as they clinched the 2019 J1 League. He was also named in the J.League Best XI.[9]
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
On 11 August 2023, it was announced that Marcos Júnior departs Marinos to join 3-time J1 Champions, Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[10] He scored on his league debut against Kawasaki Frontale on 19 August 2023, scoring in the 60th minute.[11]
Personal life
Marcos Júnior is a big fan of the Dragon Ball franchise, and sometimes performs a Kamehameha after scoring a goal.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 September 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2012 | Série A | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Série A | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 2015 | Série A | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 7 | ||||
| 2016 | Série A | 30 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 55 | 9 | |||
| 2017 | Série A | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 53 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 28 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 48 | 9 | |||
| Total | 139 | 17 | 58 | 12 | 23 | 6 | — | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 243 | 36 | |||
| Vitória (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2019 | J1 League | 33 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 15 | |||
| 2020 | J1 League | 28 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 37 | 13 | |||
| 2021 | J1 League | 33 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 9 | ||||
| 2022 | J1 League | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | J1 League | 18 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
| Total | 135 | 37 | — | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 41 | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2023 | J1 League | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | J1 League | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | J1 League | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Total | 23 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 303 | 57 | 58 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 456 | 86 | ||
Honours
Fluminense
- Campeonato Carioca: 2012
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2012
- Primeira Liga: 2016
- Taça Guanabara: 2017
- Taça Rio: 2018
Yokohama F. Marinos
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Individual
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2018[15][16]
- J.League Top Scorer: 2019
- J.League Best XI: 2019[17]
