Marcus Meloni
Emirati footballer (born 2000)
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Marcus Vinicius Barbosa Meloni (Arabic: ماركوس فينيسيوس باربوسا ميلوني; born 25 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full back for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira. Born in Brazil, he represents the United Arab Emirates at international level.
Full name
Marcus Vinicius Barbosa Meloni
Date of birth
25 June 2000
Place of birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Vinicius Barbosa Meloni | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Jazira | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2026 | Al-Sharjah | 131 | (6) |
| 2026– | Al Jazira | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | United Arab Emirates | 20 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:15, 19 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 December 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sharjah | 2019–20 | UPL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 110 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 151 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 151 | 8 | ||
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2024 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Kyrgyzstan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 11 October 2025 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Oman | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Sharjah
