Marlos
Brazilian-born Ukrainian footballer
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Marlos Romero Bonfim (Ukrainian: Марлос Ромеро Бонфім; born 7 June 1988), or simply Marlos, is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he played for the Ukraine national team.
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Marlos with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlos Romero Bonfim | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Coritiba | 34 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | São Paulo | 59 | (5) |
| 2011 | Rentistas | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → São Paulo (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | 53 | (9) |
| 2014–2021 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 179 | (59) |
| 2022 | Athletico Paranaense | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 357 | (80) | |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Ukraine | 27 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Marlos was born in São José dos Pinhais. In July 2014, he signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]
In 2016–17, Marlos was recognized as a player of the month of the Ukrainian Premier League on three occasions (November 2016,[3] May 2017,[4] and July 2017[5]) becoming the most-titled by the award.
On 20 October 2017, there surfaced information that Marlos was paid one million dollars, which was said to be a bonus for extending his contract (four years).[6] Supposedly, this was done to solve the problem regarding the limit of foreign players allowed on the Shakhtar squad.[6] The same day, Shakhtar Donetsk issued its official press release denying the pay out.[7]
In the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League, he scored 18 league goals only to yield the top scorer of the season title to his teammate Facundo Ferreyra with 21 tallies.[citation needed]
On 31 December 2021, Marlos left Shakhtar Donetsk following the expiration of his contract.[8]
On 1 February 2022, Marlos signed for Athletico Paranaense.[9]
International career
On 30 September 2017, FFU announced that Marlos was called up to play for Ukraine in the upcoming games of the World Cup qualification against Kosovo and Croatia.[10] Marlos made his debut for Ukraine on 6 October 2017, replacing Artem Kravets in the second half of a 2–0 away win against Kosovo in Shkodër (Albania) as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He is the second Brazilian-born to play for Ukraine after Edmar Halovskyi who represented Ukraine in 2011–2014.[10]
Managerial career
In October 2024, Marlos became general director of the Brazilian club Independente Futebol São Joseense.[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 2008 | Série A | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2009 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| São Paulo | 2009 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2010 | Série A | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 54 | 5 | |
| 2011 | Série A | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 54 | 7 | |
| Total | 85 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 135 | 13 | ||
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| Total | 53 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 13 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 12 | |
| 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 22 | |
| 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | |
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| Total | 179 | 59 | 22 | 4 | 78 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 287 | 74 | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2022 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Career total | 357 | 80 | 35 | 8 | 114 | 13 | 39 | 5 | 545 | 106 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Ukrainian Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marlos goal.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2019 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Lithuania | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Coritiba
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Ukrainian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2015–16[14]
- Ukrainian Premier League Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018
- Ukrainian Premier League Best Player of Season: 2017–18
- Football Stars of Ukraine – Best UPL player: 2017, 2018
- Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month: 2016–17 (November), 2016–17 (May), 2017–18 (July)
