Marinho (footballer, born 1990)

Marinho

Marinho with Santos in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mário Sérgio Santos Costa[1]
Date of birth	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Penedo, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fortaleza
Number	11
Youth career
2004–2005	Penedense
2005–2007	Corinthians-AL
2008	Santos
2008	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Fluminense	9	(0)
2009–2013	Internacional	5	(0)
2011	→ Caxias (loan)	5	(0)
2011	→ Paraná (loan)	7	(2)
2012	→ Goiás (loan)	13	(1)
2013	→ Ituano (loan)	11	(1)
2014	Náutico	21	(2)
2015	Ceará	17	(6)
2015–2016	Cruzeiro	12	(1)
2016	→ Vitória (loan)	15	(5)
2016	Vitória	22	(10)
2017–2018	Changchun Yatai	22	(3)
2018–2019	Grêmio	23	(5)
2019–2022	Santos	89	(34)
2022–2023	Flamengo	19	(2)
2023–	Fortaleza	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023

Mário Sérgio Santos Costa (born 29 May 1990), commonly known as Marinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [maˈɾiɲu]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fortaleza.^[2]

Marinho began his career at Fluminense, and subsequently represented several teams in his home country before impressing with Vitória in 2016. He then moved to Chinese club Changchun Yatai in 2017, but returned to Brazil in the following year with Grêmio. After moving to Santos in 2019, he enjoyed a prolific 2020 season, earning several individual awards such as the South American Footballer of the Year. In 2022, he moved to Flamengo.

Career

Early career

Marinho was born in Penedo, Alagoas, and played for Penedense, Corinthians-AL and Fluminense's youth categories.^[3] He made his first team debut on 30 March 2008, coming on as a second half substitute for David in a 1–3 home loss against Botafogo for the Campeonato Carioca championship. His first Série A match occurred on 11 May, replacing Tartá in a 0–0 away draw against Atlético Mineiro.^[4]

Internacional and loans

On 30 December 2008, Marinho signed a five-year deal with fellow top tier club Internacional.^[5] Making his debut the following 5 February in a 4–1 Campeonato Gaúcho home routing of Canoas, he was only used rarely during his spell at the club.

In 2011, Marinho served loan stints at Caxias^[6] and Paraná, respectively. He scored his first senior goal with the latter on 22 October, in a 3–4 Série B loss at Ponte Preta.^[7]

Marinho was again loaned out in the following years, representing Goiás in 2012 and Ituano in 2013.

Náutico and Ceará

On 8 January 2014, Marinho signed permanently for Náutico.^[8] He was sparingly used during his time at the club, scoring his first goal for Timbu in a 3–1 win at Salgueiro for the Campeonato Pernambucano on 27 March.

On 23 December 2014, Marinho's agent confirmed his agreement with Ceará for the following campaign.^[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 March 2015, the game's only in a Copa do Nordeste home success over Ríver.^[10]

Marinho scored two goals in his first four league matches for Vovô. In his fifth, a 3–3 home draw against Santa Cruz, he scored a double, but gained national recognition due to his live post-match interview, where he said a bad word after knowing he was suspended for the following match due to a celebration in one of the goals and became a national meme.^[11]

Cruzeiro

On 26 June 2015, after his notable interview, Marinho was touted to a possible move to Cruzeiro in the main category.^[12] Three days later he agreed to a three-year contract at the club, for a fee of R$ 1.2 million for 50% of his federative rights.^[13]

Marinho made his debut for the club on 4 July 2015, replacing Marquinhos and scoring the last in a 2–0 home win against Atlético Paranaense.^[14] However, he failed to find the net in the following eleven matches for the club.

Vitória

On 25 January 2016, Marinho signed a one-year loan deal with newly promoted Vitória.^[15] He made his debut for the club five days later, scoring in a 3–0 home win against Jacuipense.

One of the club's key units during the first half of the campaign, Marinho signed a permanent contract with Vitória on 18 June 2016.^[16] On 6 November, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Atlético Paranaense.

Changchun Yatai

On 21 January 2017, Marinho was presented at Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai, for a rumoured fee of R$ 17 million.^[17] He struggled to adapt at the club, scoring only three goals in 22 appearances.

Grêmio

On 28 June 2018, Marinho returned to Brazil and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Grêmio.^[18] An immediate backup to starting trio Luan, Everton and Jael, he fell further down the pecking order after the arrivals of Diego Tardelli, André and Felipe Vizeu.

Santos

Marinho with Santos in 2021

On 25 May 2019, Marinho signed for Santos until December 2022, with David Braz moving in the opposite direction.^[19] He made his debut for the club on 2 June, replacing goalscorer Eduardo Sasha in a 1–0 away defeat of former club Ceará.

Marinho scored his first goal for Peixe on 21 July 2019, netting the game's only in an away defeat of Botafogo.^[20] After spending the first months of the 2020 campaign sidelined due to a fractured foot,^[21] he scored a career-best 22 goals in the year, being the club's top goalscorer.^[22]

On 24 February 2021, Marinho tested positive for COVID-19, being sidelined for the last round of the season and for the start of the 2021 Campeonato Paulista.^[23]

Flamengo

On 28 January 2022, Marinho was announced as the new signing of Flamengo, agreeing to a two-year deal.^[24]

Career statistics

As of 14 December 2021^[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fluminense	2008	Série A	8	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Internacional	2009	Série A	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2010		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2011		0	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		0	0	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Caxias (loan)	2011	Série C	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
Paraná (loan)	2011	Série B	7	2	—		—		—		—		7	2
Goiás (loan)	2012	Série B	2	0	11	1	4	0	—		—		17	1
Ituano (loan)	2013	Paulista	—		11	1	—		—		—		11	1
Náutico	2014	Série B	17	1	4	1	1	0	—		2[a]	0	24	2
Ceará	2015	Série B	5	4	12	2	3	1	—		9[a]	2	29	9
Cruzeiro	2015	Série A	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
Vitória	2016	Série A	27	12	10	3	4	6	2[b]	0	—		43	21
Changchun Yatai	2017	Chinese Super League	17	3	—		0	0	—		—		17	3
	2018		5	0	—		0	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		22	3	—		0	0	—		—		22	3
Grêmio	2018	Série A	13	1	—		2	0	1[c]	0	—		16	1
	2019		2	0	8	4	0	0	2[c]	0	—		12	4
	Total		15	1	8	4	2	0	3	0	—		28	5
Santos	2019	Série A	27	8	—		1	0	—		—		28	8
	2020		27	17	4	3	2	0	10[c]	4	—		43	24
	2021		27	6	4	0	4	1	7[d]	2	—		42	9
	Total		81	31	8	3	7	1	17	6	—		113	41
Flamengo	2022	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			201	55	70	15	21	8	22	6	11	2	325	86

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
4. Five appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2009

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2019

Goiás

• Campeonato Goiano: 2012
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2012

Ceará

• Copa do Nordeste: 2015

Vitória

• Campeonato Baiano: 2016

Flamengo

• Copa do Brasil: 2022
• Copa Libertadores: 2022^[26]

Fortaleza

• Copa do Nordeste: 2024

Individual

• Campeonato Baiano Best Player: 2016^[27]
• Campeonato Baiano Team of the Year: 2016^[27]
• Copa do Brasil Top scorer: 2016
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Player of the Month: September 2020^[28]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2020
• Bola de Prata: 2020
• Troféu Mesa Redonda Best Player: 2020^[29]
• Best Forward in Brazil: 2020^[30]
• Copa Libertadores Best Player: 2020^[31]
• Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2020^[32]
• South American Footballer of the Year: 2020^[33]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
2. Marinho at Sambafoot (archived)
3. "O futebol salvou a vida de Marinho" [The football saved Marinho's life] (in Portuguese). O Povo. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
4. "Reservas do Flu seguram Atlético-MG" [Flu's reserves hold off Atlético-MG] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
5. "Inter contrata Marinho, 18 anos, meia do Fluminense" [Inter sign Marinho, 18-years-old, Fluminense midfielder] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
6. "Inter vai emprestar Marinho para o Caxias" [Inter will loan Marinho to Caxias] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
7. "Paraná reage, faz três, mas perde para Ponte Preta" [Paraná react, score three, but lose to Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
8. "Dirigente elogia Marinho, novo reforço do Náutico: 'Canhoto e habilidoso'" [Board member praises Marinho, new addition of Náutico: 'Left-footed and skilled'] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
9. "Em rede social, Marinho confirma acerto com Ceará; Clube desconversa" [In the social media, Marinho confirms agreement with Ceará; club evase announcements] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
10. "Marinho marca no fim, Ceará bate River-PI e continua vivo na Copa do Nordeste" [Marinho scores in the end, Ceará defeat Ríver-PI and remain alive in the Copa do Nordeste] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
11. "Herói contra Santa, Marinho é pego de surpresa com suspensão: "Que m***!"" [Hero against Santa, Marinho is caught by surprise with suspension: "What a sh**!"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
12. "Após entrevista hilária, atacante Marinho entra na mira do Cruzeiro" [After hilarious interview, forward Marinho gets into Cruzeiro's target] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
13. "Cruzeiro confirma contratação do atacante Marinho, ex-Ceará" [Cruzeiro confirm signing of forward Marinho, formerly of Ceará] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
14. "Que m... aravilha, hein? Com gol de Marinho, Cruzeiro bate Furacão e volta a vencer" [What a s...tunner, huh? With a goal from Marinho, Cruzeiro defeat Furacão and is back to the winning ways] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
15. "Vitória anuncia a contratação de Marinho, emprestado pelo Cruzeiro" [Vitória announce the signing of Marinho, loaned from Cruzeiro] (in Portuguese). Terra. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
16. "Vitória entra em acordo com Cruzeiro e vai ficar em definitivo com Marinho" [Vitória reach agreement with Cruzeiro and will be staying permanently with Marinho] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
17. "Marinho posa com camisa de time chinês e festeja: "Quero fazer história"" [Marinho appears with the shirt of Chinese club and celebrates: "I want to make history"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
18. "Marinho reforça o Grêmio" [Marinho bolsters Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
19. "Em troca por David Braz, Santos FC acerta contratação de atacante Marinho, do Grêmio" [In exchange for David Braz, Santos FC sign forward Marinho, from Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
20. "Santos vence Botafogo e empata com Palmeiras na liderança do Brasileiro" [Santos defeat Botafogo and tie up with Palmeiras in the leadership of the Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
21. "Marinho fratura o pé e desfalca o Santos por até seis semanas" [Marinho fractures his foot and is an absence for Santos for at least six weeks] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
22. "Após gol contra o Ceará, Marinho comemora marca pessoal: 'Ainda mais especial por ter sido no Santos'" [After goal against Ceará, Marinho celebrates personal landmark: 'Even more special because it was at Santos'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
23. "Marinho testa positivo para o Covid-19" [Marinho tests positive for Covid-19] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
24. "Marinho é do Mengão!" [Marinho belongs to Mengão!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
25. Marinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
26. "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
27. GloboEsporte.comSalvador, Por (9 May 2016). "Craque, técnico, revelação e mais: Vitória domina seleção do Baianão". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
28. "Marinho, do Santos, é eleito o Jogador do Mês de setembro no Brasileirão Assaí". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
29. "Troféu Mesa Redonda 2022 – Vote e Escolha". trofeumesaredonda.com.br. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
30. "Troféu Mesa Redonda 2022 – Vote e Escolha". trofeumesaredonda.com.br. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
31. "Marinho, do Santos, é eleito o melhor jogador da Libertadores e ganha anel de pedras preciosas" [Marinho, from Santos, is elected the best player of the Libertadores and wins a ring of precious stones] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
32. "Campeão, Palmeiras domina seleção da Libertadores com seis jogadores; Santos tem três" [Champion, Palmeiras dominate the Best XI of the Libertadores with six players; Santos have three] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
33. "Marinho é eleito Rei da América pelo jornal uruguaio 'El País'" [Marinho is named Rey de América by Uruguayan newspaper 'El País'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). OneFootball. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

External links

• Marinho at Sambafoot (archive)