43 Facts About Marquinhos

Marquinhos is considered one of the best centre-backs in the world.

Marquinhos was a regular in his only season as Roma reached the Coppa Italia final.

Marquinhos played less frequently after the acquisition of compatriot David Luiz in 2014, returning to an integral role after the latter was sold in 2016.

Marquinhos was part of PSG's team that reached the 2020 UEFA Champions League final.

Marquinhos made his full international debut for Brazil in 2013, and was part of their under-21 side which won the 2014 Toulon Tournament.

Marquinhos represented the nation at the 2015 Copa America and the following year's Copa America Centenario, and won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.

Marquinhos subsequently took part at two FIFA World Cups and three additional Copas America, winning the 2019 title.

Marquinhos joined Corinthians at the age of eight in 2002.

Marquinhos made eight appearances across the season, as the Timao topped the table in the regular season but were defeated by Ponte Preta in the play-offs quarter-finals.

Marquinhos played six games in the national championship, and was an unused substitute as the club won the 2012 Copa Libertadores Finals against Boca Juniors.

In July 2012, Marquinhos was signed by Italian club Roma from Corinthians.

Marquinhos played 26 Serie A games in his only season, and four in the Coppa Italia.

Marquinhos' transfer was threatened by anomalies in his medical exam, and he missed the team's pre-season visit to Sweden.

Marquinhos's mother said that he had caught a virus, with PSG denying claims circulated by Le Parisien that he had hepatitis.

Marquinhos, who was playing due to injury to Thiago Silva, expressed surprise at his goalscoring form at the start of his PSG career.

On 26 March 2015, Marquinhos signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the team until 2019.

Marquinhos rarely started during the season, due to the partnership of his compatriots Silva and David Luiz in the centre of the PSG defence.

One of the team's former defenders, Alex, recommended that Marquinhos leave the team, as he was in demand from big teams in which he would have an opportunity to play.

PSG manager Laurent Blanc stated that he would be open for Marquinhos to leave at the end of the season, while agent Giuliano Bertolucci confirmed that Marquinhos would be leaving.

Marquinhos missed PSG's victory in the 2016 Trophee des Champions in August due to his selection in the Brazil team at the Olympics.

Marquinhos was tipped by ESPN journalist Jonathan Johnson to play more frequently over the season, as new manager Unai Emery sold David Luiz back to Chelsea.

PSG won all four domestic competitions over the season, and Marquinhos told Le Figaro at the end of the campaign that he would remain at the club.

Marquinhos was appointed as PSG's club captain on 15 September 2020, succeeding Thiago Silva in the role.

Marquinhos scored his first goal of the season in a match against Nice five days later.

On 19 May 2023, Marquinhos signed a new long-term contract at PSG until June 2028, which, if fulfilled, would see him to his fifteenth year at the club.

Marquinhos played every minute of Brazil's campaign at the 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship, as they won and qualified for that year's World Cup in that category.

Marquinhos was again an undisputed starter except for one match at that tournament, as the team took fourth place in Mexico.

In October 2013, Marquinhos, who is of dual Portuguese and Brazilian nationality, stated that he would be open to representing the Portugal national team.

Marquinhos played for Brazil Under-21 at the 2014 Toulon Tournament, featuring in all five of their matches as the country won the tournament.

Marquinhos featured in friendly wins over Colombia and Ecuador in Miami, making his first start against the latter.

Marquinhos was included in the Brazilian squad for the 2015 Copa America in Chile, his first major international tournament.

In 2016, Marquinhos was named in the Brazilian squad for the Copa America Centenario in the United States, an "experimental" selection lacking his Paris Saint-Germain defensive partners Thiago Silva and David Luiz.

In May 2019, Marquinhos was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa America on home soil.

On 7 November 2022, Marquinhos was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

In terms of his playing position, Marquinhos is predominantly deployed as a central defender, but has been used at right-back and in a central or defensive midfield role.

Marquinhos is noted for his anticipation, pace, and intelligence, as well as his technical skills, composure, passing ability, elegance on the ball, and confidence in possession, which enables him to break down attacks and subsequently play the ball out or start offensive plays from the back.

On signing for Roma, Marquinhos described himself as a quick player, with a good positional sense, who wins back a lot of balls, and who can impose himself on a game due to his ability to start attacking plays from the back.

In March 2015, Marquinhos told FourFourTwo that he compensated for his average height for a defender by honing his strength and timing, attributes he learnt from PSG assistant manager Claude Makelele.

Marquinhos praised manager Laurent Blanc, a former defender himself, for encouraging the PSG defenders to attack in set pieces and teaching them the correct positioning in that situation.

Marquinhos has speed, heading ability, he knows what to do, he is humble.

In January 2014, Marquinhos was named by British newspaper The Observer as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.

In May 2015, Marquinhos told Le Parisien that he had become engaged to Brazilian singer and reality television contestant Carol Cabrino.

Apart from football, Marquinhos enjoys playing mobile game Rise of Kingdom and plays as name Macote.