Marcos Júnior

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 Cuiabá.

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. Marcos Júnior scored on his league debut against Macaé on 21 April 2012.

EC Vitória

On 1 June 2014, Fluminense loaned Marcos Júnior out to EC Vitória until 31 December 2014. He made his league debut against Chapecoense on 17 August 2014.

Yokohama F. Marinos

On 4 January 2019, Marcos Júnior signed with Yokohama F. Marinos in the J. League Division 1. On 23 February 2019, he made his debut against Gamba Osaka. On 10 March 2019, he scored his first goal for the club against Kawasaki Frontale, scoring in the 23rd minute.

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. and was vital for Yokohama F. Marinos as they clinched the 2019 J1 League. He was also named in the J.League Best XI.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

On 11 August 2023, it was announced that Marcos Júnior departs Marinos to join 3-time J1 Champions, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He scored on his league debut against Kawasaki Frontale on 19 August 2023, scoring in the 60th minute.

Personal life

Marcos Júnior is a big fan of the Dragon Ball franchise, and sometimes performs a Kamehameha after scoring a goal.

Career statistics

Honours Fluminense Campeonato Carioca: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2012 Primeira Liga: 2016 Taça Guanabara: 2017 Taça Rio: 2018

Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League: 2019, 2022

Sanfrecce Hiroshima J.League Cup: 2025

Individual Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2018 J.League Top Scorer: 2019 J.League Best XI: 2019