João Marcos Lima Candido (born 11 May 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Feirense, on loan from Armenian club Ararat-Armenia.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Marcos Lima Candido | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Araguaína, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Feirense (on loan from Ararat-Armenia) | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2017–2020 | Goiás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Goiás | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Al Wahda | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Al Dhafra (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Santa Clara | 19 | (1) |
| 2023 | → B-SAD (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2024 | → Leixões (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Alverca | 25 | (4) |
| 2025– | Ararat-Armenia | 7 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Feirense (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025 | |||
Club career
editJoão Marcos is a youth product of Vila Nova and Goiás. He was promoted to the senior team of Goiás in 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Goiás in a 2–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A loss to Grêmio on 30 November 2020, scoring his side's only goal.[3] He moved to the United Arab Emirates with Al Wahda ahead of the 2021-22 season.[4] He joined Al Dhafra on loan in January 2022 for the second half of the season.[5] On 14 August 2022, he transferred to the Primeira Liga sided Santa Clara signing a 3-year contract.[6]
On 31 January 2023, João Marcos was loaned to B-SAD until the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]
On 21 January 2024, Santa Clara sent João Marcos on loan until the end of the season to fellow Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões.[8][9]
On 19 June 2025, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Lima from Santa Clara.[10] On 2 February 2026, Ararat-Armenia announced that Lima had left the club to join Feirense on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 29 December 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goiás | 2020 | Série A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Al Wahda | 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | UAE Pro League | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
| Santa Clara | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
References
edit- ↑ João Marcos at Soccerway
- ↑ Pasquetto, Wendell (1 November 2020). "Conheça João Marcos, liberado pelo Vila Nova e destaque no Goiás sub-20".
- ↑ "ASSISTA: João Marcos diminui para o Goiás contra o Grêmio". www.uol.com.br.
- ↑ "Após sair do Goiás, João Marcos acerta com novo clube em 2021 | Esmeraldino.com". 20 January 2021.
- ↑ Pimenta, Victor (23 January 2022). "Ex-atacante do Goiás, João Marcos marca em estreia pelo Al-Dhafra; goiano também deixa o seu em goleada em Portugal". O Hoje.com.
- ↑ "Cria do Goiás deixa clube do Oriente Médio e assina com o Santa Clara". Torcedores - Notícias Esportivas. 15 August 2022.
- ↑ "DUPLO EMPRÉSTIMO" [Double Loan] (in Portuguese). Santa Clara. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "João Lima cedido" [João Lima loaned] (in European Portuguese). C.D. Santa Clara. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ "Leixões anuncia três reforços em dia de jogo" [Leixões announces three reinforcements on match day]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ "We are delighted to announce that the 25-year-old Brazilian striker, João Lima, has joined our team". instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "João Lima moves to the Portuguese football club Feirense on a loan". instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
External links
edit- João Marcos at BDFutbol
- UAE Pro League profile