Marcos Antônio (footballer, born 2000)

Marcos Antônio Silva Santos (born 13 June 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo.

Marcos Antônio
Antônio with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2021
Personal information
Full name Marcos Antônio Silva Santos[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-13) 13 June 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Poções, Brazil[1]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
São Paulo
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2018 Athletico Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Estoril 3 (0)
2019–2022 Shakhtar Donetsk 69 (5)
2022–2026 Lazio 16 (1)
2023–2024PAOK (loan) 11 (2)
2024–2026São Paulo (loan) 54 (0)
2026– São Paulo 11 (0)
International career
2017 Brazil U17 16 (2)
2018–2019 Brazil U20 11 (0)
2020 Brazil U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2020

Club career

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Born in Poções, Antônio joined the youth setup of Athletico Paranaense in 2014.[1]

On 7 July 2018, he moved to the Portuguese club Estoril and signed a professional contract.[2] On 30 September, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against CF Vasco da Gama Vidigueira, in Taça de Portugal.[3]

On 19 February 2019, Antônio joined the Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.[4] On March 13, 2020, he scored his first goal in the Europa League in the 2-1 Shakhtar away victory against VfL Wolfsburg.[5] During his time at the club, he was described as the "engine" and "master" of Shakhtar's midfield.[6]

On 20 June 2022, Antônio signed for Lazio.[7] He struggled to establish himself in the starting eleven during his first season.[8] In July 2023, with news of him leaving the club, he was racially abused by a Lazio fan. Antônio put out a statement in response to the claim.[9]

On 1 September 2023, Antônio joined PAOK on loan with an option to buy.[10]

On 23 July 2024, Antônio was announced at São Paulo on a one year loan contract.[11] On 1 July 2025, his loan contract was renewed for another season, with an option to buy added to his contract.[12]

International career

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Antônio played for the under-17 team at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship.[13] He also represented the side at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in India, and scored a goal against Honduras in the Round of 16.[1]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 May 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estoril 2018–19[15] LigaPro 30201060
Shakhtar Donetsk 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 80210000101
2019–20 212109100313
2020–21 232108010332
2021–22 171119110283
Total 69552262201029
Lazio 2022–23 Serie A 1612040221
PAOK (loan) 2023–24 Superleague Greece 1125110173
Career total 998143103122014713

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Em meio a briga de empresa e clube, joia do Atlético-PR fica fora da Copa SP" [In the middle of the company and club fight, Atlético-PR's jewel is outside the SP Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. Valério, Moreno (7 July 2018). "Sem contrato profissional, joia do Atlético vai de graça para time de Portugal" [Without professional contract, Atlético's jewel goes free for Portugal team]. Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. "Vasco da Gama Vidigueira-Estoril, 0-1: Golo solitário de Roberto decide" [Vasco da Gama Vidigueira-Estoril, 0-1: Roberto Sol's solo goal]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "Marcos Antonio". Shakhtar Donetsk. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. UEFA.com. "Wolfsburg-Shakhtar Donetsk". UEFA. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. Andrade, Bruno. "O segredo do 'senhor' Marcos Antônio no Shakhtar: 'Faço o simples, mas um simples muito bem-feito'" [The secret of 'Mr.' Marcos Antônio at Shakhtar: 'I do the simple things, but I do the simple things very well']. www.goal.com.
  7. "Офіційно: "Шахтар" продав легіонера італійському топ-клубу". www.sportyvka.com.ua. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. "Marcos Antonio defende Lazio como "escolha certa" e "natural" luta por espaço" [Marcos Antonio defends Lazio as the "right choice" and "natural" fight for playing time.]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  9. "Marcos Antonio responde comentário racista de torcedor da Lazio: "Nunca vou aceitar"" [Marcos Antonio responds to racist comment from Lazio fan: "I will never accept it"]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  10. "Παίκτης του ΠΑΟΚ ο Μάρκος Αντόνιο". PAOK. 1 September 2023.
  11. "São Paulo anuncia contratação de Marcos Antônio; empréstimo custará cerca de R$ 900 mil" [São Paulo announces the signing of Marcos Antônio; the loan will cost around R$ 900,000.]. ge.globo.com.
  12. "São Paulo anuncia a renovação do volante Marcos Antônio" [São Paulo anuncia a renovação do volante Marcos Antônio]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  13. "Marcos "Bahia" no Estoril Praia" [Marcos "Bahia" in Estoril Praia]. Estoril Praia, SAD (in Portuguese). Estoril. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  14. Marcos Antônio at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  15. "Marcos Antônio". Foradejogo. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  16. "El 11 ideal del Sudamericano Sub 20 – Chile 2019 – CONMEBOL". conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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