Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas (born 27 March 1995), known as Marlon Freitas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo.
 Marlon Freitas in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Magé, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Fluminense | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 31 | (8) |
| 2017 | → ŠTK Šamorín (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Criciúma (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 48 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Atlético Goianiense | 128 | (12) |
| 2023– | Botafogo | 92 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 15 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editFluminense
editMarlon was born in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, and joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2013. On 17 March 2015, he moved to Fort Lauderdale Strikers on a season-long loan deal.[1]
Marlon made his senior debut on 4 April 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against New York Cosmos. He scored his first goal late in the month, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away success over Ottawa Fury.[2] He returned to Fluminense in December 2015, after scoring eight goals in 31 appearances.[3]
Upon returning, Marlon featured as an unused substitute for Flu during the 2016 season, before joining affiliate club ŠTK Šamorín on loan on 4 January 2017.[4] He returned to his parent club in July,[5] and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 9 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Bahia.[6]
Marlon scored his first goal for Fluminense on 26 July 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 Copa Sudamericana away success over Universidad Católica del Ecuador.[7] Despite featuring more regularly for the side in the remainder of the 2017 season, he lost space in the 2018 campaign, and was subsequently loaned to Série B side Criciúma on 30 May 2018.[8]
On 2 January 2019, Botafogo-SP announced the signing of Marlon on loan for the season.[9] An immediate starter, he only missed one match in the 2019 Série B due to suspension.
Atlético Goianiense
editAhead of the 2020 season, Marlon signed a permanent contract with Atlético Goianiense, newly promoted to the top tier.[10] On 22 October of that year, after becoming an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until the end of 2022.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of 15 March 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2015 | NASL | 31 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||
| ŠTK Šamorín | 2016–17 | 2. Liga | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Fluminense | 2017 | Série A | 16 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Criciúma | 2018 | Série B | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Botafogo-SP | 2019 | Série B | 37 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 48 | 3 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2020 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11[a] | 1 | — | 70 | 10 | |||
| Subtotal | 93 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 163 | 15 | |||
| Botafogo | 2023 | Série A | 36 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 58 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 42 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 94 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 197 | 22 | 58 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 32 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
Honours
editAtlético Goianiense
Botafogo
- Taça Rio: 2023, 2024
References
edit- ^ "Fort Lauderdale Strikers add trio of Brazilians on loan". NASL. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury can't keep pace with Strikers at TD Place". Ottawa Citizen. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Strikers Announce Initial Roster Moves". 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Marlon Freitas e Alan Fialho são as novidades do projeto Flu Samorin" [Marlon Freitas and Alan Fialho are the news of the project Flu Samorin] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Após retorno de trio, nova leva de Xerém chega ao Fluminense Samorin" [After the return of trio, new batch from Xerém arrives at Fluminense Samorin] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Flu segura pressão do Bahia mas não evita empate no fim" [Flu withstand pressure from Bahia but cannot avoid draw in the end] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Goleador do time de Ronaldo nos EUA, Marlon Freitas cresce no Fluminense" [Goalscorer in Ronaldo's team in the USA, Marlon Freitas grows at Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Criciúma apresenta Marlon Freitas, Ralph e Vitor Feijão" [Criciúma present Marlon Freitas, Ralph and Vitor Feijão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Com passagens por Fluminense e Criciúma, Marlon Freitas é o novo reforço do Pantera" [With stints at Fluminense and Criciúma, Marlon Freitas is the new addition of Pantera] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FC. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Atlético está próximo de anunciar volante que estava no Botafogo-SP" [Atlético is close to announce defensive midfielder who was at Botafogo-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sagres Online. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Atlético-GO prorroga contrato de Marlon Freitas por mais um ano" [Atlético-GO extend contract of Marlon Freitas for one more year] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Marlon Freitas at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão, O Popular, 2 April 2022
External links
edit- Marlon Freitas at Sambafoot