João Marcos
Personal information
Full name João Marcos Lima Candido
Date of birth (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000
Place of birth Araguaína, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Santa Clara
Number 9
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– Santa Clara 18 (1)
2023 → B-SAD (loan) 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

João Marcos Lima Candido (born 11 May 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.

Club career

João Marcos is a youth product of Vila Nova and Goiás. He was promoted to the senior team of Goiás in 2020.[1] 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.[2] He moved to the United Arab Emirates with Al Wahda ahead of the 2021-22 season.[3] He joined Al Dhafra on loan in January 2022 for the second half of the season.[4] On 14 August 2022, he transferred to the Primeira Liga sided Santa Clara signing a 3-year contract.[5]

On 31 January 2023, Marcos was loaned to B-SAD until the end of the 2022–23 season.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goiás 2020 Série A 4100———41
Al Wahda 2020–21 UAE Pro League 2000———20
2021–22 UAE Pro League 13141———192
Total 15141———212
Santa Clara 2022–23 Primeira Liga 401030——80
Career total 23250300000333

    References

    1. ↑ Pasquetto, Wendell (November 1, 2020). "Conheça João Marcos, liberado pelo Vila Nova e destaque no Goiás sub-20".
    2. ↑ "ASSISTA: João Marcos diminui para o Goiás contra o Grêmio". www.uol.com.br.
    3. ↑ "Após sair do Goiás, João Marcos acerta com novo clube em 2021 | Esmeraldino.com". January 20, 2021.
    4. ↑ Pimenta, Victor (January 23, 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.
    5. ↑ "Cria do Goiás deixa clube do Oriente Médio e assina com o Santa Clara". Torcedores - Notícias Esportivas. August 15, 2022.
    6. ↑ "DUPLO EMPRÉSTIMO" [Double Loan] (in Portuguese). Santa Clara. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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