Marcos André

Marcos André de Sousa Mendonça (born 20 October 1996), known as Marcos André or Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Valladolid.

Marcos André
Personal information
Full name Marcos André de Sousa Mendonça
Date of birth (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996
Place of birth São Luís, Brazil
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Valladolid
Youth career
2014 Sobradinho
2015 Araguaína
2015 Guaratinguetá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Celta B 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Órdenes (loan) 23 (5)
2016–2017 → Logroñés B (loan) 13 (6)
2017–2019 → Logroñés (loan) 84 (23)
2019 Valladolid B 1 (0)
2019– Valladolid 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Mirandés (loan) 38 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in São Luís but raised in Coroatá,[1] Marcos André represented Sobradinho, Araguaína and Guaratinguetá as a youth.[2] In March 2015, he went on a trial at La Liga side RC Celta de Vigo, signing a two-year contract in July and being initially assigned to the reserves.[3]

In October 2015, Marcos André was loaned to Tercera División side SD Órdenes until the end of the season.[4] The following 31 August, he moved to fellow fourth division side UD Logroñés B also in a temporary deal;[5] during the campaign, he also featured regularly for the main squad in Segunda División B.

On 17 July 2017, Marcos André's loan was renewed for two years, now definitely assigned to the first team.[6] He was a regular starter for the club, scoring 11 goals in 2017–18 and ten goals in 2018–19 as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 23 July 2019, Marcos André agreed to a four-year deal with Real Valladolid, being assigned to the B-team in the third division.[7] On 30 August, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for one year.[8]

Marcos André made his professional debut on 31 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mario Barco in a 0–2 away loss against CD Numancia.[9] He scored his first goal in the second division on 29 September, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña,[10] and ended the season with 12 goals under his name.[11]

References
  1. "Jogador Marcos André recebe título de cidadão coroataense" [Player Marcos André receives title of coroatense citizen] (in Portuguese). Coroatá Online. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. "Marcos André, o Coroataense que está se destacando no futebol da Espanha" [Marcos André, the Coroatense who is being a spotlight in Spanish football] (in Portuguese). Coroatá de Verdade. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "El central Ralph Silva, nueva incorporación del Celta B" [Stopper Ralph Silva, new addition of Celta B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. "Los brasileños Ralph Silva y Marcos André, cedidos a la SD Órdenes de Tercera División" [Brazilians Ralph Silva and Marcos André, loaned to SD Órdenes of Tercera División] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "Ralph Silva y Marcos André, dos jugadores brasileños para el Promesas" [Ralph Silva and Marcos André, two Brazilian players for Promesas] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. "Marcos André llega cedido a la UD Logroñés para las próximas dos temporadas" [Marcos André arrives on loan at UD Logroñés for the following two seasons] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. "El Real Valladolid incorpora al delantero Marcos André" [Real Valladolid sign the forward Marcos André] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. "Marcos André, cedido al Mirándes" [Marcos André, loaned to Mirandés] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  9. "A la tercera fue la vencida para los sorianos" [The third was the charm for the sorianos] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  10. "El Dépor toca fondo" [Dépor sink deep] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. "Marcos André se ha ganado una gran oportunidad" [Marcos André has won a great opportunity] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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