Marquinhos

Marcos Aoás Corrêa (Portuguese: Marcos Aoás Corrêa; born May 14, 1994), commonly known as Marquinhos (Portuguese: Marquinhos, pronounced: [maʁˈkĩɲus]), is a Brazilian male professional football player who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Serie A and serves as the team captain. He is also a member of the Brazilian national football team. Functions as a pivot and defensive midfielder. Marquinnos started his career with Corrientes. After winning the 2012 Copa Libertadores, he moved to Italian Serie A club Roma for a transfer fee of 3 million euros. Marquinus became the main force of the team during his one year of playing, and even reached the Coppa Italia final with the team, but lost the final and missed the championship. In July 2013, he switched to the French Football League club Paris Saint-Germain for 31.4 million euros and signed a five-year contract, becoming one of the players under the age of 20 with the highest transfer fee. He won 12 championships, including consecutive league championships in his first three seasons. In 2014, after compatriot David Luiz came to pitch, Marquinus' opportunities to play decreased. It was not until 2016 that after Lewis left the team, he returned to the team's main lineup. In 2013, Marquinus represented the Brazilian national football team for the first time. In 2014, he represented Brazil U20 in the 2014 Toulon Cup International Football Invitational Tournament and won the championship. He also represented Brazil in the men's football competition at the 2015 Copa America, the Centenary Copa America and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning an Olympic gold medal. In the quarterfinals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, they met Croatia and missed the fourth point during the PK match, and the Brazilian national team was eliminated.