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Marlon

Marlon

Defender - Centre-Back  at Shakhtar Donetsk
Age30
CitizenshipBrazil
Height1.82 m
Footright
BornSeptember 7, 1995
at Shakhtar Donetsk 1,788 days · joined 2021-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value €3.00m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.01
goals / match
Fluminense Football Club
top club · 99 apps

Career highs

€10.00m
peak value · 2018
€12.00m
top transfer fee · 18/19
1
best season · 18/19
16 / 0
int'l caps / goals
303Appearances
2Goals
1Assists
57Yellow cards
1Red cards
18Full matches (90′)
Full nameMarlon
Name in home countryMarlon Santos da Silva Barbosa
Date of birth1995-09-07 (30 yrs)
Place of birthDuque de Caxias, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height182.00 m
Current clubShakhtar Donetsk
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentPromanager
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
Transfer: LAFC → Shakhtar D.
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
2025 — Los Angeles FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
25/26 — Shakhtar Donetsk
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2024
Transfer: Shakhtar D. → LAFC
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
2024 — Fluminense Football Club, Los Angeles FC
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 8 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Los Angeles FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Fluminense → Shakhtar D.
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
Transfer: Shakhtar D. → Fluminense
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Fluminense Football Club
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: Monza → Shakhtar D.
22/23 · Return from loan
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2022
Transfer: Shakhtar D. → Monza
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — AC Monza
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Shakhtar Donetsk
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Sassuolo → Shakhtar D.
21/22 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — US Sassuolo
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — US Sassuolo
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: Barcelona → Sassuolo
18/19 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2018
18/19 — US Sassuolo
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2018
Transfer: OGC Nice → Barcelona
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Barcelona → OGC Nice
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — OGC Nice
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Fluminense → Barcelona
17/18 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jun 2017
Transfer: Barcelona B → Fluminense
16/17 · Return from loan
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
Transfer: Fluminense → Barcelona B
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Fluminense Football Club
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Fluminense Football Club
39 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Fluminense Football Club
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Fluminense U20 → Fluminense
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
2013 — Fluminense Football Club
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
1,634 min
Minutes played by club
Shakhtar Donetsk 0.0%
Los Angeles FC 7.6%
AC Monza 0.0%
Fluminense Football Club 0.0%
US Sassuolo 92.4%
OGC Nice 0.0%
FC Barcelona 0.0%
FC Barcelona B 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 21/22 25/26 24 0 0 0
Los Angeles FC 3 2024 24/25 27 1 0 124
AC Monza 1 22/23 22/23 30 0 0 0
Fluminense Football Club 6 2013 2024 99 0 1 0
US Sassuolo 3 18/19 20/21 66 1 0 1,510
OGC Nice 1 17/18 17/18 27 0 0 0
FC Barcelona 1 16/17 16/17 3 0 0 0
FC Barcelona B 1 16/17 16/17 27 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€2.5M1€5M1€7.5M1€10M16/1717/1818/19 — 1 goals (US Sassuolo)118/1919/2020/212015 — 1 assists120152024 — 1 goals (Los Angeles FC)1202421/2222/2324/2525/2616/17 — €5M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €10M19/20 — €10M20/21 — €6.5M21/22 — €10M22/23 — €10M24/25 — €5M25/26 — €3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

16/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 0020152016: 0020162023: 0020232024: 1120242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2324/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

16/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 1120152016: 0020162023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2324/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Europa League Qualifying Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 UECL Qualifiers Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Club World Cup Qu. Los Angeles FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 CONCACAF CC Los Angeles FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Italy Cup AC Monza 2 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Serie A AC Monza 28 0 0 7 1 0
21/22 Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Champions League Qu. Shakhtar Donetsk 4 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 12 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Ukrainian Super Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Club World Cup Los Angeles FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
2025 MLS Los Angeles FC 11 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Campeonato Carioca Fluminense Football Club 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Club World Cup Fluminense Football Club 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Libertadores Fluminense Football Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 MLS Los Angeles FC 5 1 0 0 0 124
2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Los Angeles FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Recopa Sudamericana Fluminense Football Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Série A Fluminense Football Club 4 0 0 1 0 0
2024 US Open Cup Los Angeles FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Libertadores Fluminense Football Club 5 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Série A Fluminense Football Club 15 0 0 5 0 0
2016 Campeonato Carioca Fluminense Football Club 7 0 0 2 0 0
2016 Campeonato Carioca - Final Fluminense Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Copa do Brasil Fluminense Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Primeira Liga do Brasil Fluminense Football Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Série A Fluminense Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Campeonato Carioca Fluminense Football Club 8 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Campeonato Carioca - Final Fluminense Football Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Copa do Brasil Fluminense Football Club 6 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Série A Fluminense Football Club 24 0 1 4 0 0
2014 Campeonato Carioca Fluminense Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Campeonato Carioca - Final Fluminense Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Copa do Brasil Fluminense Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Copa Sudamericana Fluminense Football Club 2 0 0 1 0 0
2014 Série A Fluminense Football Club 20 0 0 2 0 0
2013 Série A Fluminense Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Italy Cup US Sassuolo 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie A US Sassuolo 24 0 0 4 0 0
19/20 Serie A US Sassuolo 23 0 0 8 0 0
18/19 Serie A US Sassuolo 18 1 0 3 0 1,510
17/18 Coupe de France OGC Nice 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Coupe de la Ligue OGC Nice 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League OGC Nice 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Ligue 1 OGC Nice 23 0 0 4 0 0
16/17 2ª B - Grupo III FC Barcelona B 22 0 0 7 0 0
16/17 Ascenso a 2ª FC Barcelona B 5 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 LaLiga FC Barcelona 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
13/14 2014-01-01 Fluminense U20 Fluminense Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-08 Fluminense Barcelona B Loan 5000000
16/17 2017-06-30 Barcelona B Fluminense Return from loan 5000000
17/18 2017-07-01 Fluminense Barcelona Transfer 5000000 €5.00m
17/18 2017-08-29 Barcelona OGC Nice Loan 5000000
17/18 2018-06-30 OGC Nice Barcelona Return from loan 6000000
18/19 2018-08-16 Barcelona Sassuolo Transfer 10000000 €12.00m
21/22 2021-07-01 Sassuolo Shakhtar D. Transfer 6500000 €12.00m
22/23 2022-08-05 Shakhtar D. Monza Loan 10000000
22/23 2023-06-30 Monza Shakhtar D. Return from loan 6000000
23/24 2023-07-12 Shakhtar D. Fluminense Loan 6000000
23/24 2024-06-30 Fluminense Shakhtar D. Return from loan 5000000
24/25 2024-09-11 Shakhtar D. LAFC Loan 5000000
25/26 2025-07-11 LAFC Shakhtar D. Return from loan 3000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 muscular problems 2016-12-05 2016-12-17 13 1
18/19 unknown injury 2019-01-06 2019-03-14 68 9
18/19 Leg injury 2019-03-31 2019-04-28 29 5
19/20 unknown injury 2019-09-21 2019-09-24 4 1
19/20 Hamstring muscle injury 2019-12-23 2020-01-25 34 3
19/20 Back problems 2020-06-27 2020-06-30 4 1
20/21 Quarantine 2021-01-01 2021-01-04 4 1
22/23 unknown injury 2022-08-26 2022-08-29 4 1
22/23 Knee problems 2022-09-19 2022-10-08 20 1
22/23 Knee problems 2023-03-11 2023-03-31 21 2
24/25 unknown injury 2025-03-09 2025-03-31 23 4
Current€3.00m
Peak€10.00m
Low€500k
Δ since start+€2.50m
€500k€2.88m€5.25m€7.63m€10.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #37018 2 0 former national player
Team #7658 #4 14 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Jérémie Boga 1 0 0
Mert Müldür 1 0 0
Jeremy Toljan 1 0 0
Pedro Obiang 1 0 0
Marcos Júnior 2 0 0
Hamed Traoré 1 0 0
Gustavo Scarpa 2 0 0
Gerson 2 0 0
Wellington Silva 2 0 0
Jean 2 0 0
Edson 2 0 0
Rogério 1 0 0
Filip Djuricic 1 0 0
Sergi Palencia 2 0 0
Gian Marco Ferrari 1 0 0
Domenico Berardi 1 1 0
Manuel Locatelli 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2024 MLS Los Angeles FC 1 5
18/19 Serie A US Sassuolo 1 18

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2015 Série A Fluminense Football Club 1 24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
25/26 2025-07-11 LAFC Shakhtar D. Return from loan €3.00m
24/25 2024-09-11 Shakhtar D. LAFC Loan €5.00m
23/24 2024-06-30 Fluminense Shakhtar D. Return from loan €5.00m
23/24 2023-07-12 Shakhtar D. Fluminense Loan €6.00m
22/23 2023-06-30 Monza Shakhtar D. Return from loan €6.00m
22/23 2022-08-05 Shakhtar D. Monza Loan €10.00m
17/18 2018-06-30 OGC Nice Barcelona Return from loan €6.00m
17/18 2017-08-29 Barcelona OGC Nice Loan €5.00m
16/17 2017-06-30 Barcelona B Fluminense Return from loan €5.00m
16/17 2016-07-08 Fluminense Barcelona B Loan €5.00m

Last 50 matches for Shakhtar Donetsk The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-24 UKR1 Rukh Lviv 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2025-05-18 UKR1 Inhulets Petrove 1–4 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2025-05-09 UKR1 Zorya Lugansk 0–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2025-05-03 UKR1 Chernomorets Odessa 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2025-04-27 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Dinamo Kiev Available
2025-04-19 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–4 Kolos Kovalivka Available
2025-04-16 UKR1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2025-04-11 UKR1 FC LNZ Cherkasy 1–4 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2025-04-06 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 NK Veres Available
2025-03-29 UKR1 FK Obolon 0–2 Shakhtar Donetsk INJURED unknown injury
2025-03-11 UKR1 Karpaty Lviv 0–0 Shakhtar Donetsk INJURED unknown injury
2025-03-06 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Available
2025-03-01 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 FK Oleksandriya Available
2025-02-24 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Livyi Bereh Available
2024-12-15 UKR1 Polissya Zhytomyr 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-12-05 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Vorskla Poltava Available
2024-12-01 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Rukh Lviv Available
2024-11-23 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 6–0 Inhulets Petrove Available
2024-11-10 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Zorya Lugansk Available
2024-11-02 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Chernomorets Odessa Available
2024-10-27 UKR1 Dinamo Kiev 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-10-18 UKR1 Kolos Kovalivka 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-10-06 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 5–1 FC LNZ Cherkasy Available
2024-09-27 UKR1 NK Veres 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-09-23 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 FK Obolon Available
2024-09-14 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 5–2 Karpaty Lviv Available
2024-08-24 UKR1 FK Oleksandriya 4–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-08-18 UKR1 Livyi Bereh 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-08-11 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 Polissya Zhytomyr Available
2024-08-04 UKR1 Vorskla Poltava 0–5 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-05-25 UKR1 Polissya Zhytomyr 2–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-05-19 UKR1 SK Dnipro-1 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-05-11 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Dinamo Kiev Available
2024-05-05 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 Chernomorets Odessa Available
2024-05-01 UKR1 Chernomorets Odessa 1–4 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-04-27 UKR1 FC LNZ Cherkasy 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-04-22 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Zorya Lugansk Available
2024-04-18 UKR1 Zorya Lugansk 1–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-04-14 UKR1 Vorskla Poltava 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-04-07 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Rukh Lviv Available
2024-03-30 UKR1 FK Obolon 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2024-03-12 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 FC Mynai Available
2024-03-08 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 Kolos Kovalivka Available
2024-03-03 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 5–2 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Available
2024-02-26 UKR1 FK Oleksandriya 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Available
2023-12-08 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 NK Veres Available
2023-12-03 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Available
2023-11-24 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 Polissya Zhytomyr Available
2023-11-12 UKR1 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 SK Dnipro-1 Available
2023-11-03 UKR1 Dinamo Kiev 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Available

Teams faced most often by Marlon's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Real Salt Lake 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 67%
Los Angeles Galaxy 3 0 2 1 6 7 -1 0%
Minnesota United FC 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 50%
Colorado Rapids 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
Portland Timbers 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 0%
Houston Dynamo 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 50%
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 50%
San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 100%
FC Dallas 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 0%
Sporting Kansas City 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0%
Seattle Sounders 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
New York RB 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
16/17 Senior debut season
18/19 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 5 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 30 0 8 0 1 0
21/22 22 0 5 1 0 0
2024 18 124 1 0 0 0.73
2023 20 0 5 0 0 0
2016 8 0 2 0 0 0
2015 39 0 6 0 0 0
2014 22 0 3 1 0 0
20/21 25 0 4 1 0 0
19/20 23 0 8 0 0 0
18/19 18 1,510 3 1 0 0.24
17/18 27 0 4 1 0 0
16/17 30 0 7 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

MLS
16 apps
1 G
0 A
Serie A
93 apps
1 G
0 A
Série A
63 apps
0 G
1 A
Premier Liga
13 apps
0 G
0 A
Club World Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Libertadores
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Campeonato Carioca
17 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Ligue 1
23 apps
0 G
0 A
Ascenso a 2ª
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Marlon

Who is Marlon?

Marlon is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shakhtar Donetsk.

How old is Marlon?

Marlon is 30 years old. He was born on September 7, 1995 in Duque de Caxias.

What position does Marlon play?

Marlon plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Marlon play for?

Marlon currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.

How many career goals has Marlon scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marlon has scored 2 goals in 303 appearances.

What is Marlon's market value?

Marlon's most recent reported market value is €3.00m.