Marcos Paulo

Marcos Paulo Costa do Nascimento (born 1 February 2001), commonly known as Marcos Paulo, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Famalicao on loan from La Liga club Atletico Madrid. Born in Brazil, he represents Portugal at international level.

Club Career

Fluminense

Born in Sao Goncalo, Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Paulo began his career at Fluminense, and had a release clause of €45 million at the age of 17. He was first called up to the first team for their Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A game away to Santos on 27 October 2018, as several players were rested ahead of a Copa Sudamericana game against Uruguay's Nacional; he was unused in the 3–0 loss.

Marcos Paulo made his professional debut on 30 January 2019 in the Campeonato Carioca, playing the last ten minutes of a 3–0 win over Madureira at the Maracana Stadium, in place of Bruno Silva. On 18 May he played his first game in the national league, entering at the same point in a 4–1 home win over Cruzeiro.

In the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, Marcos Paulo played seven games as Flu reached the quarter-finals. He scored his first goals on 30 July in the last 1 second leg 3–1 home win over Uruguay's Penarol (5–2 aggregate). He scored four goals in 24 games in the domestic league that year, all towards the end of the campaign, starting with the equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with Chapecoense on 26 October; he said after the game that to not win it was a disappointment.

On 1 March 2020, Marcos Paulo scored twice in a 5–1 home win over Madureira in the first game of the Carioca season.

Atletico Madrid

On 5 July 2021, he was announced by La Liga club Atletico Madrid, having signed a five-year contract.

On 24 August 2021, Paulo joined Primeira Liga side Famalicao on a season-long loan deal.

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