Place of birth Marabá, Brazil Number 20 Height 1.77 m Career start 2011 | Playing position 2010–2012 Náutico Weight 74 kg | |
Full name Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo Date of birth (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 22) Current team Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (#20 / Midfielder) Similar Manoel Messias Silva Car, Alisson, Ariel Cabral, Bruno Ramires, Giorgian De Arrascaeta | ||
Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Araújo (born 24 December 1994), known as Marcos Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cruzeiro as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Marcos Vinícius was born in Marabá, Pará, and after short spells at Corinthians and Bahia, joined Náutico in 2010, aged 15. He subsequently graduated with the latter and made his professional debut on 14 September 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lenon in a 1–2 away loss against Bragantino for the Série B championship.
Marcos Vinícius made his Série A debut on 29 May 2013, again from the bench in a 0–3 home loss against Vitória. He scored his first goal in the category on 2 June, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Portuguesa.
On 10 November 2014 Marcos Vinícius was loaned to Cruzeiro until December 2015, with a buyout clause. On 4 April of the following year, after only appearing with the side in Campeonato Mineiro, Raposa bought 50% of his rights.