Full name Octávio Merlo Manteca Playing position Apps (Gls) Weight 77 kg | Years Team Height 1.86 m Career start 2013 | |
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Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 23) Similar Geirton Marques Aires, Lucas Zen, Dierson, Luís Henrique | ||
Oct vio midfielder highlights
Octávio Merlo Manteca (born in Rio de Janeiro, 29 December 1993), simply known as Octávio is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Tupi as a midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Octávio kicked off his career with Botafogo and made his debut in 2013. In the following season, though he started a match against Resende, he failed to make an impact.
He was loaned out to ABC in 2014 till the end of the year. At the end of the season he returned to his parent club, scoring 4 goals in total 9 appearances for the club.
Italian club Fiorentina took the Brazilian footballer on loan for the 2014–15 season.
He returned to Botafogo side for the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B. After, he renewed his contract until 2017.
In June 2016, he was loaned out to Tupi Football Club, from Minas Gerais until the end of the season.
