Marlon Santos (footballer, born 2005)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon Santos Teodoro | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Viçosa, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventude | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestra Estrelas | |||
| VEL | |||
| Ubaense | |||
| 2022 | Inter de Minas | ||
| 2023– | Juventude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Juventude | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Brasil de Farroupilha (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:16, 8 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marlon Santos Teodoro (born 11 January 2005), known as Marlon Santos or just Marlon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Juventude.
Career
Born in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Marlon began his career with hometown side Associação Palestra Estrelas at the age of six.[2] He subsequently played for local sides Viçosa Esporte e Lazer, Associação Esportiva Ubaense and Inter de Minas before joining the youth sides of Juventude in 2022.[3]
On 2 February 2024, Marlon signed his first professional contract with Juventude.[4] In May, he was loaned to Brasil de Farroupilha for the year's Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, and returned to his parent club in July after three appearances.[5]
Marlon played for the under-20 side of Ju, and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 4 August 2025, coming on as a late substitute for Ênio in a 3–1 away loss to Santos.[3][6]
Career statistics
- As of 5 August 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventude | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Brasil de Farroupilha (loan) | 2024 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Marlon" (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Viçosense Marlon Santos estreia pelo Juventude em jogo contra o Santos" [Viçosense Marlon Santos debuts for Juventude in a match against Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Primeiro a Saber. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Viçosense Marlon Santos estreia pelo Juventude no Morumbis" [Viçosense Marlo Santos debuts for Juventude at the Morumbis] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha da Mata. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Viçosense assina contrato profissional com o Juventude (RS)" [Viçosense signs professional contract with Juventude (RS)] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha da Mata. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Marlon Santos celebra volta ao Juventude: 'Ótimas lembranças'" [Marlon Santos celebrates return to Juventude: 'Great memories'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Latino. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "'Neymar, me dá tua chuteira?': promessa do Juventude revela bastidores 'surreais' de 'resenha' com astro do Santos" ['Neymar, give me your boots?': Juventude prospect reveals 'surreal' behind-the-scenes of 'chat' with Santos star] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ Marlon Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2025.