 Marlos with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlos Romero Bonfim | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Coritiba | 34 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | São Paulo | 59 | (5) |
| 2011 | Rentistas | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → São Paulo (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | 53 | (9) |
| 2014– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 237 | (71) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Ukraine | 17 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2020 | |||
Marlos Romero Bonfim (Ukrainian: Марлос Ромеро Бонфим; born 7 June 1988), or simply Marlos, is a Brazilian-born Ukrainian attacking midfielder or right winger who plays for Ukrainian club FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He received Ukrainian citizenship in September 2017.
Career[edit]
Marlos was born in São José dos Pinhais. In July 2014, he signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]
In 2016–2017, Marlos was recognized as a player of the month of the Ukrainian Premier League on three occasions (November 2016,[3] May 2017,[4] and July 2017[5]) becoming the most-titled by the award.
In 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League he scored 18 league goals only to yield the top scorer of the season title to his teammate Facundo Ferreyra with 21 tallies.
International career[edit]
On 30 September 2017 FFU announced that Marlos was called up to play for Ukraine in the upcoming games of the World Cup qualification against Kosovo and Croatia.[6] Marlos made his debut for Ukraine on 6 October 2017, replacing Artem Kravets in the second half of a 2–0 away win against Kosovo in Shkodër (Albania) as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He is the second Brazilian to play for Ukraine after Edmar Halovskyi who represented Ukraine in 2011–2014.[6]
On 20 October 2017 there surfaced information that Marlos was paid one million dollars, which was said to be a bonus for extending his contract (4 years).[7] Supposedly, this was done to solve the problem regarding the limit of foreign players allowed on the Shakhtar roster.[7] The same day, FC Shakhtar Donetsk issued its official press release denying the pay out.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 26 June 2020[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 2008 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2009 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| São Paulo | 2009 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2010 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 54 | 5 | |
| 2011 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 54 | 7 | |
| Total | 85 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 135 | 13 | ||
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| Total | 53 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 13 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 12 | |
| 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 22 | |
| 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 | |
| Total | 143 | 55 | 20 | 4 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 224 | 69 | ||
| Career total | 315 | 76 | 31 | 6 | 85 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 468 | 98 | ||
International[edit]
- As of 14 October 2019
| Ukraine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 1 |
International goals[edit]
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2019 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Lithuania | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours[edit]
Coritiba
- Brazilian Série B: 2007
- Paraná State League: 2008
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2014, 2015, 2017
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2015–16[11]
- Ukrainian Premier League Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018
- Ukrainian Premier League best player of season: 2017–18
- Football Stars of Ukraine – Best UPL player: 2017, 2018
References[edit]
- ^ "Marlos". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Marlos makes move to Shakhtar". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Марлос — найкращий гравець Ліги Парі-Матч у листопаді!" [Marlos is the best player in the Pari-Match League in November!]. fpl.ua. Ukrainian Premier League. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Марлос — найкращий гравець Ліги Парі-Матч у травні!" [Marlos is the best player in the Pari-Match League in May!]. upl.ua. Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Марлос — найкращий гравець Чемпіонату УПЛ у липні!". upl.ua. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ a b Marlos is called to the Ukraine national football team up against Croatia and Kosovo (Марлос вызван в сборную Украины на Хорватию и Косово). Sport Arena. 30 September 2017
- ^ a b Akhmetov paid Marlos $1 mln for accepting Ukrainian citizenship (Ахметов заплатил Марлосу 1 млн долларов за принятие гражданства Украины). Sport Arena. 20 October 2017
- ^ Shakhtar denied its pay out to Marlos a million of dollars for accepting Ukrainian citizenship (Шахтер опроверг выплату Марлосу миллиона долларов за принятие гражданства Украины). Sport Arena. 20 October 2017
- ^ "МАРЛОС - 11 - ЗВЕЗДНОЕ КАЧЕСТВО". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Tufan, Ozan". National Football Teams.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 20 May 2016.
External links[edit]
- metalist.ua at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-05-12) (in Ukrainian)
