Marlon Santos da Silva Barbosa is a Brazilian footballer and defender.
Place of Birth, Education
He was born on September 7, 1995 in the Brazilian city of Duqui de Caxias.
Career
He is a pupil of the Brazilian club Fluminense, in which he played his debut match in Serie A against Sao Paulo on May 22, 2014 .
In 2016, he was loaned to Barcelona, and on November 23 of the same year, he played for the first time for the main team in a Champions League match against Celtic, replacing Gerard Piqué.
At the beginning of 2017, the Catalan club bought out his transfer for 5 million euros, signing a four-year deal with the footballer.
In the summer, Santos moved to the French Nice, but spent only one season there.
On August 16, 2018, the rights to the player were bought by the Italian Sassuolo for 6 million euros.
And on June 22, 2021, it became known that Santos signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk. According to media reports, the transfer cost the Ukrainian club 12 million euros.
After the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, most foreign football players left the country. Marlon, who managed to play 22 official matches for Shakhtar, also left the team and joined the Italian Monza on loan.
In July 2023, he returned to Brazil, signing a one-year loan with Fluminense.
From September 11, 2024 to July 2025, he played as part of the American club Los Angeles.
Appearances in the national team
In 2015, the footballer played for the Brazilian youth team at the South American Championship. During the tournament, he played in matches against the national teams of Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Argentina and twice against Uruguay.
In the summer of the same year, he participated in the World Youth Championship in New Zealand, where he reached the final with the team and won silver medals. Santos took the field in matches against Hungary, Nigeria, Uruguay, Portugal, Senegal and Serbia.
