Marcos Antônio

Missed 8 of Sao Paulo's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences (hamstring, inactive, yellow cards). He still appeared 28 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	A	Min	Match
Serie A	28	4	1936	6.91
CONMEBOL Libertadores	5	1	607	7.11
Copa Do Brasil	2	1	199	7.17
Paulista - A1	7	0	90	6.9

Career

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Premier League×3CONMEBOL U17×2Cup×2Super League 1×2

Antônio's current-season form is up 250% on last season (Season 4→14), while his Rating held around 59. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sao Paulo	12	0	2	6.96	—	—
2025/26	Sao Paulo · 8th	28	0	4	6.91	59	14
2024/25	Sao PauloLoan · 6th	18	0	0	6.88	59	4
2023/24	PAOKLoan · 4th	11	2	0	6.78	35	6
2022/23	Lazio · 2nd	37	1	1	6.71	77	12

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil U20	9	0
Brazil U17	16	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Marcos Antônio is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Sao Paulo, rated 59.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (56.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Antônio.

Judged on this season alone, Antônio graded 14 — a strong campaign that ranks top 26% of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals and 4 assists in 28 appearances (0.186 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 14). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 13% of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 26 Antônio is in his prime years, and a market index of 28.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Antônio missed 8 games through injury (hamstring, inactive, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 28 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Antônio is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potentialTop 13% central midfielders · Serie A Current seasonTop 26% central midfielders · Serie A16th-best central midfielder in the Serie A60th in the Serie A · potential8th-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie A

59.2

Ratingi

8th of 63 central midfielders

14.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

56.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.19

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Sao Paulo finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 28 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 4 goal contributions (0.14 per appearance).

Watch points

Game time. Only 56.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.2, Antônio carries the 8th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 13%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %56.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.186

Goal contribution / 900.186

Defensive actions / 901.72

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %30

Dribble success %18.2

Cards / 900.186

Foul involvement / 902.603

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~28), then tapers with age. At 26, Antônio sits on 28.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Antônio's projected Rating — 59.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots10

Passing

Assists4

Chances created29—

Passes1,088—

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success18.2%

Duels won54—

Duels won %37%—

Fouls won27

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions9

Blocks7

Fouls committed29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€11.5M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Lazio(back from loan)2025/26 – now

Sao Paulo2025/26 – 2025/26

Sao Paulo(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Lazio(back from loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

PAOK(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Lazio2022/23 – 2023/24€ 8M

Shakhtar Donetsk2018/19 – 2022/23€ 3.5M

Estoriluntil 2018/19

About Marcos Antônio

Marcos Antônio Silva Santos is a 26-year-old centre-forward who plays for Sao Paulo, born on June 13, 2000 in Poções, standing 166 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Sao Paulo currently sit 8th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Marcos Antônio has made 28 appearances with 0 goals and 4 assists across 1,936 minutes, averaging a 6.95 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Serie A, the CONMEBOL Libertadores, the Copa Do Brasil and the Paulista - A1. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Marcos Antônio plays, Sao Paulo's record this season is 20W-12D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.98 at home against 6.9 on the road.

Recent matches

December 7, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Vitoria (95 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 3, 2025: 3-0 win at home vs Internacional (82 minutes, 1 assist, 7.9 rating)
November 27, 2025: 0-6 loss away at Fluminense (91 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 23, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Juventude (29 minutes, 6.3 rating)
November 6, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Flamengo (20 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 2, 2025: 2-0 win away at Vasco DA Gama (73 minutes, 6.6 rating)
October 26, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs Bahia (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
October 19, 2025: 0-3 loss away at Mirassol (81 minutes, 6.6 rating)
October 16, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Gremio (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
October 5, 2025: 2-3 loss at home vs Palmeiras (65 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Marcos Antônio at 59.2 with a Season form score of 14.2, ranking 60th of 413 centre-forwards in the Serie A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: Marcos Antônio has missed 8 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the Super League 1 and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Marcos Antônio has totalled 178 club appearances with 8 goals and 7 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 37 appearances for Lazio.

Marcos Antônio's career has also included time at Lazio, PAOK, Shakhtar Donetsk and Estoril.

On the international stage, Marcos Antônio has represented Brazil U20 and Brazil U17 — 25 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sao Paulo finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points