Marquinhos

Marquinhos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 0→0), while his Rating eased 58→56. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 6).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cruzeiro · 5th	2	0	0	6.6	56	0
2025/26	Cruzeiro · 3rd	17	0	0	6.68	58	0
2024/25	Fluminense · 13th	20	0	1	6.83	63	5
2023/24	Arsenal	1	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	NantesLoan · 14th	7	0	0	6.88	62	0
2022/23	NorwichLoan · 13th	11	1	1	6.61	63	6
2022/23	Sao Paulo · 9th	1	0	0	6.9	58	0
2022/23	Arsenal · 2nd	1	0	0	—	74	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil U23	11	0
Brazil U20	3	1
Brazil U17	3	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Marquinhos is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Cruzeiro, rated 58.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Marquinhos.

On the season, Marquinhos graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58. At 23 Marquinhos is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs

58.4

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

11.6%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 17 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 11.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 58.4 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %11.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 905

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.227

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 23, Marquinhos sits on 27.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Marquinhos's projected Rating — 58.4 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

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€31.4M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Arsenal(back from loan)Jun 2025 – now

CruzeiroJun 2025 – Jun 2025

Cruzeiro(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

Arsenal(back from loan)Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

Fluminense(on loan)Feb 2024 – Jan 2025

Arsenal(back from loan)Jan 2024 – Feb 2024

Nantes(on loan)Aug 2023 – Jan 2024

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

Norwich(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

ArsenalJun 2022 – Jan 2023€ 31.4M

Sao Paulountil Jun 2022

About Marquinhos

Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Alencar is a 23-year-old centre-forward who plays for Cruzeiro, born on April 7, 2003, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Cruzeiro currently sit 5th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Marquinhos has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 80 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 2 rated games. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

Recent matches

July 31, 2026: 1-0 win away at Coritiba (20 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Botafogo (60 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Marquinhos's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Cruzeiro face Vasco DA Gama away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Marquinhos at 58.4 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 15 career titles — among them the CONMEBOL Recopa and the MLS All-Star. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, Marquinhos has totalled 86 club appearances with 5 goals and 3 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 21 appearances for Sao Paulo.

Marquinhos's career has also included time at Arsenal, Fluminense, Nantes, Norwich and Sao Paulo.

On the international stage, Marquinhos has represented Brazil U23, Brazil U20, Brazil U17 — 17 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Watch points