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Marinho

Experienced headFortaleza EC · 36 yrs

Profile

Full nameMário Sérgio Santos Costa
PositionWinger
NationalityBrazil
Age36
Date of birth29 May 1990
BirthplacePenedo
Height168 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubFortaleza EC
Wingeralso played MID
17
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
710
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fortaleza EC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of Fortaleza EC's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences and 1 suspension (ankle, inactive). He still appeared 17 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A17127106.71
CONMEBOL Libertadores6115186.91
Cearense - 1720368
Copa do Nordeste400268
Copa Do Brasil2001427.25

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Winger

Marinho is a 36-year-old winger at Fortaleza EC, rated 14.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 398th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Marinho.

Judged on this season alone, Marinho graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 16 of the 16 wingers in the Serie A, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 17 appearances (0.38 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 15th of 16 of the 16 wingers in the Serie A. At 36 Marinho is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Marinho missed 7 games through injury and 1 suspension (ankle, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 17 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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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential15th of 16 wingers · Serie A · 17 appsCurrent season9th of 16 wingers · Serie A · 17 apps9th-best winger in the Serie A398th in the Serie A · potential15th-highest potential winger in the Serie A
14.6
Ratingi
15th of 16 wingers
12
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.3%
Minutes
limited game time
0.38
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

1
Goals
2
Assists
3
G+A
0.06
Goals / app

1 goal in 17 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.6, Marinho carries the 15th-highest potential of the wingers in the Serie A of 16 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.38 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.