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Marlon is Shakhtar player

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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Brazilian defender Marlon moved from Sassuolo to Shakhtar

The footballer signed a five-year contract with the club.

12th Brazilian in the team

Marlon began his top-flight career at Fluminense (69 appearances). In the summer of 2016, he was loaned out to Barcelona for a year with a buyout option. After that, he signed a three-year contract with the Blaugrana (Marlon made two appearances in La Liga and debuted in the Champions League). In the 2017/18 season, he played on loan for Nice in France (27 apps), and in the summer of 2018 he moved to Sassuolo (66 apps in all competitions, 1 goal).

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Marlon Santos da Silva Barbosa

Born September 7, 1995 in Duque de Caxias (Brazil)
Height: 182 cm
Role: center-back

In the summer of 2015, Marlon was the main centre-back of the Brazil U20 national team, with which he became the FIFA World Cup runner-up.