Marco Antonio Morgon Filho (born 24 February 1988), known as Marquinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santa Maria.

Marco Morgon
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Morgon Filho
Date of birth (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Santo André, Brazil
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
Manurewa
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2004 Corinthians
2004 Noroeste
2004 Nacional-MG
2007 Mogi das Cruzes [pt]
2007–2008 América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Bandeirante
2008–2009 Atlétio de Valdevez
2009–2010 Coruxo
2010–2011 Céltiga
2011–2012 Deportivo San Pedro (14)
2012-2013 Deportivo Mictlán 17 (2)
2013 Cobán Imperial
2013 Deportivo San Pedro
2014 San Marcos de Arica
2015 Alianza Petrolera 4 (0)
2016 Huehueteco [es]
2017 Colorado [pt]
2017 Brasília (2)
2017 Desportiva Ferroviária 6 (0)
2017 Hibernians 5 (1)
2018 Ghajnsielem (14)
2018–2019 Sirens 23 (11)
2018–2019 San José 27 (8)
2019–2020 Bylis Ballsh 4 (0)
2021 Gran Mamoré
2021–2022 Sololá [es] 10 (1)
2022–2022 Manurewa 5 (1)
2022–2022 Santa Maria N/A (N/A)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Marco Morgon started his career in the lower categories of Corinthians, where he played for five years. After that, he had a chance to show his work in América Futebol Clube, becoming the top scorer in the Junior Tournament. In 2007, he was ceded to Boa Esporte (known as VEC at the time), where he debuted as a professional and emerged as a great promise.

In 2008, the athlete played for Atlétio de Valdevez, 2B Division. Then, joined G.D. Moreira do Lima, a Portuguese Third Division team, becoming a scorer.

In 2010, Morgon played for Coruxo F.C., a Spanish 2B Division football club, playing for one season. After that, he was transferred to Céltiga F.C., making it into the 2nd Division.

In 2012, he signed for Deportivo San Pedro, finishing as a top scorer with 14 goals. This caught the eyes of National League teams, such as Comunicaciones and Municipal. Morgon signed, in 2013, for Deportivo Mictlán, in Asunción Mita. In the Guatemalan club, he had a successful tournament and was rated the Best Assist Maker in the league, with 10 assists.

In 2014, the footballer signed for San Marcos de Arica,[1] which was the champion of the First Division B.

From 2015 until 2016, he played for Alianza Petrolera F.C.[2] in Colombia.

In 2017, Morgon played for Brasília F.C., scoring 2 goals in a friendly match against Cruzeiro E.C., whose managers showed interest in signing Morgon.[3]

Also in 2017, Morgon decided it was time for a change, signing for Desportiva Ferroviária,[4] introducing himself to the supporters.[5]

At the end of 2017, he played for the Premier League team Hibernians F.C. His skills impressed the First Division club Ghajnsielem F.C., which signed him for the 2017/2018 season. The footballer scored 11 goals in league matches and 3 during the Gozo Cups.[6] In July 2018, First Division team Sirens F.C. signed Morgon, and the athlete helped the club to get promoted[7] to the Maltese Premier League, scoring 11 goals and assisting in another 13.

In 2019, Morgon played as a midfielder for San José de Oruro. In 2020, when competing for the Copa Libertadores, Marco Morgon delivered a brilliant performance, according to the Bolivian Fox Sports commentators.

Morgon is growing in popularity in the Latin American country[8] San José and, alongside his teammates, went back to the fields in November 2020.

The match against Real Santa Cruz[9] was highly successful for the team after a long period of unlicensed training. Marco scored 2 goals, setting up the winning at 4-1.

In January 2021, Morgon signed for KF Bylis, an Albanian football club competing in the Kategoria Superiore in the Eastern European country.

After playing for Bylis, in Albania, Marco Morgon signed for Gran Mamoré in 2021/2,[10] which is currently competing on the División de Fútbol Profesional in Bolivia.

At the end of 2021, Morgon signed with Sololá,[11] competing on Guatemala’s Liga Nacional.

Morgon’s great performance caught the attention of Manurewa AFC, a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. The player is now the number 11 of the team, playing as a left winger. In January 2023, Marco signed for Santa Maria, playing as a left-winger.

Statistics

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(Correct as of January 23, 2022)
Competition Appearances Goals Assists Y. Cards R. Cards Minutes Played
Liga Nacional Clausura 33 5 0 11 0 2352'
NRFL Division 1 5 1 N/A 0 0 N/A
Abissnet Superiore 8 0 0 1 0 233'
Bolivian Div. Prof. Apertura 25 8 1 1 1 1.933'
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2 0 0 1 0 128'
Challenge League 23 10 8 3 1 1.878'
Premier League 10 5 0 1 0 848'
Maltese FA Trophy 2 0 0 0 0 154'
Liga Dimayor I 7 3 0 0 0 627'

The Maltese First Division football club, Sirens F.C., had a good 18/19 season. They won 18 out of 26 matches. The Blues were declared champions of the BOV First Division after a goalless draw with Vittoriosa Stars F.C. on April 20.[12] Their promotion to Premier League came earlier in April, and Marco Morgon used his Facebook to thank everyone involved in this historical moment, receiving tons of replies from the supporters and fans across Europe and Latin America.

(...) I would like to thank everyone from the club: the Coach, for believing in my work and for being with me in every moment, especially the hardest ones, and for making me become not just a better player, but a better person; to the President and the Committee, for fighting for me since day one and for making me feel important; my teammates, I have no words to describe what we are together and everything we did for each other. Thank you to each one of you for teaching me things about life every day, and a huge thanks to the Staff; a special thanks to Guzy, someone who was always there for us, behind the scenes, several times, in the morning, went to the Stadium just to open the door for me so I could train a bit more. You are a winner, an amazing human being, and a friend; Final but not least, an enormous thanks to our 12º player – the fans! Without your support, none of this would have been possible. You are one of the main reasons why we are where we are. Thank you! (...)

Clubs

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(Correct as of January 23, 2022)
Club Country Year
Varginha EC   Brazil 2007
C.A. Mogi Das Cruzes   Brazil 2007
Bandeirante EC   Brazil 2008
Atlético de Valdevez   Portugal 2008–2009
Coruxo F.C.   Spain 2009–2010
Céltiga F.C.   Spain 2010–2011
Deportivo San Pedro   Guatemala 2011–2012
Deportivo Mictlán   Guatemala 2012–2013
Cobán Imperial   Guatemala 2013
Deportivo San Pedro   Guatemala 2013
San Marcos de Arica   Chile 2014
Alianza Petrolera F.C.   Colombia 2015
Club Social y Deportivo Huehueteco   Guatemala 2016
Colorado E.C.   Brazil 2017
Brasília F.C.   Brazil 2017
Desportiva Ferroviária   Brazil 2017
Hibernians F.C.   Malta 2017
Ghajnsielem F.C.   Malta 2018
Sirens F.C.   Malta 2018–2019
San José de Oruro   Bolivia 2019-2021
KF Bylis   Albania 2021
Gran Mamoré FC   Bolivia 2021
CSD Sololá   Guatemala 2021–2022
Manurewa AFC   New Zealand 2022–Present

Honours

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Noroeste Bauru, São Paulo
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
América, Minas Gerais
Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Moreira do Lima, Portugal
Moreira do Lima, Portugal
Galicia, Spain
  • Champion and promoted to 2nd League in 2010 playing for Céltiga FC
San Marcos, Guatemala
Arica, Chile
  • Chilean First B Division Champion and promoted to Premier League in 2014 playing for San Marcos de Arica
San Pawl il-Baħar, Malta
  • Maltese First Division Champion and promoted to Premier League in 2019 playing for Sirens F.C.

References

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  1. ^ "M. Morgon: Brazilian player signs for San Marcos de Arica". CDF.
  2. ^ "M. Morgon: Alianza Petrolera signs Marco Morgon". Vanguardia.
  3. ^ "M. Morgon: Cruzeiro E.C. gets impressed by Morgon skills". Vavel.
  4. ^ "M. Morgon: Marco Morgon signs for Desportiva Ferroviária". Globo Esporte.
  5. ^ "M. Morgon: Morgon tells supporters what to wait for at Desportiva Ferroviária". Globo Esporte.
  6. ^ "M. Morgon: Excellent curling shot by Morgon". GozoFA.
  7. ^ "M. Morgon: Sirens secure historic promotion to Premier League". Malta Football.
  8. ^ "M. Morgon: Brazilian player is growing in popularity in Bolivia". Uol Esporte.
  9. ^ "M. Morgon: San José beats Real San Cruz at Bermudez Stadium and is warmly welcomed by supporters". El Deber.
  10. ^ "M. Morgon: Gran Mamoré signs two new players". La Palabra del Beni.
  11. ^ "M. Morgon: Brazilian footballer signs for Sololá". GuateFutbol.
  12. ^ "M. Morgon: Sirens declared champions of the BOV First Division". Malta Football.