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Marcão

Squad depthSevilla · 30 yrs

Profile

Full nameMarcos do Nascimento Teixeira
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age30
Date of birth5 Jun 1996
BirthplaceLondrina
Height185 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubSevilla
Centre-back
13
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
943
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sevilla.

Injury-affected season

Missed 22 of Sevilla's ~38 games this season through 20 injury absences and 2 suspensions (knee, foot, wrist). He still appeared 13 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
La Liga13009436.66

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Marcão is a 30-year-old central defender at Sevilla, rated 42.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 303rd of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Marcão.

Judged on this season alone, Marcão graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 65th of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga, on 2 clean sheets and 2.195 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 53rd of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga. At 30 Marcão is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 14.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Marcão missed 20 games through injury and 2 suspensions (knee, foot, wrist) out of roughly 38 this season. The 13 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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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential53rd of 75 centre-backs · La Liga · 13 appsCurrent season65th of 75 centre-backs · La Liga · 13 apps65th-best centre-back in the La Liga303rd in the La Liga · potential53rd-highest potential centre-back in the La Liga
42.8
Ratingi
53rd of 75 centre-backs
16
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
55.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.19
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sevilla finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.19
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.9/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 55.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.8, Marcão carries the 53rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga of 75 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.