Marcinho (footballer, born May 1995)

Marcinho is one of those players who quietly makes you stop scrolling and actually watch. Born in Belford Roxo — a working-class suburb of Rio where football is basically religion — he came up through the grind and eventually found his real home in Japan with Kawasaki Frontale, one of the J1 League's elite clubs. As a winger he's got that Brazilian flair baked in: quick feet, good close control, and a willingness to take on defenders in tight spaces. What I find genuinely impressive is how he's adapted to a tactically demanding team environment at Kawasaki rather than just coasting on individual skill. He's not a household name globally, and honestly that feels like an oversight — the J1 League deserves more attention, and players like Marcinho are exactly the reason why.

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Name (English)

Marcinho (footballer, born May 1995)

Name (Japanese)

マルシオ・アウグスト・ダ・シルバ・バルボサ

Reading

まるしお・あうぐすと・だ・しるば・ばるぼさ

Born

May 16, 1995 (age 31)

Origin

Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

173 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/marciinho95/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcinho%20(footballer%2C%20born%20May%201995)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62666992

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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