Marcus Meloni

{{short description|Emirati footballer (born 2000)}} {{more citations needed|date=October 2024}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Barbosa|Meloni}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Marcus Meloni |image = |full_name = Marcus Vinicius Barbosa Meloni |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|06|25|df=y}} |birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil |height = 1.73 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uaeproleague.ae/en/player/marcus-vinicius/adnoc-pro-league-2 |title=Marcus Meloni |publisher=UAE Pro League |access-date=10 July 2023 }}</ref> |position = Midfielder / Full back |currentclub = Al Jazira |clubnumber = 16 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019 |youthclubs1 = Palmeiras |years1 = 2019–2026 |clubs1 = Al-Sharjah |caps1 = 131 |goals1 = 6 |years2 = 2026– |clubs2 = Al Jazira |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2024– |nationalteam1 = United Arab Emirates |nationalcaps1 = 20 |nationalgoals1 = 2 |club-update = 25 May 2025 |nationalteam-update = 00:15, 19 December 2025 (UTC) }}

'''Marcus Vinicius Barbosa Meloni''' ({{langx|ar|ماركوس فينيسيوس باربوسا ميلوني}}; born 25 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full back for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira. Born in Brazil, he plays for the United Arab Emirates national team.

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 23 December 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|marcus-vinicius-barbosa-meloni/632311|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2" width="150"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Sharjah |2019–20 |rowspan="6"|UPL |18||2||2||1||0||0||3||0||23||3 |- |2020–21 |21||0||2||0||0||0||2||0||31||1 |- |2021–22 |21||3||4||0||1||0||5||2||31||5 |- |2022–23 |20||0||4||0||0||0||7||0||31||0 |- |2023–24 |21||0||0||0||1||0||1||0||23||0 |- |2024–25 |9||0||0||0||6||0||3||0||18||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !110||5||12||1||8||0||21||2||151||8 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !110||5||12||1||8||0||21||2||151||8 |}

===International=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 14 November 2024 || Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || {{fb|KGZ}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 2. || 11 October 2025 || Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar || {{fb|OMN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1|| align=center|2–1|| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |}

==Honours== '''Sharjah''' *UAE President's Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 *UAE League Cup: 2022–23 *UAE Super Cup: 2019, 2022 *AFC Champions League Two: 2024–25

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meloni, Marcus}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from São Paulo Category:Emirati men's footballers Category:21st-century Emirati sportsmen Category:United Arab Emirates men's international footballers Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Brazilian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:UAE Pro League players Category:SE Palmeiras players Category:Sharjah FC players Category:Al Jazira Club players Category:Naturalized citizens of the United Arab Emirates Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Category:Sportspeople of Brazilian descent Category:Sportspeople of Italian descent Category:Naturalised association football players Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen