# Marcus Meloni
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{{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](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo), Brazil
|height = 1.73 m[{{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 }}]
|position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder) / [Full back](/source/Defender_(association_football))
|currentclub = [Al Jazira](/source/Al_Jazira_Club)
|clubnumber = 16
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
|youthclubs1 = [Palmeiras](/source/Sociedade_Esportiva_Palmeiras)
|years1 = 2019–2026 |clubs1 = [Al-Sharjah](/source/Sharjah_FC) |caps1 = 131 |goals1 = 6
|years2 = 2026– |clubs2 = [Al Jazira](/source/Al_Jazira_Club) |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2024–
|nationalteam1 = [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team)
|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](/source/association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) or [full back](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for [UAE Pro League](/source/UAE_Pro_League) club [Al Jazira](/source/Al_Jazira_Club). Born in Brazil, he plays for the [United Arab Emirates national team](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team).
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 23 December 2024}}[{{Soccerway|marcus-vinicius-barbosa-meloni/632311|access-date=26 October 2019}}]
{| 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](/source/Sharjah_FC)
|[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_UAE_Pro_League)
|rowspan="6"|[UPL](/source/UAE_Pro_League)
|18||2||2||1||0||0||3||0||23||3
|-
|[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_UAE_Pro_League)
|21||0||2||0||0||0||2||0||31||1
|-
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_UAE_Pro_League)
|21||3||4||0||1||0||5||2||31||5
|-
|[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_UAE_Pro_League)
|20||0||4||0||0||0||7||0||31||0
|-
|[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_UAE_Pro_League)
|21||0||0||0||1||0||1||0||23||0
|-
|[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_UAE_Pro_League)
|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](/source/Mohammed_bin_Zayed_Stadium), [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) || {{fb|KGZ}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || [2026 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round)
|-
| 2. || 11 October 2025 || [Jassim bin Hamad Stadium](/source/Jassim_bin_Hamad_Stadium), [Al Rayyan](/source/Al_Rayyan), [Qatar](/source/Qatar) || {{fb|OMN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1|| align=center|2–1|| [2026 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_fourth_round)
|}
==Honours==
'''Sharjah'''
*[UAE President's Cup](/source/UAE_President's_Cup): [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_UAE_President's_Cup), [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_UAE_President's_Cup)
*[UAE League Cup](/source/UAE_League_Cup): 2022–23
*[UAE Super Cup](/source/UAE_Super_Cup): [2019](/source/2019_UAE_Super_Cup), [2022](/source/2022_UAE_Super_Cup)
*[AFC Champions League Two](/source/AFC_Champions_League_Two): [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AFC_Champions_League_Two)
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Al Jazira Club squad}}
{{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
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