Marco Morgon


Marco Antonio Morgon Filho, known as Marquinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santa Maria.

Career

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, 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, which was the champion of the First Division B.
From 2015 until 2016, he played for Alianza Petrolera F.C. 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.
Also in 2017, Morgon decided it was time for a change, signing for Desportiva Ferroviária, introducing himself to the supporters.
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. In July 2018, First Division team Sirens F.C. signed Morgon, and the athlete helped the club to get promoted 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 San José and, alongside his teammates, went back to the fields in November 2020.
The match against Real Santa Cruz 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, which is currently competing on the División de Fútbol Profesional in Bolivia.
At the end of 2021, Morgon signed with Sololá, 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

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. 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.

Clubs

Honours

;Noroeste Bauru, São Paulo
;Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
;América, Minas Gerais
  • Champion at Campeonato Mineiro Juvenil in 2008 playing for América Futebol Clube
;Viana do Castelo, Portugal
;Moreira do Lima, Portugal
  • Viana do Castelo Honour Division in 2009 playing for GD Moreira de Lima
;Moreira do Lima, Portugal
  • Second-highest goal scorer in 2009 playing GD Moreira de Lima
;Galicia, Spain
  • Champion and promoted to 2nd League in 2010 playing for Céltiga FC
;San Marcos, Guatemala
  • Top Scorer in 2012 playing for Deportivo San Pedro
;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.