Marlon Freitas


Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas, known as Marlon Freitas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras.

Club career

Fluminense

Marlon was born in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, and joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2013. On 17 March 2015, he moved to Fort Lauderdale Strikers on a season-long loan deal.
Marlon made his senior debut on 4 April 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against New York Cosmos. He scored his first goal late in the month, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away success over Ottawa Fury. He returned to Fluminense in December 2015, after scoring eight goals in 31 appearances.
Upon returning, Marlon featured as an unused substitute for Flu during the 2016 season, before joining affiliate club ŠTK Šamorín on loan on 4 January 2017. He returned to his parent club in July, and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 9 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Bahia.
Marlon scored his first goal for Fluminense on 26 July 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 Copa Sudamericana away success over Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Despite featuring more regularly for the side in the remainder of the 2017 season, he lost space in the 2018 campaign, and was subsequently loaned to Série B side Criciúma on 30 May 2018.
On 2 January 2019, Botafogo-SP announced the signing of Marlon on loan for the season. An immediate starter, he only missed one match in the 2019 Série B due to suspension.

Atlético Goianiense

Ahead of the 2020 season, Marlon signed a permanent contract with Atlético Goianiense, newly promoted to the top tier. On 22 October of that year, after becoming an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until the end of 2022.

Botafogo

He signed a contract with Botafogo in 2023. In his debut season, he was defined by Botafogo’s late-season collapse, which resulted in the loss of the Brasileirão title. The midfielder was targeted by fans' criticism, but he turned things around during the historic 2024 campaign, leading the team to both the Brasileirão and Libertadores titles as captain.
In the 2025 season, Marlon Freitas made the second-highest number of appearances for Botafogo, featuring in 58 matches—56 of which were as an undisputed starter. He trailed only behind Vitinho in this regard.

Honours

Atlético Goianiense
Botafogo
Individual