Marlon Gomes

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Marlon Gomes
Personal information
Full name Marlon Gomes Claudino [1]
Date of birth (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2013 Escolinha de Novos Talentos
2013–2017 Nova Iguaçu
2017–2022 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Vasco da Gama 44 (2)
2024– Shakhtar Donetsk 36 (7)
International career
2019 Brazil U16 2 (0)
2021– Brazil U20 14 (1)
2024 Brazil Olympic 4 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 2023 Colombia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 February 2024

Marlon Gomes Claudino (born 14 December 2003) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Gomes started his career with Escolinha de Futebol Arena das Nações at the age of five, before a move to Nova Iguaçu at the age of nine. [3] He joined Vasco da Gama in 2017. [4]

On 26 January 2024, Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of Gomes from Vasco da Gama on a contract until the end of 2028. [5]

International career

Marlon Gomes has represented Brazil at under-16 and under-20 level. [1]

Personal life

Marlon Gomes is the brother of fellow professional footballer Matheus Claudino. [4]

In 2018, shortly after his move to Vasco de Gama, he became father to a daughter, Maitê. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 August 2025 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2022 Série B 182000000182
2023 Série A 230301000270
Total41230100000452
Shakhtar Donetsk 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 114200000134
2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League213407 [a] 1344
2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League20004 [b] 060
Total3676011100538
Career total7793070111009810
Notes
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

References

  1. 1 2 Marlon Gomes at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Marlon Gomes". vasco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. "Marlon Gomes". smgbrasil.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Baltar, Marcelo (12 October 2022). "Pai aos 15 anos, Marlon Gomes usa maturidade para pular etapas e se firmar no Vasco" [Father at 15, Marlon Gomes uses maturity to skip steps and establish himself at Vasco]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. "Marlon Gomes is at Shakhtar". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. Marlon Gomes at Soccerway
  7. "Ukrainian Cup: Shakhtar defeated Dynamo in a penalty shootout | УНН". Ukrainian National News (UNN). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.