Marlon Santos (footballer, born 2005)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santosand the second or paternal family name is Teodoro.

Marlon

Personal information
Full name	Marlon Santos Teodoro
Date of birth	(2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Viçosa, Brazil [1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Juventude
Number	98
Youth career
	Palestra Estrelas
	VEL
	Ubaense
2022	Inter de Minas  [ pt ]
2023–	Juventude
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Juventude	1	(0)
2024	→ Brasil de Farroupilha (loan)	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:16, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Marlon Santos Teodoro (born 11 January 2005), known as Marlon Santos or just Marlon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Juventude.

Career

Born in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Marlon began his career with hometown side Associação Palestra Estrelas at the age of six. ^[2] He subsequently played for local sides Viçosa Esporte e Lazer, Associação Esportiva Ubaense and Inter de Minas  [ pt ] before joining the youth sides of Juventude in 2022. ^[3]

On 2 February 2024, Marlon signed his first professional contract with Juventude. ^[4] In May, he was loaned to Brasil de Farroupilha for the year's Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, and returned to his parent club in July after three appearances. ^[5]

Marlon played for the under-20 side of Ju, and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 4 August 2025, coming on as a late substitute for Ênio in a 3–1 away loss to Santos. ^{[3] [6]}

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2025 ^[7]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventude	2024	Série A	0	0	0	0	—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	2025		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0	2	0
Brasil de Farroupilha (loan)	2024	Gaúcho Série A2	—		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Career total			1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0

1. Appearance(s) in Copa FGF

References

1. "Marlon" (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
2. "Viçosense Marlon Santos estreia pelo Juventude em jogo contra o Santos" [Viçosense Marlon Santos debuts for Juventude in a match against Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Primeiro a Saber. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
3. "Viçosense Marlon Santos estreia pelo Juventude no Morumbis" [Viçosense Marlo Santos debuts for Juventude at the Morumbis] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha da Mata. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
4. "Viçosense assina contrato profissional com o Juventude (RS)" [Viçosense signs professional contract with Juventude (RS)] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha da Mata. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
5. "Marlon Santos celebra volta ao Juventude: 'Ótimas lembranças'" [Marlon Santos celebrates return to Juventude: 'Great memories'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Latino. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
6. "'Neymar, me dá tua chuteira?': promessa do Juventude revela bastidores 'surreais' de 'resenha' com astro do Santos" ['Neymar, give me your boots?': Juventude prospect reveals 'surreal' behind-the-scenes of 'chat' with Santos star] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
7. Marlon Santos at Soccerway . Retrieved 8 August 2025.