Nino (footballer, born 1997)

In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Nino

Personal information
Full name	Marcilio Florencio Mota Filho [1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth	Recife, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number	27
Youth career
	Sport Recife
	Criciúma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Criciúma	78	(1)
2019	→ Fluminense (loan)	38	(1)
2020–2023	Fluminense	138	(8)
2024–	Zenit Saint Petersburg	12	(0)
International career‡
2020–	Brazil U23	6	(0)
2023–	Brazil	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Brazil Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:49, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Marcilio Florencio Mota Filho, commonly known as Nino, (born 10 April 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Brazil national team. ^[2]

Club career

Nino is a product of the Sport Recife and Criciúma youth systems. On February 18, 2016, in a Campeonato Catarinense match against Camboriú, he made his debut for the main squad of the latter. ^[3] On May 20, 2017, in a match against Oeste, he made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. ^[4] On June 17, 2018, in a match against Oeste, he scored his first goal for Criciúma. ^[5] At the beginning of 2019, Nino moved to Fluminense on a loan deal. On April 29, in a match against Goiás, he made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. ^[6] On May 18, in a match against Cruzeiro, Nino scored his first goal for Fluminense. ^[7] At the end of the loan spell, the club exercised the option to purchase his transfer for 1.1 million euros. In 2023, he helped the club win the Copa Libertadores but would later score an own goal in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup final against Manchester City F.C.

On 4 January 2024, Nino joined Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg on a four-and-a-half year contract for a fee reported to be around €5 million. ^{[8] [9]}

On 2 June 2024, Nino scored a late equalizer in the 2024 Russian Cup final which Zenit eventually won in added time. ^[10]

International career

On 17 June 2021, Nino was named in the Brazilian squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[11]

In August 2023, he received his first call-up to the Brazil national team by interim head coach Fernando Diniz, for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bolivia and Peru. ^{[12] [13]} He made his debut on 21 November 2023 in a World Cup qualifier 0–1 home loss against Argentina, he substituted Marquinhos at half-time. That was Brazil's first home loss in World Cup qualifiers in history. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of 2 June 2024 ^[15]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Criciúma	2016	Série B	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	2017		24	0	3	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	29	0
	2018		29	1	15	0	2	0	—		—		46	1
	2019		0	0	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	Subtotal		53	1	25	0	2	0	—		3	0	83	1
Fluminense	2019	Série A	36	1	2	0	6	0	6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		50	1
	2020		26	3	8	0	6	1	0	0	—		40	4
	2021		25	2	9	1	2	0	8 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		44	3
	2022		30	0	7	0	8	0	8	0	—		53	0
	2023		26	2	13	1	4	1	11 [lower-alpha 3]	1	—		54	5
	Subtotal		143	8	39	2	26	2	33	1	—		241	13
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2023–24	Russian Premier League	12	0	—		4	1	—		—		16	1
Career total			208	9	64	2	32	3	33	1	3	0	340	15

1. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Fluminense

• Taça Rio: 2020
• Taça Guanabara: 2022, 2023
• Campeonato Carioca: 2022, 2023
• Copa Libertadores: 2023

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2023–24 ^[16]
• Russian Cup: 2023–24 ^[10]

Brazil Olympic

• Summer Olympics: 2020

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Fluminense FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
2. "Nino :: Marcílio Florêncio Mota Filho :: Fluminense".
3. "Camboriú VS. Criciúma 3:5". soccerway.com. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
4. "Oeste VS. Criciúma 1:0". soccerway.com. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
5. "Oeste VS. Criciúma 2:2". soccerway.com. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
6. "Fluminense VS. Goiás 0:1". soccerway.com. 29 April 2019.
7. "Fluminense VS. Cruzeiro 4:1". soccerway.com. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
8. "Нино — игрок "Зенита"!". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (in Russian). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
9. "Zenit anuncia a contratação de Nino, que deixa o Fluminense". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
10. "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
11. "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
12. "Fernando Diniz convoca Seleção Brasileira para a estreia das Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
13. Mota, Cahê; Zarko, Raphael (18 August 2023). "Convocados da Seleção: veja a primeira lista de Fernando Diniz". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
14. "Brazil v Argentina game report". ESPN. 21 November 2023.
15. Nino at Soccerway
16. ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.

External links

• Nino at Sambafoot