Marcos Paulo Alves
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Marcos Paulo Alves is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian footballer. He currently plays for Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil...

 and had represented Brazil national football team
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

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Career

He played on the national team and had great potential, after spells with Udinese, Sporting Lisbon, and Maccabi Haifa, he found himself back in Brazil playing in the second division. He has played 18 times for the Brazilian national team and scored two goals (this figure includes under-23 games such as the Olympics). On 27 July 2007, he joined J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...

 division 1 side Yokohama FC
Yokohama FC
are a Japanese football club based in the city of Yokohama.-History:The club was formed in 1999, following the merger of the city's two J. League clubs, Yokohama Flügels and Yokohama Marinos the previous year. Flügels supporters, whose club was essentially dissolved, rejected the suggestion that...

 on loan, and following Yokohama's relegation from J1, on 28 December of the same year he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...

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Club statistics

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|2007||Yokohama||J. League 1||11||0||0||0||0||0||11||0
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|2008||rowspan="2"|Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...

||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||20||1||1||0||5||0||26||1
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|2009||17||0||2||1||4||0||23||1
48||1||3||1||9||0||60||2
48||1||3||1||9||0||60||2
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International career statistics

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|1999||2||1
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|2000||1||0
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!Total||3||1
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External links

Profile and statistics of Marcos Paulo on SambaFoot.com
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