Botafogo

Marçal

Fernando Marçal de Oliveira

Marçal is a left back registered with Botafogo. This profile combines verified provider data with Almost Signed transfer intelligence.

PositionLB Age37 ClubBotafogo Almost Value€150k

Verified profile

Player snapshot

Current clubBotafogoSerie A Brazil

Detailed roleLeft BackDefender

Secondary positionsNot verifiedOnly stored roles

Date of birth19 Feb 198937 years old

NationalityBrazilSão Paulo

Other nationalitiesNot verifiedNo nationality is inferred

National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored

Preferred footNot verifiedProvider/editorial record

Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current

Estimated value€150kmedium confidence

AvailabilityCurrent absence reportedYellow Cards

Height17874

Shirt number#21Botafogo

Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

Field-level source records will appear after the next football-data audit.

Last data check: 15 Aug 2026No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.

Profile updates

What changed?

Material provider or model changes are recorded without overwriting the previous value.

0changes in the last 24 hours0 retained audit events

No material profile changes have been recorded yet. The history starts with the next provider or model update.

Current intelligence

What's happening?

No public, database-matched transfer route is active for Marçal. This profile updates when a qualified source produces a material development.

Contract intelligence

Contract leverage not modelled

A current expiry date has not been independently verified.

Contract startNot verified

Contract expiryNot currently verifiedNo current calculation

Club optionNot verified

Player optionNot verified

Release clauseNot verified

Extension talksNot verified

Source: No public source stored · Confidence: Low. Missing contract fields are never inferred.

Season stats

Serie A Brazil · 2026

Botafogo · Defender

Appearances72 starts

Minutes2495 substitute entries

Rating6.95provider season average

Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists

Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample

Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample

Shots32 on target

Passing85140 passes · 4 key

Defensive work82 interceptions · 2 blocks

Duels won51.9%14 of 27

Dribble success—0 of 0

Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Transfer intelligence

Active routes

Public routes matched to this exact player record.

No public, active transfer route is linked to Marçal right now.

Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves10 loans · 0 free moves

Known fees€2mTotals are not converted across currencies

Highest disclosed fee€2MLyon → Wolves

Latest recorded move: Lyon → Wolves on 6 Sept 2020, with terms recorded as €2M. The player was 31.

Season / date	Route	Deal type	Reported terms	Age
20266 Sept 2020	Lyon → Wolves	Transfer	€2M	31

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

Current absence reportedYellow CardsLatest record · 16 Aug 2026

Last 12 months7grouped episodes

Last 24 months7grouped episodes

Last 36 months7grouped episodes

Provider records14fixture-level reports

Reported episode	Reported span	Fixture records	Club / competition	Source confidence
Yellow CardsOther / unspecified	16 Aug 2026Single dated record	1Not equal to matches missed	BotafogoSerie A Brazil	api-footballProvider record
Red CardOther / unspecified	16 Aug 2026Single dated record	1Not equal to matches missed	BotafogoSerie A Brazil	api-footballProvider record
Yellow CardsOther / unspecified	16 Aug 2026Single dated record	1Not equal to matches missed	BotafogoSerie A Brazil	api-footballProvider record
Red CardOther / unspecified	16 Aug 2026Single dated record	1Not equal to matches missed	BotafogoSerie A Brazil	api-footballProvider record
InactiveOther / unspecified	1 Apr 2026 → 18 Apr 2026	6Not equal to matches missed	BotafogoSerie A Brazil	api-footballProvider record
Knee InjuryKnee	14 Mar 2026 → 18 Mar 2026	2Not equal to matches missed	BotafogoSerie A Brazil	api-footballProvider record
Knee InjuryKnee	5 Feb 2026 → 12 Feb 2026	2Not equal to matches missed	BotafogoSerie A Brazil	api-footballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.