Arouca (footballer)
Arouca playing for Santos in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marcos Arouca da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Duas Barras, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Palmeiras | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Fluminense | 122 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | São Paulo | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Santos (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Santos | 136 | (1) |
| 2015– | Palmeiras | 24 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Brazil U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2005 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012– | Brazil | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2014 |
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Marcos Arouca da Silva, commonly known as Arouca (born 11 August 1986) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Palmeiras, as a defensive midfielder.
Born in Duas Barras, Arouca made his professional debuts with Fluminense in 2004 Brasileirão, appearing 10 times. In the following year he appeared regularly with the side, and scored his first professional goal on 25 September 2005, netting his side's first of a 4–3 home success over Santos.
In 2007 Arouca played regularly during the Copa do Brasil winning campaign, and also appeared in 30 matches in the league with Flu finishing fourth. In the following year he was again starter, also being runner-up of that year's Copa Libertadores. In September 2008 he completed 200 matches for Fluminense, finishing the season with 54 appearances overall.
On 23 December 2008 Arouca agreed a five-year deal with São Paulo. He made his debut for Tricolor on 21 January 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Ituano.
However, Arouca served only as a backup to Hernanes and Richarlyson in his only season, and only started in 25 of the 40 matches played in 2009.
On 19 January 2010 Arouca joined Santos in an on-year loan deal, with Rodrigo Souto moving in the opposite direction. He made his debut for the club late in the month, playing the last 28 minutes in a 2–0 home win over Oeste. As a starter, Arouca was a key defensive unit in that year's Copa do Brasil and Paulista winning campaigns. On 23 July 2010 Santos bought him outright, signing a four-year deal for a €3.5 million fee.
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