Mariano (footballer, born 1986)

Brazilian footballer

For the Portuguese footballer, see Mariano (footballer, born 1975).

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.

Mariano

Mariano with Sevilla in 2016

Personal information
Full name|  Mariano Ferreira Filho
Date of birth|  (1986-06-23) 23 June 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth|  São João, Brazil
Height|  1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)|  Right-back
Team information

Current team

|  América Mineiro
Youth career
2002–2004|  Guarani
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2006|  Guarani|  80|  (1)
2007|  Ipatinga|  10|  (0)
2007–2009|  Tombense|  0|  (0)
2007|  → Cruzeiro (loan)|  18|  (0)
2008|  → Ipatinga (loan)|  13|  (0)
2008|  → Atlético Mineiro (loan)|  17|  (0)
2009|  → Fluminense (loan)|  33|  (2)
2010–2011|  Fluminense|  103|  (7)
2012–2015|  Bordeaux|  120|  (2)
2015–2017|  Sevilla|  54|  (0)
2017–2020|  Galatasaray|  84|  (2)
2020–2024|  Atlético Mineiro|  123|  (1)
2025–|  América Mineiro|  0|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:50, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Mariano Ferreira Filho (born 23 June 1986), simply known as Mariano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for América Mineiro.[1]

He rose to prominence at Fluminense, where he made 165 appearances across three years, and was named in the Bola de Prata and Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão teams when they won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2010. He then moved to Europe and represented Bordeaux, Sevilla and Galatasaray, winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League with the second.

## Club career

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### Early career

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Born in São João, Pernambuco, Mariano graduated with Guarani's youth setup. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 November 2004, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 away win against Palmeiras.[2]

In December 2006 Mariano left Bugre, and signed for Ipatinga.[3] In May of the following year he had his rights purchased by Tombense, being immediately loaned to Cruzeiro until December 2008.[4]

Despite appearing in 18 games, Mariano was released by Cruzeiro, and subsequently returned to Ipatinga. On 2 July 2008, he moved to cross-town rivals Atlético Mineiro, on loan until the end of the year.[5]

### Fluminense

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In 2009 Mariano joined Fluminense, on loan. He scored his first professional goal on 24 May, but in a 4–1 home loss against Santos,[6] and finished his first season at the club with 20 appearances and two goals.

An important unit for Flu during his spell, Mariano was bought outright on 5 January 2010,[7] and continued to appear regularly over the course of two campaigns. In 2010, after scoring a career-best three goals, he was elected the tournament's best right back, as his side was also crowned champions.[8]

### Bordeaux

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On 29 December 2011, Mariano signed a 4+1⁄2-year contract with French Ligue 1 club Girondins de Bordeaux.[9] He made his debut for the club on 14 January 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Valenciennes.

Mariano scored his first goal for the club on 6 January 2013, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win against Châteauroux, for the season's Coupe de France. His first league goal came on 21 April, in a 2–2 draw at Sochaux-Montbéliard. Les Girondins won the cup final on 31 May, with Mariano playing the full 90 minutes of the 3–2 victory against Évian Thonon Gaillard and receiving the first yellow card for a foul on Daniel Wass.[10]

### Sevilla

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On 17 July 2015, Sevilla FC reached an agreement with Bordeaux for the transfer of Mariano, with the player signing a three-year deal.[11] He made his debut on 11 August in the UEFA Super Cup, coming on in the 80th minute for Kévin Gameiro in a 5–4 extra-time loss to fellow Spaniards Barcelona in Tbilisi.[12] Mariano made ten more European appearances as the Andalusians went on to win the UEFA Europa League – scoring his sole goal to cap off a 5–2 aggregate win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the semi-finals[13] – including the entirety of the 3–1 victory over Liverpool in the final.[14]

### Galatasaray

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On 17 July 2017, Mariano signed a three-year deal at Galatasaray for a fee of up to €4.5 million with an annual wage of €2.3 million. He was encouraged to make the move by Cláudio Taffarel, former Brazil international goalkeeper who played for the Istanbul-based club.[15] On 14 August, he and compatriot defender Maicon made their debuts in the Süper Lig in a 4–1 home win over Kayserispor.[16] He made 26 total appearances as his club won the title in his first season, and scored twice including a 20-metre strike to open a 2–0 win over İstanbul Başakşehir at the Türk Telekom Stadium on 15 April 2018.[17]

### Return to Atlético Mineiro

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On 29 July 2020, Mariano joined Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer, returning to the club twelve years after his first spell and reuniting with his former coach at Sevilla Jorge Sampaoli.[18]

### América Mineiro

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In February 11 2025, Mariano joined América Mineiro.[1]

## International career

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In September 2010, amidst good form for Fluminense, Mariano was called up for the first time to the Brazil national team by coach Mano Menezes, for friendlies the following month.[19] Still uncapped, he was recalled by Tite in March 2017 for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay, when Daniel Alves was suspended for accumulation of yellow cards.[20]

## Career statistics

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As of 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | State League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Guarani | 2004[21] | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0
2005[21] | Série B | 20 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1
2006[21] | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 1
Total  | 49 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 88 | 2
Ipatinga | 2007 | Série B  | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0
Cruzeiro | 2007[22] | Série A  | 18 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0
Ipatinga | 2008[22] | Série A  | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0
Atlético Mineiro | 2008[22] | Série A  | 17 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0
Fluminense | 2009[23] | Série A  | 20 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 48 | 2
2010[23] | 34 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 5
2011[23] | 36 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 61 | 2
Total  | 90 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 165 | 9
Bordeaux | 2011–12[23] | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0
2012–13[23] | 32 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 9[c] | 0 | — | 46 | 2
2013–14[23] | 38 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 41 | 0
2014–15[23] | 31 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 35 | 2
Total  | 120 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 4
Sevilla | 2015–16[23] | La Liga | 23 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 10[f] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 37 | 1
2016–17[23] | 31 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8[h] | 0 | 3[i] | 0 | 43 | 0
Total  | 54 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 1
Galatasaray | 2017–18[23] | Süper Lig | 26 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2
2018–19[23] | 30 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 5[j] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0
2019–20[23] | 28 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 6[h] | 0 | 1[k] | 0 | 38 | 0
Total  | 84 | 2 | — | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 2
Atlético Mineiro | 2020[23] | Série A  | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0
2021[23] | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 50 | 1
2022[23] | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 1[l] | 0 | 44 | 0
2023[23] | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 0
2024[23] | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 0
Total  | 91 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 1
Career total  | 529 | 11 | 126 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 815 | 19

1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. ^ One appearance in Coupe de la Ligue, one appearance in Trophée des Champions
5. ^ Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
6. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
7. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Super Cup
8. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
9. ^ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
10. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
11. ^ Appearance(s) in Turkish Super Cup
12. ^ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

## Honours

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Fluminense

* Série A: 2010

Bordeaux

* Coupe de France: 2012–13

Sevilla

* UEFA Europa League: 2015–16

Galatasaray

* Süper Lig: 2017–18, 2018–19
* Turkish Cup: 2018–19
* Turkish Super Cup: 2019

Atlético Mineiro

* Série A: 2021
* Copa do Brasil: 2021
* Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Supercopa do Brasil: 2022

Individual

* Bola de Prata: 2010, 2021
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2010[24]
* UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2015–16[25]
* Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2017–18[26]

## References

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1. ^ a b ""América-MG anuncia lateral Mariano, ex-Atlético-MG"" ["América announces right-back Mariano, former player of Atlético"] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
2. ^ "Palmeiras 0x2 Guarani" (in Portuguese). Jogos do Guarani. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
3. ^ "Mariano obtém liminar e critica o Guarani" [Mariano obtains injunction and criticizes Guarani] (in Portuguese). Terra. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
4. ^ "Lateral Mariano é confirmado no Cruzeiro" [Full back Mariano is confirmed at Cruzeiro] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
5. ^ "Atlético-MG cede Marinho ao Ipatinga e recebe lateral em troca" [Atlético-MG loans Marinho to Ipatinga and receives a full back in exchange] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
6. ^ "Santos aproveita a má atuação do Fluminense e goleia no Maracanã" [Santos takes advantage of Fluminense's poor outing and thrashes at Maracanã] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
7. ^ "Fluminense confirma Willians, e Mariano assina renovação de contrato" [Fluminense confirms Willians, and Mariano signs contract renewal]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
8. ^ "Mariano é eleito o melhor lateral-direito do Campeonato Brasileiro" [Mariano is elected the best right-back of Campeonato Brasileiro]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
9. ^ "Arrivée – Mariano débarque à Bordeaux" [Arrival – Mariano comes to Bordeaux] (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
10. ^ "Evian TG 2-3 Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
11. ^ "Mariano Ferreira, un lateral con mucha llegada para la banda derecha" [Mariano Ferreira, an offensive full back for the right side] (in Spanish). Sevilla's official website. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
12. ^ Johnston, Neil (11 August 2015). "Barcelona 5-4 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
13. ^ "Sevilla make it a hat-trick of Europa League finals after seeing off Shakhtar". The Guardian. Press Association. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
14. ^ McNulty, Phil (18 May 2016). "Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
15. ^ "Galatasaray sign Sevilla defender Mariano". FourFourTwo. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
16. ^ "Galatasaray – Kayserispor maç sonucu: 4-1 (İşte maçın özeti)" [Galatasaray 4–1 Kayserispor, final result (report)]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
17. ^ "Grâce à un but sublime de Mariano, Galatasaray remporte le choc face à Basaksehir et prend la tête" [Thanks to a sublime goal from Mariano, Galatasaray win the clash with Başakşehir and take top spot]. France Football (in French). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
18. ^ "Velho conhecido de Sampaoli, lateral Mariano é anunciado e retorna ao Atlético-MG" [Sampaoli's old acquaintance, full-back Mariano is announced and returns to Atlético-MG]. Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
19. ^ "Mariano comemora primeira convocação para a seleção na concentração" [Mariano marks first call-up to national team in warm-up] (in Portuguese). IG. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
20. ^ "Mariano é convocado para vaga de Daniel Alves na seleção brasileira" [Mariano is chosen in place of Daniel Alves in the Brazilian national team] (in Portuguese). UOL. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
21. ^ a b c "Mariano" (in Portuguese). Jogos do Guarani. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
22. ^ a b c "Mariano" (in Portuguese). IG Esporte. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Mariano". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
24. ^ "Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
25. ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 20 May 2016.
26. ^ Soliman, Seif (12 September 2018). "Mahmoud Trezeguet loses Player of the Year award to Bafetimbi Gomis". KingFut. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mariano Ferreira Filho.

* Official website (in Portuguese and French)
* Mariano – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
* Mariano at Soccerway

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América Mineiro - current squad

* 1 M. Mendes
* 3 Lucão
* 4 P. Barcelos
* 5 Elizari
* 6 Marlon
* 7 Miguelito
* 8 F. Amaral
* 9 Willian
* 10 Benítez
* 11 Adyson
* 12 Jori
* 14 Rafa Barcelos
* 15 Kauã
* 16 Alê
* 17 Stênio
* 18 Júlio
* 19 G. Pato
* 21 Jhosefer
* 22 Figueiredo
* 23 Mariano
* 27 Cássio
* 28 Fabinho
* 29 Paulinho
* 31 Dalberson
* 33 Yago
* 42 Miqueias
* 45 R. Silva
* 71 Samuel
* 78 R. Marques
* 88 Barros
* 97 Gustavinho
* Jacaré
* Ortiz
* Head coach: Enderson Moreira

Awards

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2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year

* GK: Fábio
* DF: Mariano
* DF: Dedé
* DF: Miranda
* DF: Roberto Carlos
* MF: Jucilei
* MF: Elias
* MF: Montillo
* MF: Conca
* FW: Neymar
* FW: Jonas

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2010 Bola de Prata

* GK: Fábio
* DF: Mariano
* DF: Chicão
* DF: Alex Silva
* DF: Roberto Carlos
* MF: Elias
* MF: Jucilei
* MF: Montillo
* MF: Conca
* FW: Neymar
* FW: Jonas

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2021 Bola de Prata

Men's|

* GK: Everson
* DF: Mariano
* DF: Alonso
* DF: Léo Ortiz
* DF: Arana
* MF: Edenílson
* MF: Jair
* MF: Fernández
* MF: Raphael Veiga
* FW: Hulk
* FW: Artur

Women's|

* GK: Luciana
* DF: Bruna
* DF: Érika
* DF: Agustina
* DF: Yasmim
* MF: Andressinha
* MF: Carol
* MF: Tamires
* MF: Vic Albuquerque
* FW: Bia Zaneratto
* FW: Gabi Nunes

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