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.
Club career Nino is a product of the Sport Recife and Criciúma youth systems. On 18 February 2016, in a Campeonato Catarinense match against Camboriú, he made his debut for the main squad of the latter. On 20 May 2017, in a match against Oeste, he made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. On 17 June 2018, in a match against Oeste, he scored his first goal for Criciúma. At the beginning of 2019, Nino moved to Fluminense on a loan deal. On 29 April, in a match against Goiás, he made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. On 18 May, in a match against Cruzeiro, Nino scored his first goal for Fluminense. 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.
On 2 June 2024, Nino scored a late equalizer in the 2024 Russian Cup final which Zenit eventually won in added time.
International career On 17 June 2021, Nino was named in the Brazilian squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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. 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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCriciúma2016Série B002000—103020172403000—20290201829115020——4612019005000——50Total531250200030831Fluminense2019Série A361206060—5012020263806100—4042021252912080—4432022300708080—530202326213141111—545Total14383922623310024113Zenit Saint Petersburg2023–24Russian Premier League120—41——1612024–25302—50—003522025–26271—50——3212026–2760—10—1080Total753001510010914Career total271126424333314041518
Honours Fluminense Taça Rio: 2020 Taça Guanabara: 2022, 2023 Campeonato Carioca: 2022, 2023 Copa Libertadores: 2023
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russian Premier League: 2023–24, 2025–26 Russian Cup: 2023–24 Russian Super Cup: 2026
Brazil Olympic Summer Olympics: 2020
Individual Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2021, 2022, 2023 Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2023 South America Team of the Year: 2023 Russian Premier League Team of the Season: 2025–26
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