João Marcos (footballer, born 2000)

João Marcos Lima Candido (born 11 May 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Alverca.

Club career
João Marcos is a youth product of Vila Nova and Goiás. He was promoted to the senior team of Goiás in 2020. He made his professional debut with Goiás in a 2–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A loss to Grêmio on 30 November 2020, scoring his side's only goal. He moved to the United Arab Emirates with Al Wahda ahead of the 2021-22 season. He joined Al Dhafra on loan in January 2022 for the second half of the season. On 14 August 2022, he transferred to the Primeira Liga sided Santa Clara signing a 3-year contract.

On 31 January 2023, João Marcos was loaned to B-SAD until the end of the 2022–23 season.

On 21 January 2024, Santa Clara sent João Marcos on loan until the end of the season to fellow Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões.