Nino (footballer, born 1997)

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 February 18, 2016, in a Campeonato Catarinense match against Camboriú, he made his debut for the main squad of the latter. On May 20, 2017, in a match against Oeste, he made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. On June 17, 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 April 29, in a match against Goiás, he made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. On May 18, 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.

Honours
Fluminense
 * Taça Rio: 2020
 * Taça Guanabara: 2022, 2023
 * Campeonato Carioca: 2022, 2023
 * Copa Libertadores: 2023

Zenit Saint Petersburg
 * Russian Premier League: 2023–24
 * Russian Cup: 2023–24

Brazil Olympic
 * Summer Olympics: 2020