Kocaelispor’s new transfer Marcao

Kocaelispor signed a 1-year contract with Brazilian striker Marcao, who was loaned from Al Ahli.

The Trendyol 1st League team Kocaelispor signed a 1-year contract with Brazilian forward Marcao, loaned from Saudi Arabian Pro League team Al Ahli. The signing ceremony for Marcao took place at Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadium with the participation of Kocaelispor President Recep Durul. In his speech at the ceremony, President Durul stated, “We have transferred dozens of players. Marcao is one of them, and he has proven himself, we know him well. Marcao has played in Turkish leagues, in Europe, and in Arab leagues, and has experienced 3 championships. When we spoke with him today, he said, ‘We will make a new start for the championship again.’ When the leagues start, he will continue from where he left off, showing that we are one of the candidates for the championship. We will make 2 transfers for the midfield and center-back positions. We are about to finalize negotiations with Mijo Caktas for the midfield. If there are no setbacks tomorrow, he will come to sign. We have also completed negotiations with Caner Osmanpaşa; he will come to sign tomorrow. We have also completed the transfer for the center-back position.”

“You will see how many goals I scored”

Marcao, who stated, “You may not know me very well, but I am someone who has always tried to do my best in life,” expressed his happiness about coming here. “I have a close friend playing here, Ryan Mendes. From now on, what I need to do is work hard and respond to the respect shown to me on the field. Today, I received a lot of attention, and I haven’t been this excited in a long time. The interest of the fans made me very happy. I have done my best on the field in all the teams I played for, and it will be the same here. After all, I am a striker, and you will see how many goals I scored. I had a very good season in the Korean League. My team was promoted to the upper league. I became the most valuable player and the top scorer of the league. In China, I was also the best player in the league, and my team became champions. In Saudi Arabia, I broke all the scoring records and was promoted to the upper league. Now, I will do my best at Kocaelispor as well,” he said.

After the speech, a contract was signed with Marcao. The Brazilian player will wear the number 10 jersey at Kocaelispor.