Márcio Mossoró

Márcio Mossoró
Mossoró with İstanbul Başakşehir in 2016
Personal information
Full name José Márcio da Costa
Date of birth (1983-07-04) 4 July 1983
Place of birth Mossoró, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2001 Ferroviário
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Santa Catarina
2003–2005 Paulista 18 (3)
2005–2008 Internacional 32 (1)
2007–2008Marítimo (loan) 30 (7)
2008–2013 Braga 124 (13)
2013–2014 Al-Ahli 24 (6)
2014–2019 İstanbul Başakşehir 150 (19)
2019–2021 Göztepe 39 (2)
2021 Altay 16 (0)
2022 América-RN 2 (0)
2022–2023 Potiguar Mossoró 21 (3)
Total 456 (54)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Márcio da Costa (born 4 July 1983), known as Márcio Mossoró, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

His nickname stemmed for his birthplace. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, representing mainly Braga where he appeared in 175 official matches over five seasons. In 2014 he signed with İstanbul Başakşehir from Turkey, where he also endured a lengthy spell.